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Germany’s Tornado Fighter Replacement Plans Revealed
The Luftwaffe is set to receive a split buy of Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers to replace its remaining Tornado aircraft.
Germany prefers Boeing’s EA-18G Growler, seen here in U.S. Navy colors, to the electronic attack proposal for the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace its Tornado ECR defense suppression aircraft, while the Super Hornet is slated to take on the nuclear strike role. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
Germany prefers Boeing’s EA-18G Growler, seen here in U.S. Navy colors, to the electronic attack proposal for the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace its Tornado ECR defense suppression aircraft, while the Super Hornet is slated to take on the nuclear strike role. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Following initial speculation in March, German national media has reported that the country’s defense ministry has firmed up plans to satisfy its long-standing and increasingly pressing need to replace its Tornado fleet. Initial reports in Der Spiegel said that the choice had been made to buy both the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Super Hornet/Growler combination from Boeing. The latter has already been sold to Australia and is being pitched in Finland for the HX fighter competition.


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