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‘The Beginning of a New Era’: Germany’s First F-35A Jet Unveiled in Fort Worth

Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is manufacturing 35 F-35A fighter jets for Germany at a cost of $8.4 billion.

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The new aircraft are to replace the obsolete Tornado fleet and will be used as part of NATO nuclear deterrence.

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The first of 35 F-35A fighter jets to be supplied to Germany rolled off the production line at a ceremony held at the Lockheed Martin facility. The first F-35 fighter jet to be supplied to Germany came off the production line at a ceremony held at Lockheed Martin's Texas facility. At the event, attended by US and German officials, the delivery process of the aircraft was described as an important demonstration of defense cooperation between the …

Germany's first F-35A Lightning II marks the beginning of the Luftwaffe's strategic transformation from the Tornado fleet to a fifth-generation combat force built to secure NATO's nuclear mission and penetrate modern air defenses.

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Defence Security Asia broke the news on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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