The appearance of the bombers in mass was the turning point in the aerial warfare of World War II. The era of sportsmanlike, ...
This episode is all about the legendary Fieseler Fi 156 Storch – the spindly-legged short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft ...
By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...
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Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs

As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media ...
The Luftwaffe deployed a small contingent of Eurofighters to Japan between 28 and 30 September for joint drills. The deployment reflects Japan's role as an important partner for Germany in the region.
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Sydney during the G-20 summit in Australia in 2014. European nations recently started to formulate military cooperation angles for their strategies toward the ...
Focuses on the Arado Ar 234 Blitz (English: lightning), the world's first operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company during World War II. Focuses on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ...
The Luftwaffe retired the last of its A310 MRTT aircraft the week prior to the ILA Berlin Air Show. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The Luftwaffe has retired its Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) ...
Even as Germany is intent on buying more F-35s, it has not abandoned its plan to purchase extra Eurofighter Typhoons—or its commitment to the FCAS sixth-gen fighter program.
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Buried Luftwaffe Relics Unearthed After 80 Years!

Deep in the woods of a forgotten airfield, we uncover relics from the Luftwaffe — bunkers, foundations, and aircraft parts ...
When Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, there were was little reason to believe that the Eastern European nation could hold out for more than a few weeks. It was the proverbial “David” facing the ...