Germany’s first F-35A makes maiden flight ahead of official rollout
First of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters ordered for the Luftwaffe will be formally presented on September 18
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 SeptGerman Air Force
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Germany’s First F-35 Has Flown
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of the official rollout later this month. Germany’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a new milestone with the maiden flight of the country’s first F-35A on Sept. 8, 2026. The aircraft flew from Lockheed Martin’s Fort […]
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page 1 of 1Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 SeptGermany’s First F-35 Has Flown
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of the official rollout later this month. Germany’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a new milestone with the maiden flight of the country’s first F-35A on Sept. 8, 2026. The aircraft flew from Lockheed Martin’s Fort […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso8 Sept
German Air Force selects Lufthansa for Initial Pilot Training
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) has been selected to provide Initial Flight Training (IFT) for new German Air Force pilots, beginning in February 2027 at its Rostock-Laage centre.
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Airbus puts synthetic aircraft into live German Air Force exercise
German Eurofighter and Tornado crews trained alongside virtual allies and against computer-generated threats during the Luftwaffe’s Timber Express…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 Aug
Retired Luftwaffe C-160s to return as 14-ton firefighting aircraft
Two former German military transports are being restored for firefighting missions and could enter service in Europe in 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier16 AugA
Retired Luftwaffe Transall airlifters to return as armored firefighting aircraft
Two Transall C-160Ds retired by the German Air Force are being prepared for a return to flight as…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau16 Aug
Boeing and Rheinmetall promote MQ-28 Ghost Bat for Germany's future combat drone plans
Companies propose Australian-developed aircraft as a fast-track platform for the Luftwaffe to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft capabilities by 2029
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 AugAN
Retired German Military Aircraft Transformed into Firefighting Planes to Combat Wildfires
Aviation News – Lower Saxony-based Total Aeronautical Services GmbH is restoring two former Luftwaffe Transall C-160D military transport aircraft into specialized firefighting planes to address...
How Germany Has Quietly Funded More F-35s While Publicly Debating Its Fighter Future
The Luftwaffe needed the F-35 and Berlin complied. With the death of FCAS, where does this leave Germany and its sixth-generation aspirations?
French Rafales and German Eurofighters Conduct First Joint ‘Forward Deterrence’ Drill
France and Germany conducted their first joint air activity as part of the forward deterrence initiative, a day before announcing new programs as part of an increased defense cooperation. Two Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (French Air and Space Force – FASF) Dassault Rafales and two Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoons conducted their […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam19 Jul
Germany’s First Tranche 4 Eurofighter Makes Maiden Flight
Airbus announced the maiden flight of the first Eurofighter acquired by the German Air Force under Project Quadriga, which will procure 38 Tranche 4 jets to replace the oldest aircraft in service. The first Tranche 4 Eurofighter Typhoon for the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) made its maiden flight from Airbus’ facility in Manching, Germany, the […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam16 Jul
Exceptionally rare battle-hardened WW2 Messerschmitt 109 brought to auction
Two exceptionally rare World War Two aircraft of the German Luftwaffe are up for auction from an Australian…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux30 Jun
German Air Force A400M completes nonstop 6,750-nm flight to Hawaii using self-air refueling
Mission demonstrated how the transport fleet can deploy worldwide without relying on foreign tanker aircraft or intermediate stops
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier29 JunP
Boeing Expands German MQ-28 Ghost Bat Industry Team
– Diehl Defence and Rohde & Schwarz join Rheinmetall in Boeing’s German MQ-28 Ghost Bat industry team – New industry partnerships to explore German sensors, communications and weapons integration in MQ-28 offer to German Air Force BERLIN, June 10, 2026 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has welcomed two additional industry partners at the ILA Berlin Air […] The post Boeing Expands German MQ-28 Ghost Bat Industry Team first appeared on PLANEtalking .
Airbus Kratos Valkyrie: Unmanned combat aircraft in focus
Luftfahrtmagazin - News aus der Luftfahrt Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Combat Technology The ongoing development of unmanned combat aircraft is gaining increasing importance within modern air forces. Airbus is working intensively to provide the German Air Force with a fully operational system for unmanned cooperative combat aircraft by 2029. This project combines modern technologies and international partnerships, underscoring the importance of […] Der Artikel Airbus Kratos Valkyrie: Unmanned combat aircraft in focus erschien auf dem Nachrichtenmagazin Luftfahrtmagazin . Luftfahrtmagazin - News aus der Luftfahrt
Luftfahrtmagazin•Nils Sörensen13 Mar