Originally Posted by
Buster15
Life extenaion of Tornado shouldn't be that much of a problem based upon the GAF stating that they wish to operate their Tornado until up to 2040.
However, for the MoD that would be a real climb down on their mid 2019 OSD and you can bet, to save every penny, Tornado spares will have been reduced to as little as possible. a decision needs to be made soonest....
My understanding is that the German aircraft don't have anything like the flying hours that the UK aircraft have.