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 The German air force only has four Eurofighter jets which could be deployed in the event of an emergency, meaning the country cannot fulfil its Nato obligations, Spiegel reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/german-luftwaffe-only-has-four-operation-ready-eurofighter-jets-report Wed, 02 May 2018 13:24:19 +0200 german-luftwaffe-only-has-four-operation-ready-eurofighter-jets-report The German defence ministry has suspended orders of new Eurofighter Typhoon jets after finding further flaws in the troubled and expensive warplane. https://www.thelocal.de/20151013/germany-suspends-further-eurofighter-orders Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:59:50 +0200 germany-suspends-further-eurofighter-orders A damaged Eurofighter plane being pulled by a truck along the autobahn was so wide that it blocked three lanes of traffic on its way to being repaired in Bavaria on Thursday, drawing the ire of fellow drivers. https://www.thelocal.de/20150528/fighter-plane-blocks-munich-autobahn-traffic Thu, 28 May 2015 13:35:05 +0200 fighter-plane-blocks-munich-autobahn-traffic Germany is ready to provide military assistance to the three Baltic nations, all former Soviet republics, as part of NATO efforts to counter fears over Moscow's swift absorption of Crimea, Der Spiegel reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20140330/germany-to-give-military-aid-to-baltic-states-report Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:33:00 +0200 germany-to-give-military-aid-to-baltic-states-report Civil servants at Germany's defence ministry signed off a €55 million payoff as part of the Eurofighter project without asking parliament for permission, or checking with their boss, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140219/german-civil-servants-pay-out-millions-in-compenssation-to-mui-without-permission Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:20:00 +0100 german-civil-servants-pay-out-millions-in-compenssation-to-mui-without-permission German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Thursday said he intended to take a training flight in a Eurofighter jet this year. He justified his plan by saying he may one day have to authorize a mission using the attack aircraft. https://www.thelocal.de/20110210/33027 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:37:00 +0100 33027 Germany has grounded all 55 of its Eurofighter combat aircraft indefinitely because of an ejector seat problem, following a fatal accident in Spain, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20100916/29879 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:05:00 +0200 29879 Germany and three other European countries have signed a contract for the delivery of 112 Eurofighter aircraft worth around €9 billion ($13 billion), the defence ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090731/20951 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:42:00 +0200 20951