You're completely right, unfortunately. For a country that prides itself with its neutrality, we sure do like our armed boy scout club.
I do have hopes though that their F35 plans won't work out; the last vote was extremely tight, if it was already clear back then that they'd go for the F35, I'd wager they would have lost.
being CIA's back office and being "neutral" is a quite interesting standpoint..
regarding F35 it's quite possible this get canceled, indeed it was close.
this plane choice seems also really bad. it doesn't turns well due to low lift (perfect in mountains ranges, especially when you already crash a jet every few years on a cliff), "hi-tech" sensors platform with a little less than a million bugs (perfect for the reasons above) and probably a maintenance nightmare due to stealth and other gimmicks.
wouldn't be surprised F35 maintenance double our army budget.
oh yeah and badly negotiated contracts so peanuts for our beautiful local weapons manufacturers (not that i like them btw).