BERLIN, June 5 (Reuters) - Germany will buy 20

additional Eurofighter jets from Airbus, Chancellor

Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, as the NATO member spends more on

defence in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Scholz, speaking at the opening of the ILA air show just

outside Berlin, said he was strongly committed to maintaining

and expanding arms production capacity.

"That is why we will order 20 more Eurofighters before the

end of this legislative session -- in addition to the 38

aircraft currently in the pipeline," he said, adding that the

order would give certainty to Airbus and its suppliers.

Germany's air force wants to replace its aging Tornado jets

with the Eurofighter, known as Typhoon in Britain. It currently

operates 138 Eurofighters, according to its website.