09.02.2019
German F-35 decision sacrifices NATO capability for Franco-German industrial cooperation
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While the German decision last week to remove the Lockheed Martin F-35 from consideration as a replacement for 90 aging Tornado fighters solidifies Franco-German industrial cooperation, it could come at the expense of making Germany's Luftwaffe a less capable air force until at least 2040, ...