The Luftwaffe Tries To Modernize
Brody Ladd | 03/25/2022
The Tornado strike fighter has been in German service since the
early 1980s. Delays in acquiring a replacement have forced the
air force to postpone its retirement from 2025 to 2030, while
maintenance costs continue to rise. Above, a pair of German
Tornado jets taxi on the runway at Air Force Base Overberg
in South Africa during Exercise Two Oceans in March 2017.
Europe has started a major overhaul of its fighter fleets as late Cold War designs begin to reach the end of their service...
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