Yesterday Thursday, November 4, the Spanish authorities officially sent a request for information (RFI) to the American Foreign Military Sales, the body overseeing arms exports to the allies of the United States, about 25 F-35Bs , the vertical or short take-off and landing version of the Lockheed-Martin aircraft, to replace its AV-8B Harrier II Matador which are to be withdrawn from service in 2028, as well as for 25 F-35A, the implemented version from land runway, to replace part of its F / A 18 Hornets. Information, who had leaked a day before, had already aroused numerous reactions and concerns, particularly among Madrid's partners within the framework of the European FCAS 6th generation aircraft program, intended to replace the Rafale French and the Typhoon Germans and Spanish.
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