Italy not buying more F-35s

The new defense minister for Italy has indicated that her country will not be buying more F-35s and she is reassessing the current contract for 90 aircraft.

F-35A Lightning II completes first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing (14 of 16)
By US Navy / Andy Wolfe (https://www.dvidshub.net/download/image/2389565) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


However, Elisabetta Trenta was cautious in saying that her government will cut the existing order as Italy may have to pay “strong financial penalties” for doing so.

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