Is Germany's Air Force Doomed? Inside the Sorry State of the Luftwaffe.

[rangerrebew]

July 30, 2019

Is Germany's Air Force Doomed? Inside the Sorry State of the Luftwaffe.

Pathetic.
by Dario Leone

“Aircraft are grounded due to a lack of spare parts, or they aren’t even on site since they’re off for maintenance by the industry,” Gerhartz said at the event.

Head of the German Air Force, Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, told 200 industry executives, military officers and lawmakers at an event in Berlin at an event in Berlin on Jun. 27 that the “Luftwaffe is at a low point.”

Gerhartz said that his recent inspections of several bases revealed serious deficits in the readiness of aircraft and other equipment.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/germanys-air-force-doomed-inside-sorry-state-luftwaffe-70256

[PeteS in CA]

A February ministry report showed only 39 of 128 Eurofighter jets were available for training and combat use last year on average, and just 26 of 93 older-model Tornado fighter jets.

“Aircraft are grounded due to a lack of spare parts, or they aren’t even on site since they’re off for maintenance by the industry,” Gerhartz said at the event.

I've heard of similar readiness issues with German main battle tanks and submarines.

[truth_seeker]

Aber the welfare checks for "migrants" all went out on time.

In the decision between Guns and Butter, the Germans will select Butter, to permanently make amends, over long ago matters.