US F-35 fighter faces another setback as Spain scraps plan to buy world's most advanced plane indefinitely

Spain has dropped plans to acquire US‑made F‑35 jets, turning instead to Eurofighter and the Franco‑German Future Combat Air System. Across Europe and beyond, countries like Canada, Switzerland and India are also stepping back from the programme. At the same time, a US Navy F‑35C crashed in California and a UK F‑35B was stranded for weeks at a Kerala airport—incidents that have amplified doubts over the jets reliability and detained several buyers in their tracks.