Spain Shelves F-35 Plans, Throws Doubt On Future Naval Aviation

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Lockheed Martin F-35B.

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Spain has shelved any plans to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, focusing funding on the Eurofighter Typhoon and the pan-European Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The Spanish defense ministry confirmed that national defense plans no longer include the U.S.-made fighter...
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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