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Germany's 35-aircraft F-35 procurement

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Germany has accepted its first F-35 at Lockheed Martin’s Texas plant; it is the first of 35 aircraft in the order. The jets are planned to replace the Luftwaffe’s Tornados at Buechel, and the procurement and delivery program remains open.

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  1. Update 1Germany's First F-35: A 10-Billion-Euro Bet on Deterrence

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    Germany's First F-35: A 10-Billion-Euro Bet on Deterrence

    One jet in Texas, 34 to go: what Berlin's stealth-fighter handover says about rearmament, nuclear sharing, and reliance on Washington.

    What moved

    • Russia invades Ukraine, overturning German defense restraint.
    • First jet delivered to Pistorius in Texas.

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    • No published schedule for the remaining 34 jets and full operational capability.
    • No full program cost including training, weapons and Buechel infrastructure.
    • No precise public definition of the fleet's nuclear role.

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  • Boris PistoriusGerman politician1 report

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  • Büchel56823 Büchel, Germany1 report
  • GermanyGermany1 report
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation1 Lockheed Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76108, USA1 report

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