Another NETHERLANDS-style order cut, this time for Italy, originally 131,
than 90 and now the inevitable further cut(s).
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy may cut its order for 90 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets as part of broad reductions in public spending, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said late on Sunday.
Renzi said Italy was seeking 3 billion euros ($4.18 billion)in savings on its defence budget over the next three years from closing barracks and from big-ticket items like the F-35.
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The order has already been reduced from 131 aircraft and many in Renzi’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD), as well as in opposition parties, would like to see it cut still further or scrapped altogether.