Swiss parliamentary commission to investigate F-35 purchase

The Swiss government and the other responsible authorities must once again answer critical questions about the procurement of the F-35 fighter jets. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representative's supervisory committee has decided to conduct an investigation. The dispute over the fixed price will take centre stage. The responsible subcommittee of the House of Representative's Control Committee will lead the investigation, according to a statement from the parliamentary services on Tuesday. It will follow on from its inspection in 2022, when the evaluation process for the new fighter jets took centre stage. The parliamentary oversight body now intends to focus on the management of the authorities on the issue of the fixed price. The handling of the expert opinions on the fixed price and the information provided by the government to the supervisory authorities and the public will also be scrutinised. + F-35 costs ‘were never fixed’: former ...