In the morning of March 1, only hours after going “on status” for conducting NATO Air Policing out of Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, two German Air Force Eurofighter jets took off for the first ever alert scramble.
Five German Air Force Eurofighter jets touched down at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia on February 26, 2024 where they will support NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission.
The German Armed Forces plan to arm their fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft with Brimstone anti-tank guided missiles, manufactured by the European defence company MBDA.
The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a substantial order for decoy flares for protecting aircraft. The German military can now procure over 470,000 decoys from Rheinmetall’s tried-and-tested Birdie product line.
Rheinmetall and Airbus have transferred an A400M cargo hold simulator to the Bundeswehr’s 62nd Air Transport Squadron (LTG 62) at Wunstorf in Lower Saxony.
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine violated NATO airspace over Romania during the night, prompting German Eurofighters to scramble.
In Romania, four German Eurofighters supported by a 150-strong detachment will be flying under the NATO banner until December 20.
In the past, the German Air Force has already supported the Air Policing mission in Romania. The deployment is seen as a response to the evolving security situation in Eastern Europe, particularly following recent incidents along the Romania-Ukraine border. In September, Bucharest confirmed the discovery of drone fragments on Romanian territory near the Ukrainian …
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Airbus has officially launched the construction of the new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf, Germany.
The protection of Slovak airspace has been strengthened by German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets since 1 September 2023.
American defence company Lockheed Martin has signed a USD 622 million contractfor German F-35 Lightning II programme.
Diehl Defence’s training services in Todendorf are primarily designed for the IRIS-T SLM system.
