⁍ Swiss voters back government’s plan to spend $6.46 billion on new fighter jets.
⁍ New jets are to be delivered by 2025.
⁍ Aircraft would replace Switzerland’s ageing fleet of 30 F/A-18 Hornets.
– Switzerland’s air force is about to get a major upgrade. The country has voted in favor of a $6.46 billion plan to buy new fighter jets from Airbus, Boeing, France’s Dassault, and Lockheed Martin, Reuters reports. The referendum was called after the country’s aging fleet of 30 F/A-18 Hornets went out of service in 2030. The new jets are to be delivered by 2025.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-vote-jets/swiss-voters-approve-65-billion-purchase-of-fighter-jets-idUSKBN26I0G5