European NATO allies of the United States are not confident in the supply of F-35 because of the policy pursued by White House head Donald Trump, so they will begin development of a new generation of fighter jets. Newsweek reported that.
“Doubts about advanced US F-35 fighter jets, prompted by President Donald Trump’s barbed criticism of NATO, have sparked growing interest in nascent European sixth-generation fighter programmes as part of an attempt to distance the continent from Washington’s whims. <…> European NATO members now have a “greater incentive” to get involved in European-led sixth-generation fighter programmes,” the publication said.
A European official said NATO members expect more countries to have a desire to participate in the development of next-generation fighter jets.
We will remind, earlier the head of the Belgian General Staff Frederic Vansina said that Belgium postponed the delivery of 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine because of the delay in deliveries of F-35 to the European Union from the United States.
