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Special 50th anniversary Tornado scheme unveiled

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.

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Revealing insights from the days of the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) at RAF Cottesmore

The three partner nations on the Tornado programme established a joint training unit at RAF Cottesmore that lasted almost 20 years. A former station commander and an instructor described its inner workings to Dino Carrara in 2015

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Making the Eurofighter Typhoon of today fit for tomorrow

Celebrating 20 years in service, the Eurofighter Typhoon has outstanding performance as well as a wide range of weapons it can call upon and increasingly offers useful sensor capabilities. In the June 2023 issue of AIR International, Jon Lake explains why some believe the Typhoon’s best years are still to come...

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The inside story of Exercise Air Defender 23

A giant exercise under Luftwaffe leadership saw a mass deployment of fighters from the US to Germany to train with their European partners, as Dr Stefan Petersen reports

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Why one of Germany’s last Tornado wings has relocated

Due to the required work at Büchel in Germany for the incoming Lockheed Martin F-35As, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 (TLG33) has moved to nearby Nörvenich. Chris Melaisi looks at what this change means to the wing and speaks to some of its crew

Air Defender 23 - Hot action from Hohn and Jagel air bases

Some of the action from Jagel and Hohn air bases shot by Mark Kerton. These two bases in Northern Germany are the main locations hosting fast jets taking part in Exercise Air Defender 23.

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Exercise Air Defender 23 gallery

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.

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Exercise Air Defender latest: Visiting aircraft confirmed

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

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Massive NATO air exercise details revealed

NATO’s largest ever aircraft deployment exercise is set to take place in June this year involving more than 200 aircraft

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Global air arms converge on Australia for Exercise Pitch Black

Throughout mid-August, combat aircraft and associated support assets from a host of global air arms have deployed to Australia in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black – a large-scale force employment exercise hosted biennially by the RAAF, which returns after a four-year hiatus