Vertol V-43 / Piasecki H-21C (c/n WG7, formerly 83+07 of Heeresfliegertruppe / the German Army Aviation Corps), exhibited at Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum), June 2023. In January of 1944, the American aviation engineer and […]
On 8th June 2024, the 10th edition of the German armed forces open doors day – Tag der Bundeswehr – took place. The event was held on nine locations throughout the country and attracted over […]
On 2nd December 2024, the German Ministry of Defence officially disclosed the date and locations of the annual open-doors event of the German armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. In 2025, the event will be […]
Westland Super Lynx Mk 88A (c/n 422, ´83+02´ of Marineflieger / the German Naval Aviation) performing a flying display during second spotter day at NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Schleswig/Jagel, June 2024. The Super Lynx Mk […]
The German Ministry of Defence recently disclosed the date of annual open doors event of the country´s armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. This year´s edition will take place on 8th June in ten different […]
Westland Super Lynx Mk 88A (c/n WA.397, ´83+26´ of the German Naval Aviation / Marineflieger), static display during spotter day at Galileo SAR Meet 2023, Nordholz, August 2023. In the mid-1960s, the Westland company developed […]
On 5th July, the office of German Ministry of Defence announced that budget committee of Bundestag, the German parliament, finally approved the purchase of sixty heavy light CH-47F Chinook rotorcraft. It is supposed that the […]
In the beginning of this year it seemed that – after a two-year gap caused by coronavirus outbreak – things are finally getting back to normal. Aviation events that in previous years were cancelled or […]
Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to […]
On 29th September 2020, the Federal Ministry of Defence informed about cancellation of the procurement procedure for the new German heavy-lift helicopter. As a result, there will be no conclusion of the purchase agreement in […]
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