German Air Force

Exercise Cobra Warrior

Participants and dates revealed for Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2

29th May 2025

The next Exercise Cobra Warrior looks set to be one of the larger iterations of the RAF’s premier air exercise.

AirForces Monthly November 2024

‘Bulls’ mark 30 years at Laage

23rd October 2024

In the early 1990s, German reunification and the subsequent economic measures made it clear that the Luftwaffe would need to strengthen its structure, disband several units and close certain bases.

French Air and Space Force (FASF)

Indian Air Force stages Exercise Tarang Shakti

21st August 2024

The Indian Air Force is hosting its first-ever major multinational exercise, Tarang Shakti.

Eurofighter Typhoon

Swedish Gripens and German Eurofighters team up for air combat training

10th July 2024

Five JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters assigned to the Swedish Air Force’s F 7 Skaraborgs Flygflottilj (Wing) at Såtenäs Air Base (AB) in Sweden deployed to Rostock-Laage AB, Germany, between April 19-26.

Exercise Cobra Warrior

German Tornado unit planning to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior

1st July 2024

The RAF’s Exercise Cobra Warrior has attracted a wide range of participants and one of the most popular among enthusiasts has been German Air Force Tornados.

German Air Force

Luftwaffe flies first Heron TP

26th June 2024

The Luftwaffe completed the maiden domestic flight of its first of five German Heron TP MALE UAVs on May 15, formally kicking off a six-month flight test campaign in Germany.

German Air Force

Allies gather to celebrate 50 years of the F-16 and Tornado

29th May 2024

On May 23, 2024, F-16s and Tornados launched from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany to fly a formation to mark the 50th anniversary of both aircraft types first flights in 1974.

German Air Force

Viking Tiger Tornado unveiled

29th May 2024

A new tiger scheme on a German Air Force Panavia Tornado ECR was flown for the first time on May 21, 2024.

Exercise

Tiger Meet participants announced

15th May 2024

This year’s NATO Tiger Meet will be hosted by Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 at Schleswig Air Base in northern Germany from June 3 to June 13.

German Air Force

First German KC-130J heads to Évreux

10th April 2024

The Luftwaffe’s (German Air Force’s) first KC-130J Hercules (55+05) departed Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Marietta, Georgia, on February 28 on its delivery flight to Évreux-Fauville Air Base (BA105), France, where it will join the Franco-German Bilateral Air Transport Squadron (BATS).

German Air Force

Special 50th anniversary Tornado scheme unveiled

25th March 2024

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS has been painted in a special scheme to mark the 50th anniversary of the aircraft type’s first flight.

Boeing F-15 Family

Ejercicio Air Defender 23 galería

21st June 2023

Una selección de fotos de las bases aéreas de Jagel y Hohn por Mark Kerton. Estos lugares son las dos bases principales que se utilizan para albergar reactores rápidos para el Ejercicio Air Defender 23.

Boeing F-15 Family

Exercise Air Defender 23 gallery

21st June 2023

A selection of photos from Jagel and Hohn air bases by Mark Kerton. These locations are the two main bases being used to host fast jets for Exercise Air Defender 23.

Exercise Air Defender

Exercise Air Defender latest: Visiting aircraft confirmed

10th May 2023

A new updated list of participating aircraft for Exercise Air Defender 2023 has been released today (May 10) by the German MOD.

Exercise Air Defender

Última hora del ejercicio Air Defender: Aviones visitantes confirmados

10th May 2023

El Ministerio de Defensa alemán ha publicado hoy (10 de mayo) una nueva lista actualizada de los aviones participantes en el ejercicio Air Defender 2023.

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