Bloomberg: Germany Sets Aside $10.5 Billion to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets
Germany has earmarked €10 billion ($10.5 billion) to buy 35 F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg, reflecting Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s pledge to boost defense spending.
The money will come from a debt-financed €100 billion special fund that Scholz announced shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.
Deliveries under the plan are scheduled to take place between 2026 and 2029. The cost includes items such as air-to-ground missiles and ground infrastructure, according to the German document. Scholz pledged in a speech to parliament after Russia’s attack that Germany would invest “more than” 2% of gross domestic product annually in defense, aided by the special fund.
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Update #1: Germany to decide mid-December on purchase of F-35 fighter jet (Reuters)
Update #2: Germany will buy 35 Fighter Jets from the US for $10.5 billion (Novinite)
WNU Editor: Delviery is expected between 2026 and 2029.
4 comments:
F-35.
I bet they wish they could buy f-22s
^ I bet they wish they could MAKE F-22s, or F-35s for that matter. The Western "masters of manufacturing" have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. The fruits of globalism.
^Yep
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