schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoExclusive: Germany seeks more F-35 jets as European fighter program falters, sources saywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkExclusive: Germany seeks more F-35 jets as European fighter program falters, sources saywww.reuters.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoEurofighter is newer and better.
minus-squarefoliumcreations@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoWasn’t the first batch of the new Gripen E delivered in 2025? Is there a newer version of the Eurofighter?
minus-squareZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoGripen introductiom date: 9 June 1996 Eurofighter introduction date: 4 August 2003 Just looked it up, wasn’t as much as I thought it was.
minus-squarefoliumcreations@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoOhh okay, you are just going by first introduction, not latest model released.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThe Typhoon gets upgrades too, latest model is called Tranche 5. Not sure about the official “release date”, they haven’t been built yet but are expected to be delivered in 2030 or so.
Eurofighter is newer and better.
Wasn’t the first batch of the new Gripen E delivered in 2025? Is there a newer version of the Eurofighter?
Gripen introductiom date: 9 June 1996 Eurofighter introduction date: 4 August 2003
Just looked it up, wasn’t as much as I thought it was.
Ohh okay, you are just going by first introduction, not latest model released.
The Typhoon gets upgrades too, latest model is called Tranche 5. Not sure about the official “release date”, they haven’t been built yet but are expected to be delivered in 2030 or so.