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The Luftwaffe now wants thirty ECR Eurofighter Wild Weasels, replacing Tornado jets...

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https://www.hartpunkt.de/elektronischer ... lt-werden/
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https://esut.de/2023/01/fachbeitraege/3 ... 0-steigen/
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https://esut-de.translate.goog/2023/01/ ... r_pto=wapp
Air Force: Number of ECR ​​Eurofighters to increase to 30

January 4, 2023

After discontinuing the procurement of the F-18 combat aircraft and the EA-18 Growler,
the federal government announced that 15 Eurofighters would be equipped for electronic warfare.

These aircraft are intended to take on a function that has so far been performed by ECR Tornadoes
and which is considered a high-value resource within NATO - ECR stands for Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance.

At present, however, the ECR Tornados can only reconnoiter and engage
...and that is double the amount mentioned at
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... nd-of-year
We shall see... :|
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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