MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has shelved plans to buy F-35 fighter jets, manufactured by U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, El Pais newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources. The government had earmarked 6.25 billion euros ($7.24 billion) in its 2023 budget to buy new fighter jets, El Pais said.

Spain has officially dropped its plan to buy F-35 fighter jets, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper El Pais. These fighter jets are made by Lockheed Martin, a major U.S. defense company. The decision comes after the Spanish government had allocated a significant amount—6.

Spain abandoned plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets from U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), newspaper El Pais reported Wednesday, citing unnamed government sources. The Spanish government had initially set aside €6.

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