EUROFIGHTER and tanker aircraft lands at Yelahanka Air Force Station
By Frontier India | February 6th, 2009 | Category: Military News - Europe | 2 comments
German Air Force delegation safely landed at Air Force Station of Yelahanka, near Bangalore/India, at 1340 h CET, yesterday. After a stop-over at Abu Dhabi Air Force Base, United Arab Emirates, three EUROFIGHTER, Germany’s most advanced fighter aircraft, along with an Airbus A310 MRTT (Multi Role Transport Tanker) successfully completed their first-time deployment to an Asian country to participate in the bi-annual air show.
After start-off at their home-bases in Germany on 4 February, 2009, all fighter airplanes were refuelled by Germany’s new tanker aircraft, A310 MRTT. This was the first time, A-310 MRTT air-to-air refuelling was conducted during an operational deployment marking another important milestone in its introduction phase.
German Air Force is scheduled to participate in AERO INDIA 2009 with EUROFIGHTER (30+23, 30+25, 30+38), of which one will provide a daily flying display, and Airbus A310 MRTT (10+27) from 11 through 15 February, 2009.
After conclusion of the air show, the German aircraft will be re-deploying to their respective home-bases by 16 February, 2009.
For the first time, the Luftwaffe will participate in an air show in Asia with fighter aircraft.
The deployment of EUROFIGHTER aircraft from Laage-Rostock/North-Eastern Germany and A310 MRTT from Cologne over a distance of about 5 000 miles is unique for the Luftwaffe and will provide broad experience of both technical and logistical procedures as well as know-how for future activities and operations.
The German delegation, lead by Deputy Commander 2nd Air Division, Brigadier General Harald Riedel, departed with about 70 personnel on 4th February 2009 to ensure the smooth deployment and safe operations within the air show’s programme.
Germany is selling U-214 submarines to the state of Pakistan which will be deployed against India.
Any country that supplies to China or Pakistan has to on the short list for the toughest condition on reinvestment of monies in India and also Technology transfer.Otherwise the wests favourite game of pitting two people against eachother and then making profit is a bit too obvious.
The German’s should simply be sidelined during the show. Even if the Eurofighter is being considered.
Understandable sentiments but this is modern day commerce, free market economics. Laying stringent conditions on them and others like them may be counter-productive. The Germans may listen to us and deny future weapon transfer to Pak or China only if we buy more from them than Pak or China. So till we are self reliant in production of major weapon systems, we may have to bite the bullet. Anyway we may not end up buying the Typhoons.