With its turns of plot and cliff-hangers, Germany's plans to replace its Panavia Tornado fighter-bomber fleet often feels more like a television drama than a procurement program. The latest episode is no exception, and it involves a familiar face with a controversial past that has returned like a bolt from the blue. After the previous administration had apparently settled on a mixed fleet of U.S.-supplied Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers and Euro-fighters in the spring of 2020, German media reports have suggested that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might be back in contention.
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