Madrid, Aug. 7 -- Spain has likely decided to "indefinitely" suspend its plans to purchase the United States-made fifth-generation stealth F-35 fighter aircraft, according to a report by Politico.

As per Politico's report citing local Spanish media sources, preliminary contacts for the acquisition of the fifth-generation American stealth jets have been halted. Instead, the Spanish government is now looking at European options, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and the upcoming Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

"The Spanish option involves the current Eurofighter and the FCAS in the future," Politico reported, citing Spanish defence ministry sources .

According to Politico, the decision is likely to be a "major setback" to Lockheed Martin,...