German Air Force (Luftwaffe)

Germany is establishing a fourth armed service amidst a major restructuring of the country’s national defense.

The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.

Saab will supply its Arexis sensor suite to equip a fleet of German Air Force Eurofighters for the suppression and destruction of enemy air defense mission.

The country’s order for armed H145Ms is the largest order yet for Airbus’ militarized light twin.

Investments into Eurofighter’s long-term evolution could support European FCAS plans, industry says.

Germany is to base its one of its three planned Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile batteries near Berlin, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Hensoldt plans to combine ERA's Vera-NG with its own Twinvis passive radar technology for use by the German Air Force.

The Airbus A340 was unable to retract its flaps, forcing it to dump fuel and return German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her delegation to Abu Dhabi.

The approved package includes the AIM-120C-8 variant and up to 12 spare guidance sections, plus captive air training missiles.

A factory to be built in Weeze in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state will produce at least 400 of the center-fuselage sections.

The selection of Saab's Arexis electronic-warfare suite is part of an initial effort to add a SEAD/DEAD and EW capability to the Eurofighter.

Germany’s defense procurement office has not signed a contract yet, but the announcement appears to end a four-way competition.

Germany chose the CH-47F Block II over the Sikorsky CH-53K to replace a fleet of CH-53Gs, offering Boeing’s assembly line in Philadelphia a lifeline.

The German government has approved a Polish request to hand over five Mikoyan MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighters to Ukraine.

The U.S. Air Force is planning the largest transatlantic crossing of combat aircraft since the lead-up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War this summer.

The UK and German air forces have linked arms to undertake a joint air policing mission from Estonia.

The German Army is drastically changing the scope of its planned procurement for a Light Utility Helicopter, instead focusing on light attack missions.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been widely criticized for moving too slowly in spending the €100 billion committed to recapitalizing the Bundeswehr.

Eurowings CEO Jens Bischof has voiced concerns about potential airspace disruption caused by the largest deployment exercise in NATO’s history.

Germany’s government has named Boris Pistorius as the country’s new defense minister.

German aircraft responding to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions will be able to operate in Polish airspace and vice-versa in an arrangement that mirrors a similar pact between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Germany is undertaking an airframe life extension for its Panavia Tornado fleet which will allow the type to operate through to 2030.

Rolls-Royce is part of Boeing’s industry team to support the rotorcraft as it faces off against Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion to secure the lucrative Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) contract.

Germany will order a combined fleet of Eurofighters and U.S.-made F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace its aging Panavia Tornado.