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As Putin Continues Assault on Ukraine, Germany Announces F-35 Buy

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 14th, 2022

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As Putin Continues Assault on Ukraine, Germany Announces F-35 Buy

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, taxi on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany on June 11, 2019 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues his assault on Ukraine, the German Ministry of Defense on March 14 announced its plan to buy Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighters to replace the dozens of Tornado fighters in the German fleet by 2030. The announcement came on the same day that German Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht met with Amy Gutmann, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, about fortifying NATO. "The F-35 offers unique potential for cooperation with our NATO allies and other…

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