Armasuisse Gives Green Light To Swiss F-35 Local Assembly

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Credit: Alfonso Sacristán M./Alamy Stock Photo
Switzerland’s defense materiel agency, Armasuisse, has given initial approval for an offset program that would see four of the country’s future F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat aircraft partially assembled in-country. Swiss defense company RUAG would assemble the aircraft as part of the RIGI project...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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