Luftwaffe - Allemagne

4 F-4F Phantom II vont assurer la surveillance de la Baltique depuis la Lituanie, selon Air et Couscous.

Je pense qu'il s'agit là de la veille OTAN de l'espace aérien des pays Baltes, depuis la base aérienne de Siauliai.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Federal Republic of Germany the continuation of base services as well as associated support. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $250 million. The Government of Germany has requested a possible sale for the continuation of base services for the German Air Force Tornado aircraft operations at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. Base services provided would be for operations and logistics support including training, fuel, munitions, base operating support, and other related operational/logistics requirements. The estimated cost is $250 million. This proposed sale would contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the military capabilities of Germany and enhancing standardization and interoperability with U.S. forces. Holloman AFB is the only location where the German Air Force trains aircrews in Tornado aircraft operations and tactics. These operations began at U.S. Air Force facilities in 1989…

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EADS Defence & Security (DS) will modernise 40 German helicopters of the type CH-53 as part of a product improvement project. As a sub-contractor of Eurocopter Germany, Defence Electronics, an integrated Business Unit of EADS DS, is supplying important subsystems from the self-protection, avionics and logistics sector. As the company announced, the order is worth around 40 million euros…

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The Boeing Company has signed a commercial contract with the government of Germany for the production of Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (LJDAM) and integration support on Tornado aircraft, marking the first international sale of the LJDAM weapon system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. LJDAM consists of the standard JDAM guidance tailkit and a Precision Laser Guidance Set (PLGS) kit that acquires and tracks laser target signals. The weapon is designed to accurately and effectively engage both stationary and fast-moving targets. The tailkit and laser guidance set are attached in the field to convert 500-pound bombs into precision laser-guided munitions. Delivery of the kits is expected to begin in mid-2009. The order includes options for additional kits in 2009. This is a significant milestone for the Laser JDAM program. We're pleased to bring LJDAM's unique capabilities to our allies," said Dan Jaspering, Boeing Direct Attack program manager. "There is substantial interest in the weapon from the international community, and we expect additional orders in the near future."

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German Air Force officials have confirmed that the air-to-ground version of the Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 will enter service before the end of 2009. Incorporation of an attack-optimized version of the fighter jet into the Luftwaffe boosts the capabilities of the service which, until now, had used the fighter only for pilot training and, since June 3, limited air defense duties in Germany's southern sector. In contrast to the United Kingdom and Italy, Germany plans to replace its fleet of Panavia Tornado interdictors with the new jet, starting with Jagdbombergeschwader 31 'Boelcke' (Fighter-Bomber Wing 31, JBG 31), based at Nörvenich, near Cologne. Infrastructure at the Nörvenich base is being prepared for induction of the air-to-ground Eurofighter Typhoon. According to local press reports, upwards of 130 million euros ($180.1 million) is to be spent on modernization of the base and neighboring barracks in the next five years. Ultimately, JBG 31 will receive 35 Eurofighters, the first of which are due to be accepted in December 2009. However, first deliveries depend on the first operational wing, at Neuburg in Bavaria, achieving its initial complement of 24 aircraft. Luftwaffe officials confirmed that the air-to-ground aircraft will initially be optimized for use of the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). Luftwaffe acquisition of this weapon was announced by Boeing in July, and Germany is the first international customer for the weapon. Introduction of LJDAM gives the Luftwaffe a precision-attack capability usable in asymmetric warfare. The GBU-24 Paveway laser-guided bomb and Taurus standoff weapon currently in the arsenal are considered too large for that type of combat. Boeing said that delivery of LJDAM kits is expected to begin in mid-2009, although the Luftwaffe admits that a full air-to-ground capability will not be realized until 2011-12. In the interim, ground-attack training will focus on use of the Eurofighter's internal 27mm gun. Germany has contracted for 180 Eurofighters, although the status of the final Tranche 3 deliveries (68 aircraft) is under discussion. Eurofighter GmbH, the plane's manufacturer, admits that two nations have requested information on reducing Tranche 3 numbers. One option raised by Eurofighter is a possible split in the Tranche 3 process, whereby orders would be further separated into more affordable supplementary packages without any changes in the hardware itself. Eurofighter wants a final decision on Tranche 3 in early 2009 at the very latest.

