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Allies who are tired of the Donald Trump’s US administration’s demand for tariff threats and defense spending are trying to cancel or give up the US defense company Lockheed Martin’s Purchased F-35 purchase plan.
Polytico said on Wednesday that the United States has a 39%tariff on Switzerland since the 7th, and that the Swiss politician should consider the cancellation of the F-35 purchase. Switzerland finally decided to introduce 36 F-35s in 2021 with 60 billion wheat (about 10 trillion won). However, demand for agreement is growing, mainly for the Green Party, which has officially submitted a F-35 purchase plan to the Federal Congress in the US tariff bomb.
President Karin Keller-Ju-Ju Switzerland has said that there is no change in the plan to introduce the F-35, but even the ruling party, the Liberal Party, admitted that the purchase of a fighter was again a political issue. Hans-Peter Fortman Liberal Party Liberal Party said, “We cannot continue the project (F-35) business as if nothing happened.”
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Spain also has a head-to-head crash with President Trump over the increase in defense spending, and is considering purchasing the existing F-35 purchase plan and reviewing the purchase of European fighters. A spokesman for the Spanish Department of Defense said he has been purchasing European fighters, a European fighter. Earlier, Spanish daily Elpice reported that the government had suspended the plan to buy the F-35. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez recently refused to request Trump’s request to increase his defense expenditure by 5%compared to GDP.
India also suspended US weapons and aircraft introduction procedures, including the F-35, in the aftermath of the US retaliatory tariff attack for Russian oil imports. On the 8th, Reuters said that the Indian government had originally plans to send Larginat Sing Minister to the US to announce the introduction of US weapons in the state, but recently canceled it. The Indian government argued that Reuters’ reports were not true.
This move, which has been done in the last two weeks, is raising concerns that President Trump’s new protectionism will trigger retaliation and weaken the world’s best US status and dominance in the defense industry.
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The F-35, one of the world’s best fighters, has excellent stealth functions, radar detection avoidance ability, superior long-distance operations, and maneuverability, and is considered to be good at information collection, surveillance, air battle and precision.
The highest cruise speed of the F-35 using the F135 engine is Mach 1.6 and the distance is 2222 km. The unit price ranges from $ 80 million per unit to $ 100 million (approximately 13.85 billion won), depending on the performance and model. As of 2025, more than 1,000 units are deployed around the world, and more than 2400 units will be produced in the future.
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