Suchergebnisse

As an integral part of an »Army on Operations« the Luftwaffe has proven its capabilities and its indispensability as a reliable and professional force provider in a broad spectrum of tasks.The fact that there are no combat aircraft of the Luftwaffe - apart from the reconnaissance TORNADOS of 51st (GE) Reconnaissance Wing«- employed in current missions does not mean that the combat power of air forces is not needed at present. In fact, hardly any patrol, e.g. in Afghanistan, let alone any ground operation is conducted today without combat aircraft of the partner nations being in the air andlor on standby. It is therefore important to advance the Luftwaffe both in a unitary and capability oriented approach in order to be able to offer the political leadership an essential, wide spectrum of military capabilities.This goes for both the current missions, the commitments in NATO and in the European environment and for ad hoc emerging challenges.The future multirole- capable EUROFIGHTER, the unmanned HALE/MALE (High/Medium Altitude Long Endurance) reconnaissance platforms, the A400M transport aircraft, and the new NH90 helicopter represent these new capabilities in addition to other projects. They are examples for the mission-oriented further development of the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe is well prepared for the challenges of the future. (Europäische Sicherheit / SWP)