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3755330&c=AIR&s=TOP

After four months of flying air policing missions, Germany's air force is happy with the operational performance of its new Eurofighter interceptors but its ability to meet related training commitments is being hampered by a serious shortage of aircraft. Located at Neuburg/Donau air base near Munich, Fighter Wing 74 (FW74) has encountered a steep learning curve since July 2006, when it became the first and so far only frontline air force unit to field the Eurofighter. Now operating with a combination of its 741 and 742 squadrons, FW74 has overcome early reliability issues that had affected its performance, and on 3 June began providing quick reaction alert (QRA) cover with the type over southern Germany…

Diehl BGT Defence’s GPS/INS-guided glide missile HOPE for the first time demonstrated its full operational performance during a test campaign of the Federal Office for Military Technology and Procurement (BWB). Following a successful gliding flight, the glide missile proved its extraordinary target precision through a direct hit. The glide missile was dropped from a Tornado of the German Air Force, operated by the Federal Armed Forces Technical Center WTD 61 in Manching…

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Airmen of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), supported by Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army Lower Tier Project Office, successfully conducted the second international PAC-3 Missile flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The test successfully fired a PAC-3 Missile from a German PATRIOT fire unit with Configuration-3 upgrades…

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EADS has conducted the first of nine planned test flights leading to the certification of the Eurofighter combat aircraft to undergo in-flight refuelling from the German air force's Airbus A310 multi-role tanker transports. Conducted from EADS Military Air Systems' Manching facility near Munich in late October, the first test lasted for about 5h and employed two of Germany's instrumented production aircraft. The company expects the certification campaign to be completed before year-end. German air force Eurofighters, including those assigned to air policing duties from its Neuburg/Donau air base in southern Germany, rely on "buddy-buddy" refuelling from Panavia Tornado strike aircraft to extend their mission endurance. Germany has modified four of its A310 transports for use as tankers, according to Flight's MiliCAS database.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/10/29/318101/germany-launches-eurofighter-refuelling-trials-with.html

EADS : contrat de 10 ME avec l'armée allemande…

Deutscher Militärhelikopter im Titlis-Gebiet verunfallt
Bern, 28.11.2008 - Heute Morgen hat ein in der Schweiz weilender Helikopter des Typs CH-53 der Deutschen Bundeswehr im Gebiet Titlis einen Unfall erlitten. Dabei wurde eine Person mittelschwer verletzt. Der Verletzte war immer ansprechbar. Er wurde durch die REGA geborgen und in ein Spital überführt. Diese Medieninformation wird nur in deutsch publiziert

Nach ersten Erkenntnissen befanden sich insgesamt fünf Personen an Bord, von denen vier unverletzt blieben. Der Helikopter erlitt Totalschaden.

Die Besatzung absolvierte im Rahmen der Ausbildungskooperation zwischen Deutschland und der Schweiz ein Weiterbildungstraining im Gebirgsflug. Die Ursache, die zum Unfall führte, ist noch nicht bekannt und Gegenstand von eingeleiteten Untersuchungen.

Ce matin un hélicoptère CH-53 allemand stationné en Suisse a eu un accident dans la région du Titlis. Une personne a été blessée. Le blessé est toujours resté conscient. Il a été secouru et transporté dans un hôpital par la REGA. Cette info aux média n'est publiée qu'en allemand.
D'après les premières informations, 5 personnes se trouvaient à bord, 4 n'ont pas été blessés. L'hélicoptère est bon pour la casse.
L'équipage effectuait un vol d'entraînement en montagne dans le cadre de la coopération de formation entre la Suisse et l'Allemagne. Les causes de l'accident ne sont pas encore connues.

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Autre source (avec image) : http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Un-helicoptere-militaire-allemand-s-ecrase-pres-du-Titlis-16952204

L'armée allemande a mis en place jeudi son propre système de satellites espions par l'intermédiaire d'un système radar à ouverture synthétique (SAR) à Grafschaft, une petite ville dans l'ouest du pays. L'entrée en fonction de ce système SAR signifie que l'Allemagne n'aura plus besoin de dépendre de données américaines, a estimé le vice-amiral Wolfram Kuehn. "La guerre du Kosovo, en 1999, nous a montré combien il était important d'avoir votre propre capacité de reconnaissance à l'échelle mondiale", a-t-il commenté. Le système allemand est composé de cinq satellites espions et d'une station terrestre à Grafschaft, la définition des radars SAR à bord des satellites étant de 50 cm de largeur. Il coûte 350 millions d'euros. Entré en opération en été dernier, ce système a été officiellement remis jeudi à l'armée allemande. L'Allemagne partage des renseignements avec la France, qui dispose des satellites militaires Helios II, capables de fournir des photos supplémentaires pour le système SAR allemand.

http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2008-12/05/content_774476.htm

SAR-Lupe
Je ne pensais pas que le projet en était à un stade si avancé. On a là un bel exemple de coopération entre états, et l'outil Spatial Européen du renseignement commence à être crédible.

Disponibilité des Tornados allemands stationnés à Holloman AFB (USA)…

Although this unit completes one-third more flying hours per aircraft than the units in Germany, the aircraft availability rate is 16 to 20 aircraft out of the 24 in the inventory.

http://www.flugrevue.de/index.php?id=2157

Le système SAR-Lupe a été mis en service au début de l'été. Il aurait été " inauguré " lors du conflit russo-géorgien peu de temps après.

Voici une image d'un travail que je suis en train de faire pour recenser toute les base allemandes .

Ramstein et Geilenkirchen tu les comptes ou pas ?