Det er kun rykter, men blir nok bekreftet en av de første dagene. F-35 vinner den tekniske evalueringen i Sveits med klar margin, og prisen er så god at de kan kjøpe flere fly enn hva de krevde for avsatt beløp.
De sier også simulatorene til F-35 er så gode at de kan erstatte mange flytimer i luften.
Så skal dette selvsagt opp til en politisk beslutning, og som vi vet med Sveits så kan mye skje der.
Lockheed Martin's LMT.N F35-A Lightning II performed the best in a Swiss evaluation of what fighter jet to buy next, although the final political decision was still open, Swiss broadcaster SRF reported on Monday, citing three unidentified sources.
"According to insiders, Switzerland can buy a larger number of F-35s with the budgeted 6 billion Swiss francs than would be the case with the three competitors. The F-35's simulator could also be an asset: it would allow the F-35 to carry out significantly more virtual training missions than the competition," SRF's investigative programme Rundschau said in a summary of a report to air on Wednesday.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lockheed-martin-f-35-leads-in-swiss-fighter-jet-evaluation-tv-2021-06-21
The F-35 from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin has by far performed best in the evaluation process of the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS).
Three independent sources confirm the "Rundschau": Both financially and technically, the stealth jet is well ahead of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Eurofighter and the Rafale.
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/endspurt-kampfjetbeschaffung-amherd-will-den-ferrari-der-luefte-kaufen
Så er det bare å vente på mer eller mindre samme resultat fra Finland mot slutten av året.