Switzerland this week found out that "fixed price" does not mean fixed price. The 6 Billion Swiss francs that the purchase of 36 F35s was supposed to cost is going to supposedly cost 1.5 Billion more. [1]

Additionally they also found out that the Patriot missile system they purchased around the same time (which hasn't been delivered yet) is "not the latest version" and not compatible with other systems meaning the price is not the price that was agreed upon.

We also get fucked by the fact that the conversion rate (USD to CHF) IS fixed at the rate from 4 years ago which is way worse than today.

Also no one is talking about the 15 Billion that the F35 maintenance is "estimated" to cost for the first 5 years.

Switzerland has no alternative, no other plane can be delivered in the time frame needed and the F35 is already late.

Many are very pissed rightly so at what the people responsible for this as such issues were pointed out back then [3]. Not surprisingly many of them left their jobs earlier this year.

Best part was that the people in charge back then claimed they had to accept the offer now (before a initiative vote on the plane) or we would not get this "deal" of a price as the offer from Lockheed would expire before the vote.

And of course: the contract is secret...

[1] https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/f-35-costs-were-never-f...

[2] https://www.blick.ch/politik/deutsche-zahlen-fuer-f35-fast-d...

[3] https://www.blick.ch/politik/krach-um-kampfjet-f-35a-chef-de...