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Order of Battle - Germany
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by German armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

  German Air Force
7x   Airbus A310-304   air-to-air refueling & heavy transport
3x   AS532U2 Cougar   VIP transport
86x   C-160D Transall   tactical transport
6x   CL-601 Challenger   VIP transport
21x   EF2000 Typhoon   multi-role
  "          "   +.. on order (180 Typhoons in total)
15x   EF2000T Typhoon   operational conversion
  "          "   +.. on order (180 Typhoons in total)
70x   F-4F Phantom   air defence
1x   NH90-TTH   medium-lift transport
  "          "   +41 on order
34x   Tornado ECR   electronic warfare & reconnaissance
186x   Tornado IDS   ground attack
75x   UH-1D Iroquois   utility
   
  German Army
170x   Bo-105P1   anti-armour attack & utility
70x   CH-53G Stallion   heavy-lift transport
23x   CH-53GS Stallion   heavy-lift transport & special operations
14x   EC135T1   basic flying training
10x   EC665UHT Tiger   anti-armour attack
  "          "   +70 on order
5x   NH90-TTH   medium-lift transport
  "          "   +75 on order
85x   UH-1D Iroquois   utility
   
  German Navy
2x   Br1150 Atlantique   signals intelligence
2x   Do228 LM   maritime patrol
8x   P-3C Orion   anti-submarine warfare & maritime patrol
21x   Seaking Mk41   search and rescue
22x   Super Lynx Mk88A   anti-submarine warfare
   
  Future orders
2x   Airbus A319CJ   deliveries from 2010
2x   Airbus A340-300   deliveries from 2010
60x   Airbus A400M   deliveries from 2010
4x   Global 5000   deliveries from 2011
   
Remarks
  • The F-4F Phantom will continue to fly until 2012.
  • The first Tornado IDS fighter-bombers will soon be replaced by the EF2000.
  • The Global 5000s on order for the Air Force will replace the CL-601s in the VIP role.
  • Four additional CH-53G helicopters will be converted to CH-53GS in 2009.
  • The German Army is looking for nine new helicopters to fulfill initial flying training.
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