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 Israeli combat pilots and their German counterparts will on Tuesday honour Holocaust victims with a symbolic flyover of Dachau concentration camp, as they carry out their first joint military exercises in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200818/in-symbolic-first-israeli-fighter-pilots-train-in-germany Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:29:12 +0200 in-symbolic-first-israeli-fighter-pilots-train-in-germany German Tornado reconnaissance jets have been flying missions against terror group Isis in Syria since the start of the year. But a technical defect has grounded the fleet - for the second time. https://www.thelocal.de/20161007/military-jets-grounded-in-latest-headache-for-german-army Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:19:07 +0200 military-jets-grounded-in-latest-headache-for-german-army Germany's military is preparing to pull out from a Turkish airbase as a row between the two NATO partners escalates, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160825/germany-mulls-pullout-from-turkish-airbase-in-ongoing-row-report-turkey-military-bundeswehr-luftwaffe Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:24:24 +0200 germany-mulls-pullout-from-turkish-airbase-in-ongoing-row-report-turkey-military-bundeswehr-luftwaffe German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday backed a call from Turkey for a no-fly zone over parts of Syria, saying it would alleviate the situation of displaced Syrians. https://www.thelocal.de/20160216/merkel-calls-for-no-fly-zone-over-syria Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:09:15 +0100 merkel-calls-for-no-fly-zone-over-syria A Nato force of reconnaissance planes that includes German personnel will be sent to help Turkey police its border, drawing ire from politicians in Germany who said on Sunday they were not consulted. https://www.thelocal.de/20151227/german-mps-angry-at-nato-plane-mission Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:59:59 +0100 german-mps-angry-at-nato-plane-mission Planes will lift off from bases across Germany on Thursday and set course for Turkey, where they will be based during the Luftwaffe (air force) mission over Syria. https://www.thelocal.de/20151210/isis-luftwaffe-aircraft-syria-mission-military-germany Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:30:38 +0100 isis-luftwaffe-aircraft-syria-mission-military-germany A huge majority of MPs backed the government's plans to send German forces to Syria in a vote on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20151204/mission-to-syria-gets-go-ahead-from-mps Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:38:10 +0100 mission-to-syria-gets-go-ahead-from-mps Germany is planning to deploy 1,200 troops to help France in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, its army chief said Sunday, in what would be the military's biggest deployment abroad. https://www.thelocal.de/20151129/germany-to-send-1200-troops-to-aid-isis-fight Sun, 29 Nov 2015 13:07:58 +0100 germany-to-send-1200-troops-to-aid-isis-fight A manufacturing fault has been discovered in the troubled Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes, Germany's defence ministry said on Tuesday, announcing it was suspending deliveries of the sophisticated jets. https://www.thelocal.de/20141001/german-air-force-finds-fault-in-eurofighter-jets Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:35:00 +0200 german-air-force-finds-fault-in-eurofighter-jets UPDATE: Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told journalists on Friday that Thursday Germany will not take part in US-led air strikes against Islamic extremists Isis in Syria, following US President Barack Obama's announcement that the air campaign will be extended. https://www.thelocal.de/20140911/germany-may-help-syria-airstrikes-cdu Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:48:00 +0200 germany-may-help-syria-airstrikes-cdu A German military flight to the conflict-addled region in northern Iraq has been delayed because Turkey denied landing permission for the layover at Incirlik airbase, according to a spokesman for the air force. https://www.thelocal.de/20140820/german-aid-planes-to-iraq-delayed Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:17:00 +0200 german-aid-planes-to-iraq-delayed The German air force said on Wednesday it believes a fatal military plane crash on Monday was the fault of the dead pilot. Police are now almost certain both pilot and passenger were killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20140625/air-force-blames-dead-pilot-for-crash Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:56:00 +0200 air-force-blames-dead-pilot-for-crash The skies over northern Germany will be full of military planes over the coming couple of weeks as a large international military exercise takes off, involving thousands of soldiers from Germany and 11 other countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20140512/luftwaffe-exercise-fills-german-skies-with-planes Mon, 12 May 2014 13:30:00 +0200 luftwaffe-exercise-fills-german-skies-with-planes UPDATE: A German army Tornado fighter plane crashed near the western city of Koblenz on Thursday night, with both pilots ejecting to safety, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20140117/german-army-tornado-crashes-in-woods-pilots-unharmed-koblenz Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:39:00 +0100 german-army-tornado-crashes-in-woods-pilots-unharmed-koblenz A British salvage team this week pulled off a painstaking operation to lift a German World War II bomber plane from its grave off the coast of southeast England. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50231 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200 50231 Some German top Air Force brass want to expand their use of unmanned drones – and arm them in the future. Plans for European drone development are gaining support from those who want more independence from US military technology. https://www.thelocal.de/20120924/45155 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:14:00 +0200 45155 Holidaymakers on their way to Majorca got a fright on Wednesday morning when out of the blue two Luftwaffe Phantom jets showed up right next to their plane and escorted it for 15 minutes. https://www.thelocal.de/20120725/43977 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:16:00 +0200 43977 Two pilots flying what they thought was a routine trip to Germany to take a private jet for servicing were more than surprised when two Luftwaffe planes appeared at their side and escorted them to the ground. https://www.thelocal.de/20120403/41729 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:34:00 +0200 41729 The Luftwaffe has admitted that a German Eurofighter jet accidentally lost two external tanks filled with fuel over the countryside near the Bavarian city of Augsburg during a training flight. https://www.thelocal.de/20110329/34035 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:42:00 +0200 34035 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