Rocket Lab is on a mission to become an end-to-end commercial space company, with a portfolio it says includes reaction ...

However, with the RAF facing a ‘fighter gap' between the withdrawal of the Panavia Tornado GR4 fleet and the building up of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning fleet, it was decided in the ...

“In addition, only one European aircraft can be used as a carrier of B61 nuclear bombs, the Panavia Tornado fighter-bomber, which Germany plans to completely retire by 2030 and replace with F ...

While the Panavia Tornado, which currently performs the nuclear role, is certified to deliver the B61, the bomb has not been integrated on newer European aircraft like the Eurofighter Typhoon.

The only European aircraft capable of carrying B61 nuclear bombs is the Panavia Tornado, which Germany plans to retire by 2030 and replace with F-35As. In December 2024, the first F-35A Lightning II ...

Rheinmetall has started assembling equipment for the production of center fuselage sections for F-35A fighter jets, with full-scale production set to begin in April 2025. The German defense company ...