Airbus studying manned fighter to replace Tornado

Airbus says it has been invited by the German Ministry of Defense to conduct a study on a replacement for the Tornado fighter-bomber.

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Alberto Gutierrez, Airbus Group’s head of Eurofighter and combat aircraft program, said his company believes any new replacement won’t occur until 2030.

He added that the company will not be able to offer a new fighter built from scratch and any proposal will involve having components recycled from the Eurofighter.