DUAVF - U.S. clears sale of F-35s Super Hornets to Switzerland

The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the potential sale of two types of fighter jets to Switzerland after voters in the country narrowly approved funding for the planes.Those would include the possible sale of up to 40 Boeing (BA) Super Hornets or 40 Lockheed (LMT) F-35A fighters. Five of Raytheon's (RTX) Patriot missile systems were also cleared.Switzerland hasn't decided which fighter jet it will procure as part of its "Air2030" program, and it could also decide on the Eurofighter Typhoon (EADSY) or the Dassault Rafale (DUAVF).Contract bids must be submitted by Nov. 18 and the Swiss government will make a decision by June 2021. The new fighter jets would replace the Swiss Air Force's Northrop Grumman F-5 Tigers and Boeing F/A-18s Hornets.

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U.S. clears sale of F-35s, Super Hornets to Switzerland