In Germany, tank transports by the Bundeswehr and NATO allies are reported in many places. Low-flying Eurofighters cause a stir in NRW.
Munich/Altena – In these adverse days of the Russia-Ukraine War*, you will be noticed in many places in Germany. On the Swabian Alb and in Upper Swabia. In Gießen in Hesse or on the A6 between Heidelberg and Hockenheim: Tank transports by the Bundeswehr and its NATO allies*. Whether on the rails or on the road. It is believed to be heading east, on the eastern flank of the transatlantic defense alliance.
NATO in the Ukraine war: German Air Force Eurofighter sighted over NRW
It was only this Wednesday (March 9) that Slovakia approved the stationing of 2,100 additional NATO soldiers, including 700 women and men from the Bundeswehr. The German Air Force had already relocated six Eurofighter combat aircraft from Tactical Air Force Squadron 74 to Konztanza in Romania. There, the Bundeswehr, together with the Italian Air Force, protects NATO* airspace in south-eastern Europe.
And the NATO Eurofighter fighter jets of the type EF-2000 Typhoon II have also been stationed in neighboring Bulgaria. For example, Spain has sent four Eurofighters to the Graf Ignatievo airbase near Plovdiv – along with the staff, from the pilots to the mechanics. Fighter jets that did not fly over the Black Sea coast – but over North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) – caused a stir. Maneuvers in the middle of Germany?
Eurofighter: Luftwaffe and Bundeswehr relocated fighter jets to Romania on NATO’s eastern flank
As the news portal come-on.de*, the part of Märkische newspaper publisher is, reportedly, in the past few days, warplanes have repeatedly excited the sky over the Märkisches Kreis* Attention, for example via Altena. “The evaluation of the radar data shows three Eurofighter combat aircraft of the Bundeswehr,” said a spokesman for the Bundeswehr Aviation Office when asked come-on.de to corresponding observations on Monday. Machines and pilots belonged to the Tactical Air Force Squadron 31 in Nörvenich in the Düren district.
According to the report, further training flights with two Eurofighter supersonic aircraft followed on Tuesday over the district, which lies between northwestern Sauerland and South Westphalia. The Eurofighter is the German Air Force’s most modern fighter aircraft and was jointly ordered by the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. The fighter jets entered service in 2006. The Luftwaffe recently retrofitted its 140 Eurofighters (as of November 2020) with the Meteor missile, as shown in a Bundeswehr video.
In the video: Bundeswehr presents new Eurofighter missile
The guided missile is therefore intended for air combat and can fly 5,000 kilometers quickly without seeing the target. Fighter jets, maneuvers, tank transports – the Russia-Ukraine war is also reflected in Germany in military terms. (pm) *Merkur.de, heidelberg24.de and come-on.de are offers from IPPEN.MEDIA
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