"All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/f-35s-have-failed-to-hit-readiness-marks-for-six-years-gao-says

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fj@mastodon.social — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:32:33 GMT

Switzerland will take a decision by June to abandon the Patriot contract after the US is failing to deliver on the contract and started diverting F-35 funds towards its own Patriot restocking.

https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2026/article/la-suisse-pourrait-abandonner-l-achat-du-systeme-de-defense-patriot-29200915.html

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fj@mastodon.social — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:16:23 GMT

Enough is enough. It's time to pull the .

After the F-35 drama, the tariff insults, public mockery by Trump of the president, the technical inferiority of the Patriot missiles compared to the SAMP/T, invasion threats, the Pentagon's theft of European paid weapons destined to Ukraine to make up for the failures in Iran, and now the theft of money from the F-35 payments towards to patriot restocking…

should no longer be buying weapons.
Join the petition ️: https://gssa.ch/57766/#formular

Reply to "All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/f-35s-have-failed-to-hit-readiness-marks-for-six-years-gao-says on Sat, 27 Sep 2025 07:19:28 GMT

fj@mastodon.social — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 07:19:28 GMT

Swatch mocks the US tariffs on Swiss goods, quickly selling out a 1*39* CHF “What if ... Tariffs?” watch

https://www.swatch.com/en-ch/what-if-tariffs-so34z106/SO34Z106.html

Reply to "All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/f-35s-have-failed-to-hit-readiness-marks-for-six-years-gao-says on Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:28:15 GMT

fj@mastodon.social — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:28:15 GMT

Swiss Population a few days ago:
67% deems the cost increase in the procurement of 36 F-35A fighter jets unacceptable. Amid rising costs, 45% of respondents would prefer to withdraw from the F-35 agreement
https://www.ipsos.com/en-ch/swiss-against-spending-more-f-35-deal

Government today:
"Switzerland is offering to buy more American weapons”

https://www.ft.com/content/a470c79c-9d38-453e-b3d1-3a743d7d3c9c

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fj@mastodon.social — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:17:01 GMT

Two thirds of the Swiss population support the government in not giving in on US extortion to lower the arbitrary 39% of tariffs on Swiss goods.

https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2025/article/suisse-usa-2-3-des-suisses-contre-des-concessions-malgre-les-droits-de-douane-28966641.html

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fj@mastodon.social — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:13:52 GMT

Swiss politicians across parties are seeking to cancel an order of three dozen F-35A fighter jets after President Donald Trump imposed some of the world’s harshest levies on the country.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/swiss-politicians-push-to-cancel-f-35-fighter-jet-deal-after-us-tariffs

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fj@mastodon.social — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:04:42 GMT

Americans will be paying a 39% surtax on Swiss products.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-slammed-with-39%25-tariff-rate-in-trump-trade-blitz/89768316

Other tariff rates: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/further-modifying-the-reciprocal-tariff-rates/

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fj@mastodon.social — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:02:32 GMT

Swiss population has turned against the F-35, the “ejectable seat demonstrator”

https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/wirtschaft/356208607-f-35-kauf-wird-von-schweizer-bevoelkerung-laut-umfrage-deutlich-abgelehnt

Reply to "All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-21/f-35s-have-failed-to-hit-readiness-marks-for-six-years-gao-says on Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:09:35 GMT

fj@mastodon.social — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:09:35 GMT

Very good article about why it doesn't even matter whether the F-35 has a kill switch or not.

Without access to the maintenance network, the same result would be achieved but with a small delay.

Especially more advanced key features require access to the ALIS/ODIN cloud-based system.

https://www.twz.com/air/you-dont-need-a-kill-switch-to-hobble-exported-f-35s