BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) – Germany has made a decision in principle to acquire F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin to replace its aging Tornado fleet, two government sources say.
A Defense source told Reuters in early February that Germany was leaning towards the F-35 but that the question had not been definitively settled.
The number of aircraft likely to be affected by this order is not known at this time.
(Report Andreas Rinke and Sabine Siebold, written by Miranda Murray; French version Myriam Rivet, told by Bertrand Boucey)