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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Eurofighter: Learning curve for Germany

After four months of flying air policing missions, Germany's air force is happy with the operational performance of its new Eurofighter interceptors but its ability to meet related training commitments is being hampered by a serious shortage of aircraft.

Located at Neuburg/Donau air base near Munich, Fighter Wing 74 (FW74) has encountered a steep learning curve since July 2006, when it became the first and so far only frontline air force unit to field the Eurofighter.

Now operating with a combination of its 741 and 742 squadrons, FW74 has overcome early reliability issues that had affected its performance, and on 3 June began providing quick reaction alert (QRA) cover with the type over southern Germany.

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