Nato Air Defender what is that you may ask your self. lets getger it quickly, it is an Nato training where multiple Nato nations gather there strength Together and training different scenarios together. Everytime this training is planned it is an one of the NATO Airspaces. This year its in the Airspaced of Germany. From June 12 till June 23
This Airports role during the Air Defender 2023 is the Cargo and Fuel Logitics for this with Help from Hungarian Forces there is an big Mobile Jet Fuel Tank build additionaly to the existing tanks.
During the Air Defender at Wunstorf there will be
USAF: C17 and C-130
Romanian Air Force: C-27
GAF: A400M (wich are normally stationed there)
from Wunstorf the A400am and C-130 will shuttle cargo between Wunstorf and other German Military Airport to support the allies at those airport.
Mor informations for the other Airports and Training Air Spaces will follow in the next hours and days.
This event is taking place from 12 June till 23june thats a Large period of time in which the event takes place. So i don’t think changing the date isn’t necessary. as well ass the real AD23 is taking place at the exact same time period.
Geilenkirchen is the Homebase of several NATO AWACS. During the Air Defender this Airport will server as a base fore The USAF Tankers wich will be the KC-135 and KC-46 wich then will provide Aerial refueling over Germany.
for aerial refueling there are specific pattern positions reserved in Germany.
in thus picture all Aerial refueling patterns are displayed.
Nordhorn Range is not an Airbase or an Airport this is one of several Military training ranges in Germany where Jets Are training shooting targets and dropping bombs at targets. thus Range alredy is in use since British allies were stationd in Germany. It then was handed over tho the German AirForce since then it was cleand and used for the same purpose.
During Airdefender this Range will be active and used by GAF Tornados, USAF A-10 and some other not jet confiremd jets.
In Infinite Flight this Range isn’t visible through a Airport dot. you only can find it when your looking the scenery it locates directly south of EDWN (Nordhorn Lingen)
you may now be like what is Rostock? Let me explain.
Rostock is a city in the Northern part of Germany located at the coast of the Baltic Sea. At the Airport Rostock Laage the GAF has station Eurofighters. And at the coast Rostock has its own Port.
Now you may wonder what ahs this to do with the Air Defender. So its kinde easy, during the Air Defender there will be a simulation to protect the Port of Rostock and the undersee Pipelines in the Baltic see from an agressor.
This Simulation will be done in this Virtual Air Defender event aswell.
Keep checking this Events thred for more informations in the next days
Global Air Forces is proud to announce we will be partnering with IFC members to take part in Exercise Air Defender 23 in Germany.
2023-06-12T04:00:00Z→2023-06-23T20:00:00Z
GAF will be taking part in this virtual NATO exercise happening simultaneously in real life. Air defender will enable the force, to fly, train and operate alongside IFC members, within varied types of tactical operations and sorties. A vast number of the GAF front line squadrons from around the globe will take part, showcasing the pinnacle of virtual military airpower.
Jagel ICAO ETNS positioned in the north of Germany is the Airport with the most visitors for Air Defender. It serves for many different nato partners during the Air Defender.
During the large-scale multinational exercise Air Defender 23, more than 70 additional aircraft are now stationed at the two military airfields in the heart of Schleswig-Holstein. Both locations will play a key role during the largest transfer exercise in NATO’s history. Because it is from here that most of the fighter jets take off for joint maneuvers over northern Germany. Hohn and Jagel are located within the training area, which will be closed to civil air traffic at certain altitudes between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
