On 1. August 2020 LEGO® plans to release its first ever military set while internal corporate value documents forbid the production of current military vehicles. The German DFG-VK also criticises the license placed on the set. With every buy, customers help to finance arms companies.
The „LEGO Technic 42113 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey“ calls for trouble. The „V-22 Osprey“ it is modeled on is a military freight aircraft. 400 planes are currently in use by the US armed forces, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Mai and Yemen. These heavily armed aircrafs are often used in attack missions. The tilt rotor vehicles with vertical start-and-landing capabilities are produced by Boeing® and Bell®.
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