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Old 17th Mar 2018, 09:58
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Buster15
 
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Originally Posted by ORAC
Luftwaffe chief dismissed over F-35 support

The Chief of the Luftwaffe’s active support of the JSF clashes with current Ministry of Defence planning, which prefers a successor solution involving the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Makes some sense to follow the UK policy of replacing the Tornado A2G role with Typhoon. They clearly are not currently able to logistically support their jets let alone the complex F35. The major issue though would be their nuclear requirement which Typhoon is not capable.
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