A German one-star general was given a briefing by U.S. officials in Bonn earlier this week regarding the Foreign Military Sales process for acquiring the F-35 stealth fighter, Reuters reported.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Confirming the two-day meeting, a German Defence Ministry spokesman said the “F-35 is one of many options (Germany is) exploring.”
The same person added that a letter of request for information will be delivered to the Pentagon this summer for Boeing’s F-15, F/A-18 and Lockheed’s F-35.