The modernization of Fliegerhorst airport at the military base in Büchel will cost the German budget twice as much as expected. This was reported by WirtschaftsWoche.
The publication states that in the worst case, the cost required to prepare the infrastructure of warplanes will rise to 1.2 billion euros by 2027. In the government draft prepared for the Bundestag budget committee, it is emphasized that it is not possible to deploy the F-35 elsewhere.
It was emphasized in the broadcast that the negotiations regarding the expansion of the airport are planned to be completed in February, and the construction tender will be announced by March 6, 2024 at the latest.
Before that, American companies Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman signed An agreement of intent with the German concern Rheinmetall AG to open a second assembly line in Germany for the production of the central part of the fuselage of the American fifth-generation fighters F-35.
The initiative aims to increase the role of European industry in the F-35 production program.
It was previously reported that the first fighters. checkmate It may appear in 2025.
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Source: Gazeta
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