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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Fresh statistics show massive US air superiority over EU

F-15 EagleNew statistics released by European air controllers show the vast superiority of the US air force over EU countries and the density of US military traffic in European skies.

The numbers, published by the Brussels-based Eurocontrol on Wednesday (12 October), note that the US has a total of 13,195 military and paramilitary air vehicles compared to 8,111 in the 27 EU countries combined. The EU's top air powers - France (1,339), the UK (1,296), Germany (1,096) and Italy (901) - come nowhere near.

The difference is even bigger when it comes to combat aircraft. The US has 3,630 combat jets (not counting helicopters). France has 380, Germany 346, the UK 213 and Italy 164. Meanwhile, Greece is exposed as a mini-air-power - the small Balkan country has 304 combat jets. Its prickly-neighbour-cum-Nato-ally Turkey has 401.

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