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Such a move would all but certainly result in a sizable delay, as German officials have been trying to be especially thorough in seeing the program through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airbus said introducing so-called escort jammer pods to the Eurofighter fleet, to be carried under the belly or the wings of the aircraft, would require little effort because the proposed integration strategy is meant to piggyback on upgrade efforts already on the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complicating a pick between the Eurofighter and the F-18 is the requirement that Germany must keep a contingent of aircraft capable of carrying U.S. nuclear bombs under NATO\u2019s nuclear doctrine. 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