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The plan is to retire that aircraft in 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on who is asked, the studies are either a routine exercise in a new government getting its bearings on key decisions, or the product of a series of events that warrants a closer look at alternatives, including the Lockheed Martin-made F-35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also spotlights once again Germany\u2019s unique requirement for a nuclear weapons-capable fighter-bomber that would carry on the Tornado assignments. Those entail keeping a fleet of aircraft that would be loaded with American atomic bombs to deploy in a hypothetical nuclear conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s pitch entailed the promise of a sophisticated electronic warfare plane, the Growler, paired with a nuclear-capable workhorse, the Block 3 Super Hornet, that wouldn\u2019t break the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But an unrelated hiccup in the complex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dsei\/2021\/09\/01\/top-defense-leaders-kick-off-new-phase-for-europes-next-gen-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\">French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System<\/a> may open the playing field in new ways, according to industry officials in Berlin. 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