Today, Thailand decided to go with Swedish Gripen jets over F-16s. A week ago, Spain chose the Eurofighter over the F-35[0] and Switzerland seems to be consider

Today, Thailand decided to go with Swedish Gripen jets over F-16s. A week ago, Spain chose the Eurofighter over the F-35[0] and Switzerland seems to be considering a similar move.[1] Before that the Pentagon halved its funding for the F-35 program.[2] Criticism of the F-35's status as a "hangar queen" have been around a long time[3] and seem to be increasingly prominent. California—the world's 4th largest economy—'s biggest export is airplane parts.[4] Is California in for a reckoning as the world seems to be increasingly rejecting US weapons technology? [0] https://www.businessinsider.com/spain-rejects-f-35-for-european-alternative-continent-anxious-us-2025-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/spain-rejects-f-35-for-europ... [1] https://breakingdefense.com/2025/08/switzerland-weighs-cuts-to-f-35-order-amid-cost-dispute-tariff-pressure/ https://breakingdefense.com/2025/08/switzerland-weighs-cuts-... [2] https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-slashes-half-its-request-lockheeds-f-35-fighter-jets-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-06-11/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-slashe... [3] https://web.archive.org/web/20210317192541/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/15/its-time-to-divorce-the-f-35-hangar-queen/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210317192541/https://www.washi... [4] https://www.worldstopexports.com/californias-top-10-exports/ https://www.worldstopexports.com/californias-top-10-exports/