Italy Slashes Lockheed Martin F-35 Order in Defense Shakeup
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Italy will reduce its planned order for Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets by about 40 and trim the size of the military as part of a program to reduce defense spending, Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola said today.
Italy will purchase 90 F-35s rather than the planned 131, Di Paola said in Rome before a joint defense committee of both houses of parliament. The nation will also slash military manpower by about 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 civilians, he said.