Exercise Air Defender

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The inside story of Exercise Air Defender 23

A giant exercise under Luftwaffe leadership saw a mass deployment of fighters from the US to Germany to train with their European partners, as Dr Stefan Petersen reports

Air Defender 23 - Hot action from Hohn and Jagel air bases

Some of the action from Jagel and Hohn air bases shot by Mark Kerton. These two bases in Northern Germany are the main locations hosting fast jets taking part in Exercise Air Defender 23.

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Exercise Air Defender 23 gallery

A selection of photos from Jagel and Hohn air bases by Mark Kerton. These locations are the two main bases being used to host fast jets for Exercise Air Defender 23.

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Exercise Air Defender latest: Visiting aircraft confirmed

A new updated list of participating aircraft for Exercise Air Defender 2023 has been released today (May 10) by the German MOD.

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Japan to send aircraft for Exercise Air Defender 2023

The German Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is taking part in Exercise Air Defender 23 later this year

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Exercise Air Defender Update: More aircraft deployment details revealed

More information has been released by the German Ministry of Defence on the aircraft participating in Exercise Air Defender 2023, which takes places over June 12-23.

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Massive NATO air exercise details revealed

NATO’s largest ever aircraft deployment exercise is set to take place in June this year involving more than 200 aircraft