BERLIN / WASHINGTON: Germany relies on buying a US F-35 fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin to replace its grown Tornado in the nuclear arms role, a German defense source said. . Reuters on Thursday, but a final decision has not yet been made.
Another source, close to German troops, said the F-35’s purchase may be “back on the table”, but no decisions are expected soon.
“There have been recent attempts to inform Germany of how to proceed with the possible purchase of the F-35,” a third source involved in the effort told Reuters.
Berlin government spokesman could not be reached for comment.
“According to this policy, we will not publicly confirm or comment on proposed proposed transfer or sale until they have been officially notified by the Congress. We urge the German government to discuss its future defense plans, “said a Washington State spokesman in Washington.
Germany needs to change its old Tornado planes immediately to remain part of NATO’s nuclear deal, something the new government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to do.
Tornado is the only German aircraft carrier capable of carrying U.S. nuclear bombs, stored in Germany, in the event of a collision. But the air force has been flying the airplane since the 1980s, and Berlin plans to launch it between 2025 and 2030.
A new German federation has said it will buy a replacement early in its four-year term. Without this movement, Berlin will stop sharing nuclear material when the last Tornado withdraws around 2030.
A German defense source said Scholz was expected to raise the issue on a trip to Washington next week.
If Germany decides to buy the F-35, it could be a danger to Boeing, whose F-18 was approved by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to replace Tornado. .
The decision to fly a U.S. military plane we can disrupt France. Paris has been watching closely the previous German talks about whether to stay on the F-18 or F-35, worrying that it might undermine the development of a joint Franco-German fighter jet that should be ready by the 2040s.
It was unclear how many F-35 jets Germany might try to buy.
Kramp-Karrenbauer had planned to buy 45 F-18s, but these were designed to shut down Tornado jets for nuclear and electronic warfare operations.
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