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U.S. European Command/NATO May Have 450 F-35s by 2030

U.S. European Command/NATO May Have 450 F-35s by 2030
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets assigned to the 308th Fighter Squadron fly on April 13 over Luke AFB, Ariz.--the first two of seven RDAF F-35s to arrive at Luke AFB as Danish pilots prepare to begin the F-35 training program. Luke AFB trains allied fighter pilots from around the world (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and NATO may have 450 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters by 2030, and European countries and the United States are opening lines of communication on the U.S. sixth generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems and European efforts, including the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the EUCOM commander said on June 9. The sixth generation FCAS is under development in France and Germany, while the United Kingdom is undertaking its…

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