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Germany wants to buy F-35 stealth planes
STORY: Germany also wants to buy F-35 stealth jets from the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin as a replacement for the outdated Tornado fighter jets. A total of 35 machines are involved, as the Ministry of Defense wrote in a confidential message to Parliament on Monday. Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in Berlin that the procurement would ensure “a strong German role”. The aircraft will be used to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornados as part of Germany’s so-called nuclear participation scheme. In the event of war, US nuclear weapons are flown to the target with German fighter jets. “We have to make a decision regarding the Tornado, which is getting on in years, to find the successor. A solution has been sought here for over two years. And it was important that this solution is now found quickly. And that’s why we made the decision I am pleased that after carefully considering all the options that were on the table, I made the decision to initiate the procurement of F-35 aircraft for the task of nuclear sharing.” Luftwaffe Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz said the F-35A was the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft available. This means that effective deterrence is just as possible as defense in the event of an alliance. With the decision, the German Air Force is very well positioned for the future.
A total of 35 machines are involved, as the Ministry of Defense wrote in a confidential message to Parliament on Monday.