Spain is opting to replace its ageing fleet with European military aircraft rather than the US F-35 fighter jet, as tensions over defence and foreign policy strain Madrid’s relations with Washington.
西班牙选择用欧洲战斗机“台风”(Eurofighter Typhoon)——而非美国F-35战斗机——为其老化的战机进行升级换代。国防和外交政策上的不和导致马德里与华盛顿方面目前关系紧张。
Madrid’s decision to shun Lockheed Martin’s F-35s is the latest sign of a rift with the US over defence, after Donald Trump branded as “terrible” Spain’s refusal to boost military expenditure to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 earlier this year.
马德里方面决定不引进洛克希德•马丁(Lockheed Martin)的F-35战斗机，是西班牙与美国在国防领域出现裂痕的最新迹象。此前，唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)今年早些时候将西班牙的决定——拒绝最迟在2035年将军费支出提高到国内生产总值(GDP)的5%——称为“糟糕透顶”。
“The Spanish option consists of the current Eurofighter and the FCAS in the future,” the Spanish defence ministry told the Financial Times, referring to the Future Combat Air System, a joint programme between France, Germany and Spain.
“西班牙的选择包括现有的台风战斗机和未来的FCAS，”西班牙国防部告诉英国《金融时报》；FCAS指的是法国、德国和西班牙的联合项目——未来空战系统(Future Combat Air System)。