US to Buy Back Swiss F-5s

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Originally Posted by cxorcist

I would probably buy 12-18 F-35 and transition some Hornets to non-flying spares and/or adversary aircraft. Not cheap, but it’s a force multiplier with stealth technologies and self-escort/strike capabilities. It’s biggest weaknesses are speed and range which isn’t really a problem in Switzerland.

The new fighter evaluation process commenced this year. 4 F-35As were deployed to Switzerland.





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