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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by hef19898 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:01PM (#26255831)
Why do you think Germany is looking at the F/A-18 to replace parts of their aging Tornado fleet?
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by wongarsu on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:35PM (#26257084)
Because the Eurofighter can't carry the nuclear bombs that the US has stationed in Germany, and Germany wants to be the one providing the pilots and aircraft that deliver them.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by secfirstmd on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:57PM (#26257323)
Also the Eurofighter has no decent and built jamming setup compared to the EA-18
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by hef19898 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @01:47AM (#26260386)
And because the US, needed to certify the free falling nuclear bombs on aircraft, signaled that this certification would take way longer on non US aircraft.

Which is, more or less, the main reason.

EDIT: I think the F/A-18 is a great choice and one hell of a plane. The other options, a potentially obsolete F-15 and a maybe delivered in time F-35 aren't that great.

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