Unless there is peace breaking out all over the world, NATO needs to update it's military fleets.

Ya got that? There is no such thing as a secure internet. The fact the German Tornado is not computer friendly may be a very good thing. I think Germany needs to think about the age of their jets and their ability to carry out missions, but, the computer friendly issues really is something that NATO should think long and hard about given the fact Russia is able to penetrate any computer link that exists.

If a German Tornado at this age of service can still prove to be an important aircraft then it is worth its weigh in gold BECAUSE IT IS NOT COMPUTER FRIENDLY.

A German Tornado jet is pictured in a hangar before a statement of the German and Turkish defence ministers at the air base in Incirlik, Turkey, January 21, 2016.

March 31, 2018

Berlin - The German (click here) armed forces may not be able to use the Tornado fighter jet for NATO missions, according to a defense ministry report seen by Reuters.

The report says that so far, it has not been possible to build an encryption device for secure data transfer into the jet, which entered service in the 1970s.

The communication devices of the Tornado also do not meet current standards, the report said, meaning there’s a risk that information could be intercepted.

“This could in the worst case mean that the demand for an encrypted communication system for the Tornado weapons system can’t be achieved. That means the Tornado weapons system may not take part in NATO missions,” the report states....