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Spain drops plan to buy F-35 fighter jets amid US' tariff threats
short by Ankit Tiwari / on 08 Aug 2025,Friday
Spain has dropped the plans of buying US-made F-35 fighter jets and is instead considering European-made Eurofighter and Future Combat Air System (FCAS). This comes as Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refused to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP despite US pressure. This prompted Trump to threaten to impose additional tariffs on the country's goods.
short by Ankit Tiwari / 03:29 pm on 08 Aug
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