The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Airbus delays could leave German military without transport aircraft in 4 years Delays to the Airbus A400M plane meeting its full specifications could leave the German air force without transport aircraft after 2021, according to a confidential report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170509/airbus-delays-could-leave-german-military-without-transport-aircraft-in-4-years Tue, 09 May 2017 19:09:51 +0200 airbus-delays-could-leave-german-military-without-transport-aircraft-in-4-years US F-16 fighter jet crashes in north Bavaria UPDATE: The US Air Force confirmed that one of its F-16 fighter planes crashed in the forest near Engelmannsreuth, northern Bavaria on Tuesday morning. The pilot was able to escape serious harm using the aircraft's ejector seat. https://www.thelocal.de/20150811/us-fighter-jet-crashes-in-north-bavaria Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:10:30 +0200 us-fighter-jet-crashes-in-north-bavaria US Air Force sends tank busters back to Germany US European Command announced that a wing of specialized anti-tank aircraft would be sent to Germany, as tensions mount in eastern Europe over the Ukraine crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150213/a10-warthog-us-air-force-sends-tank-busters-back-to-germany Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:31:00 +0100 a10-warthog-us-air-force-sends-tank-busters-back-to-germany