Originally Posted by
Buster15
These figures seem surprising.
The RAF has just retired its fleet of Tornado and I have been told that the vast majority of the airframes and systems have been reduced to produce. I also understand that the majority of the RTP items have been supplied to the Saudis. Apparently the German MoD were not prepared to pay as much as the Saudis for these parts.
On the point of a need to find a nuclear bomb carrying capable airframe, if it doesn't have to be American, then given Germany's current relation with France and given that the French have now replaced their Mirage 2000N with the Rafale. Could an arrangement be made for Germany to buy some Rafales, strike capable? The use of a French bomb instead of a US B61 should be possible. We transferred from B43 carrying Canberras and Phantoms to Buccaneers and Jaguars which all carried the home spun WE177 instead.
FB