Germany Wants To Know If The Eurofighter Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Weapons

FILE PHOTO: Eurofighter Typhoon (L) and a Dassault Rafale are seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

Reuters: Germany presses U.S. on potential Eurofighter nuclear role

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is pressing Washington to clarify whether it would let the Eurofighter Typhoon carry nuclear bombs as part of shared Western defenses, an issue that could help decide whether Berlin orders more of the jets, sources familiar with the matter said.

Although not a nuclear power, Germany hosts some U.S. nuclear warheads under NATO’s nuclear-sharing policy and operates a number of Tornado warplanes that can deliver them. New jets will need to be certified by Washington to carry out nuclear missions, a process which can take years.

Germany’s defense ministry sent a letter to the U.S. Defense Department in April asking whether certification of the European jets was possible, how much it would cost, and how long it would take, the sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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WNU Editor: German fighters carrying U.S. nuclear bombs. This is not going to go well in Russia.

Eurofighter Typhoon Costs Reveal A RAF Program Completely Out Of Control

Photo: This plane is new and has just been expensively upgraded. It will be scrapped soon.

Eurofighter Typhoon: It's EVEN WORSE Than We Thought -- The Register

RAF gets just 107 jets – and new budget trainwreck looms.

Analysis Yesterday the UK National Audit Office published a detailed report on the current status of the infamous Eurofighter combat jet – nowadays officially known as Typhoon. We here on the Reg defence desk have always had a low opinion of the cripplingly expensive, marginally useful fighter: but even we were amazed by the new facts and figures. The Eurofighter, almost unbelievably, is turning out to be even worse value for money than we had thought.

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More News On The Eurofighter Typhoon

Raf Typhoon: 'Bad planning' added billions to jet costs -- BBC
Billions added to RAF Typhoons bill -- Press Association
Typhoon costs soar, upgrades not ready until 2018 -- Reuters
Typhoon 'spiralling out of control' -- Defence Management
Reaction: Typhoon cost 'difficult to stomach' -- Defence Management
NAO report slams UK's Typhoon acquisition -- Flight Global
Audit Blames Typhoon Overrun on Over-optimism -- Defense News
RAF forced to cut training hours for pilots on new Typhoon jet -- The Guardian