Germany to hold emergency talks over US F-35 fighter jet deal amid growing concerns of Trump’s dependency

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is reportedly preparing to convene a high-level crisis meeting with top military officials and procurement experts amid growing unease over Germany’s multibillion-euro deal to purchase U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ).

 

The meeting, expected to bring together generals, Ministry of Defense experts, and officials from the Interior Ministry’s Office of Purchasing (BeschA), will center on evaluating the strategic reliability of the F-35 platform, as questions swirl over Germany’s potential overreliance on U.S. defense technology.

 

Germany plans to acquire at least 35 F-35 jets in a deal worth approximately €10 billion. However, concerns have been raised within political and military circles about whether the United States, particularly under the Trump administration, could use its control over the aircraft’s systems to limit or disable their operation remotely.

 

In a striking line published by SZ, the paper spectacularly asked: “Could the U.S. remotely switch off the F-35 fighter jets, which the Bundeswehr is purchasing for several billions? That’s just a rumor. But in an emergency, the Americans would have other options to put them out of action.”

 

The article is the latest in a long line of hysterical rhetoric published by the German mainstream media following Trump’s return to the Oval Office.

 

 

Source:      Remix News