USA trip: Pistorius and Hegseth sign arms agreement
Armaments projects, UN missions, stealth jets: The German Defence Minister is starting important talks in the USA. At the start, he agrees on closer armament cooperation.
Germany and the US have agreed to expand their cooperation on armament projects. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth signed a statement of intent in Washington to strengthen collaboration between their countries' defence industries. The goal is to increase production capacities, shorten delivery times, and ensure a reliable supply of armaments on both sides of the Atlantic.
Germany has also ordered 35 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, which will replace its ageing Tornado fleet, and will receive the first aircraft in Texas.
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