Indipendentemente dalla questione se l’F-35 fosse la scelta migliore per la Svizzera o se fosse necessario: si è sempre sostenuto che fosse l’opzione più economica rispetto alla concorrenza. Penso che nessuno con la mente lucida ci abbia creduto. Eppure il dipartimento della difesa, sempre bugiardo, e i sostenitori dell’F-35 lo hanno ripetuto come un mantra: non ci saranno costi aggiuntivi. È un contratto a prezzo fisso. Abbiamo accordi di manutenzione per molti anni con un prezzo fisso ecc. pp. Non sorprende che i costi aggiuntivi si stiano già accumulando, anni prima che il primo aereo fosse stato consegnato. Ora un paio di mesi fa [the departement of defence admitted, that the flawed jet engines will have to be retrofitted soon after delivery of the planes](https://www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/schweizer-luftwaffe-muss-kampfjets-bald-nachruesten-brandneue-f-35-benoetigen-verbesserte-turbinen-id19635958.html). Ma allora sostenevano che il produttore (Lockheed Martin) avrebbe coperto i costi, perché erano inclusi nei contratti di manutenzione a prezzo fisso. Di nuovo, con sorpresa di nessuno, si è scoperto che era tutto un nonsenso. Perché n[ow the departement of defence had to admit: Oops, we have to pay it from our own pockets](https://www.blick.ch/politik/bei-lieferung-wird-der-kampfjet-schon-veraltet-sein-bund-muss-mehrkosten-fuer-f-35-selber-blechen-id19918923.html). Rispettivamente il contribuente svizzero pagherà per questo. Quindi ecco il nostro “Non ci saranno costi aggiuntivi! Davvero! Promesso! Promesso con il mignolo! Ti abbiamo mai mentito?!?”. Quanto costerà non lo dicono. Mi chiedo perché. (No, non lo so.)
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di b00nish
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I know they are most likely lying but from personal experience with the swiss army they might be generally too fucking stupid.
Ah, but you ordered it with the special paint. That invalidates the warranty./s
Because of that we need to change 70% of the components. Oh and the leather key fob, that’s another CHF 1m each….
did you read the articles you link? because they don’t say what you claim they say
Should’ve bought submarines. Or like cool ceremonial swords.
>it always has been claimed that it’s the cheaper option than the competition.
No, it never was claimed. Quit your bullshit.
> Yet the ever lying departement of defence
Do you have any evidence that the department of Defense has lied about this?
Engines have to be replaced from time to time. I assume that these original engines are still going to be used, and will be replaced when they are no longer airworthy.
This stupid fucking jet. The idiots at the MILAK and army planning department love to come up with justifications for why the F35 is the only choice viable to do advanced DEAD and SEAD and AA roles – in case of an all out war with… Nato? Russia?
This is neither happening (as long as we dont fully give up neutrality) nor is it true.
And yeah no shit “its the best”. So is a fucking Ferrari, but if i just need to go to the store and drop of my kids at the school a VW is more than enough. The gripen was a completely viable choice, easily upgradeable (including by our own industry, while addons and modifications for the F35 require a lengthy certification by LM), more than good enough for both police and combat roles, easily repairable and the swedes would have given us 100% back investments.
Stupid money wasting bullshit, the mantra of the swiss government.