Growing tensions within NATO over the U.S. stance on Ukraine and President Trump’s trade war are now impacting the alliance’s airpower strategy, with member countries reconsidering plans to purchase F-35 fighters. Several NATO nations are looking to replace their aging fleets with F-35s, but recent developments have caused countries like Portugal, Canada, and Germany to rethink their decisions. The F-35, originally part of the Joint Strike Fighter program, has faced challenges during development but is considered one of the best combat aircraft globally. The shared use of the F-35 among allies offers advantages such as common communication platforms and spare parts, making it easier to coordinate operations. Countries considering alternatives like the Saab JAS-39 Gripen may face challenges in interoperability with NATO systems, despite the Gripen’s cost advantages.
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Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran on death row for nearly 50 years
A Mississippi man, Richard Gerald Jordan, was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1976 murder of Edwina Marter, the wife of a bank loan officer, in a ransom scheme. At 79, Jordan, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, had spent nearly five decades on death row, with the U.S. Supreme Court denying his final appeals and Mississippi's governor denying clemency. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A 79-year-old man named Richard Jordan was...
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