{
  "id": 7687041,
  "title": "Air Force: F-35 - this aircraft is splitting the German arms industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/luftwaffe-f-35-dieses-flugzeug-spaltet-die-deutsche-rustungsindustrie",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T02:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/luftwaffe-f-35-dieses-flugzeug-spaltet-die-deutsche-ruestungsindustrie/100252806.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Germany has received its first F-35 fighter jet, produced by Lockheed Martin, which bears the German military's Iron Cross emblem and identification number 35+01. The country has ordered 35 of the stealth jets, and the US manufacturer will officially hand over the aircraft to Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday. The German air force is reportedly pushing for the purchase of additional F-35s to replace part of its Tornado fleet, which is set to be phased out by 2030. The F-35s already ordered are intended to ensure Germany's \"nuclear participation\", allowing it to deploy US atomic bombs in the event of a conflict. The air force base in Büchel, Eifel, is being upgraded to host the F-35s starting next year.",
  "summary": "The German Air Force is getting its first stealth jet from the US - more could follow. This would have significant implications for the German industry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}