Ministry planning NDAs for pilots, staff who come into contact with F-35s

If Czechia decides to buy US F-35 jets in October the Czech Ministry of Defence plans to require pilots and ground crew would come into contact with the planes to sign lifetime non-disclosure agreements, Novinky.cz reported.

The news site said that the planned NDAs had surprised some experts in the field. Czech law allows for such a requirement, but it would be superfluous given that soldiers are already bound by military secrecy. The deal to buy the jets would be worth around CZK 120 billion.