Air Services

Germany

The Bundeswehr (Federal Defence) is the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The Bundeswehr is divided into military (Heer - Army, Marine - Navy, Luftwaffe - Air Force) and civil (Streitkräftebasis - Joint Support Service, Zentraler Sanitätsdienst - Joint Medical Service) branches.

Inventories as at January 2022

Luftwaffe - Air Force

The German Air Force was founded in 1956 as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of West Germany, as it was then .

COMBAT

Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon

30+68 @ RIAT 2016

30+29 @ RIAT 2016

30+73 @ DACT 2016

30+92 @ DACT 2016

Eurofighter EF2000 (T) Typhoon

30+35 @ Tiger Meet 2016, Zaragoza

30+42 @ Tiger Meet 2016, Zaragoza

Panavia Tornado IDS

44+23 @ TLP2012, Albacete

44+79 @ TLP2012, Albacete

SPECIAL MISSION

Panavia Tornado ECR

46+55 @ Tiger Meet 2016, Zaragoza

46+28 @ Tiger Meet 2014, Schleswig

46+32 @ Tiger Meet 2014, Schleswig

46+32 @ ILA 2014, Berlin

TRAINER

Airbus Helicopters H145, Beechcraft T-6m, Grob G 120A/TP, Northrop T-38C

TRANSPORT

Airbus A400M

54+03 @ RIAT 2016

ROTARY

Sikorsky CH-53G

CH-53GA 84+49 @ ILA 2014, Berlin

CH-53GS 84+45 @ ILA 2014, Berlin

Also

Airbus Helicopters H145, Eurocopter AS532

Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence

The Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung) was formed on 1st April 1957 at the Nörvenich Air Base initially to provide liaison flights to the Defence Ministry. The unit relocated to Cologne Bonn Airport in July 1959 forming as no.3 Squadron of the German Air Force Transport Wing 62 (3./LTG-62). The Flugbereitschaft became an independent unit in April 1963 and was upgraded to full wing (Geschwader) status in 1974.

1st Air Transport Squadron (1. Lufttransportstaffel) [ grey fleet ]