F-35 - Italia

Fra Italia kommer nå meldingen om at Beppe Grillo, en av jokerne i italiensk politikk etter valget, vil kansellere F-35 prosjektet. Foreløpig ikke noen kommentarer fra Lockheed Martin.

According to the original plan. Italy will purchase 131 F-35s, worth about €15 billion. Of those, 20-22 are supposed to be F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Harrier replacements for the Cavour, while the rest should be F-35A conventional versions. The Italian AF is interested in both the F-35A and B versions to meet its air-to-surface requirements in future crisis support operations.