Germany Only Able to Field A Handful Of Fully Operational Fighter Jets – IOTW Report

Germany Only Able to Field A Handful Of Fully Operational Fighter Jets

The German air force has 128 Eurofighter Typhoons in its inventory. You can count the number of those aircraft able to defend themselves on your fingers (I’ve seen estimates of four to ten). The problem is a threat sensor mounted in the wing that has a fault in the coolant system, and there’s no easy means to replace or repair the malfunctioning component. More

16 Comments on Germany Only Able to Field A Handful Of Fully Operational Fighter Jets

  1. From the link: ” …they needed a specific spare part to seal the cooling circuit. However, this, according to the sobering response of the industry, is currently unavailable…”

    So would be my logistic and engineering commanders in the Luftwaffe. Unavailable, that is. I’d confine their ass to base, on bread and water at this point until they figured out how to hire an aerospace sensor systems engineer and a fab shop qualified to make the piece.

    If the story is true which I doubt. Chances are the sensor pod is a P.O.S that never worked from the get go.

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  2. Merkle can flood Germany with subhuman religious fanatics that rape and pillage, suck the treasury dry and treat German citizens like shit but the German people will not rise up and do shit until they run out of beer and sausages. When that happens its game on.

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  3. Sad. Had the pleasure of working with these fine warriors in Europe and north America. Hard workers, smart and talented, funny as hell. Their planes are old and look needlessly complex. Should have been replaced long ago.

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