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    Germany to buy F-35 combat jets

    • Germany
    • aviation
    • nuclear weapon
    Warspot editorial
    15 March '22

    Germany will purchase Lockheed Martin Co. F-35 warplanes to replace older Tornado fighter-bombers. The goal is to replace the Tornado fleet by 2030, Lambrecht said Monday at a press conference. She didn’t say how many of the $100 million-plus F-35s Germany planned to purchase, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.

    The country has announced a 100 billion-euro ($110 billion) spending spree to modernize its armed forces, spurred by the threat to stability posed by entry of Russian troops into Ukraine. Germany has been weighing a choice between the F-35 and Boeing Co.’s F/A-18 Super Hornet for its “nuclear sharing” role, in which NATO members without arsenals of their own share in the planning and potential use of such weapons.

    ​A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018 reuters.com - Germany to buy F-35 combat jets | Warspot.net
    A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018
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    The military had always preferred the F-35 for the nuclear role, because it is newer and has greater stealth capability. But as a relatively new aircraft it was also seen as a threat to the viability of the future German-French New Generation Fighter. Nuclear share countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy have all opted for the F-35.

    «After looking thoroughly into all available options, I decided to initiate the purchase of F-35 aircraft as replacement for the Tornado in the role of nuclear sharing," Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a statement.

    The Tornado is the only German jet capable of carrying U.S. nuclear bombs, which are stored in Germany, in case of a conflict. But the German air force has been flying the Tornado since the 1980s, and Berlin is planning to phase it out between 2025 and 2030.

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