Germany receives first F-35 jet from US as NATO boosts military spending
- Germany received the first of nearly three dozen F-35 stealth warplanes it ordered four years ago from Lockheed Martin.
- Germany has received its first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet, as the country accelerates a major military buildup and increases defence spending amid a broader push by European NATO members to strengthen their armed forces.
- The delivery on Friday is part of Germany’s effort to fulfil NATO nuclear-sharing duties and modernise its military after decades of relatively low defence spending.
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- Germany received the first of nearly three dozen F-35 stealth warplanes it ordered four years ago from Lockheed Martin.
- Germany has received its first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet, as the country accelerates a major military buildup and increases defence spending amid a broader push by European NATO members to strengthen their armed forces.
- The delivery on Friday is part of Germany’s effort to fulfil NATO nuclear-sharing duties and modernise its military after decades of relatively low defence spending.
Sources: Al Jazeera