[monkeyshine]

General Muellner, who began his career as a flight officer on the US-built F-4, is regarded as a vocal proponent of the F-35. Last November, he told Reuters the replacement for the Tornado fighter must be a fifth-generation aircraft capable of hitting targets while staying out of reach of enemy radar.

According to the air force chief, the future fighter has to be “low-observable, and able to identify and strike targets from a great distance...It will have to be a fifth-generation jet to meet the full spectrum of our needs,” Muellner said.

However, the assessment did not appear to sit well with other military chiefs. A month later, in December, Deputy Defense Minister Ralf Brauksiepe said, responding to a parliamentary request for information: “The indicated view of the Inspector of the Air Force that the F-35 Lightning II is an especially suitable successor to the Tornado system is not the position of the federal government.”

[PittsburghAfterDark]

Let them build a Airbus fighter then tell the Russia s their NATO dues are NOT paid in full.

[Bonemaker]

“German Air Force chief told to stop talking about the F-35 or risk being fired – reports”

German Air Force chief told to stop talking about the ME 262 or risk being fired – reports