Germany to decide on Tornado’s replacement as soon as possible next year

Germany’s new Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said that she will decide on the aircraft to replace the country’s Tornado fighter as soon as possible next year.

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Julian Herzog [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons


She also explained to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper why the F-35 was dropped out from the competition, which now has the Eurofighter and F/A-18 in the running.

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