Germany to make decision on Tornado’s replacement by end of this year

A spokesperson from the German defense ministry has confirmed that Berlin will make a decision on how to proceed with the replacement of its aging Tornado fighter-bomber fleet by end of this year.

Tornado 98+77 ASSTA 3.1TakeOff
By Philipp Hayer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons


An anonymous source told Reuters that it will be “another step in the process, not the actual procurement decision.”

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