US-Plan soll angeblich ein Drittel der Kampfflugzeuge abziehen, die die NATO für Europa bereitstellt
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/europe/us-nato-cuts-drawdown-jets.html
US-Plan soll angeblich ein Drittel der Kampfflugzeuge abziehen, die die NATO für Europa bereitstellt
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/europe/us-nato-cuts-drawdown-jets.html
19 Kommentare
Guess it’s time for Europes aircraft industries to get back to making the best aircraft in the world again.
Well tbf, the US planned to withdraw the 2 x F15 Squadrons from Lakenheath without replacement in May 2025 and it was rumoured to be happening long before that.
Time to buy stock in Saab
I think the US has mistaken itself as crucial when it was only ever convenient.
Do they honestly think the Europeans can’t also build weapons?
Hopefully they understand this when they have fewer customers and more competitors for military contracts worldwide.
>Reducing the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100
Oh no! How will Europe’s one thousand nine hundred and thirty eight fighters cope with the withdrawal of fifty aging American fighters.
>Reducing maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15 and cutting all eight aerial refueling tanker jets previously available to Europe
We’ve got 350 tankers in Europe, so losing eight isn’t exactly a catastrophe and I suppose that the US had to make up their losses in the Iran war from somewhere.
The maritime patrol aircraft is the biggest loss; but Europe collectively has ~90 maritime patrol aircraft so…
Fuck the USA. Europe should stop buying us weapons.
In other news ”US surrenders European arms market. Promises made by Russia to by remaining stock.”
Whatever Putin wants is what trump does
The US withdraws from military leadership of the democratic world
What is Trump getting in return from his boss?
And put them where?
Israel needs them
I think this has more to do with Trump finally realizing the Iran blunder is going to take significantly longer than six weeks
For better or worse, the end of US hegemony is what MAGA voted for.
Please pull them all.
Don’t need when cheap drones take their roll away.
Kinda fine. The Trump era will not be around forever, but in the meantime, we get the kick up the arse we need. Could come out of this in 10y with a strong independent defense and a realigned US that has moved on from Trumpism/MAGA which would be pretty great.
US jets aren’t used to defend the EU’s airspace anyway are they ?
They just sit on bases and train.
ITT: people assuming that European NATO nations don’t have any combat jets.