Marineflieger
Naval Air Command | |
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Marinefliegerkommando | |
![]() Insignia of the Marinefliegerkommando | |
Founded | 1956 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | German Navy |
Type | Naval aviation |
Size | 2,500 personnel 56 aircraft |
Part of | German Navy |
Garrison/HQ | Nordholz Naval Airbase |
Website | [1] |
Commanders | |
Kommandeur des Marinefliegerkommandos | Kapitän zur See Thorsten Bobzin |
Insignia | |
Roundel | ![]() |
Fin flash | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Sea Lynx Mk 88 A P-3C Orion |
Patrol | Sea King Mk 41 Sea Lynx Mk 88 A P-3C Orion |
Reconnaissance | P-3C Orion Dornier 228 LM |
Trainer | H135 |
Transport | Sea King Mk 41 Sea Lynx Mk 88 A |
The Marinefliegerkommando is the naval air arm of the German Navy.
History
During the First World War, naval aviators were part of the Kaiserliche Marine. Between the wars, naval aviation, the Seeflieger was absorbed by Goering's Luftwaffe in 1935. It almost came into existence when the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was laid down in 1936, but lack of suitable aircraft, coupled with the reluctance of the Luftwaffe to support the Kriegsmarine in the carrier's construction, culminated in its eventual cancellation in 1943, and all anti-ship operations were transferred to the Luftwaffe shortly afterwards [citation needed].
After the Second World War, it was not until West Germany's entry into NATO in the 1950s and the establishment of the Bundesmarine, that a naval aviation force (Marineflieger) was formed.
The British were largely instrumental in creation of the Marineflieger, supplying training and aircraft. A number of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) officers operated as part of the German Navy in the process. The first aircraft included Hawker Sea Hawks which were used by Marinefliegergeschwader 1 and 2 and Fairey Gannets. Until the new bases were ready, pilots were trained with the FAA in the UK.
Aircraft
The Marinefliegerkommando had 2,500 personnel on active duty in 2020.[1] As of 2019, it operates 54 aircraft.[2]
Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Sea Falcon | Sweden | UAV | ISR | 2 systems on order as a testbed for future UAVs on the corvettes, 8 more planned | |||
Puma AE II | United States | UAV | ISR | 2019 | 6 | 3 systems with 6 UAVs, dubbed "LARUS" in the German Navy[3] | |
DJI Phantom 4 | China | Micro UAV | ISR | 2017 | 5 | [4] | |
Dornier 228 LM | Germany | Propeller | Pollution control | 1991 | 2 | 2[5] | [2] |
Lockheed P-3 Orion | United States | Propeller | MPA | 2006 | 8 | 8 | [2] |
NHI NH90 Sea Lion | Germany | Rotorcraft | ASW/SAR/transport | 2018 | 3 | 3 | 15 more on order,[6] replacing the Sea King |
NHI NH90 Sea Tiger | Germany | Rotorcraft | ASW | 2025 | 31 on order, replacing the Westland Lynx[7] | ||
Westland Sea Lynx Mk 88 A | United Kingdom | Rotorcraft | Attack/SAR/transport | 1981 | 22 | 22 | [8] |
Westland Sea King Mk 41 | United Kingdom | Rotorcraft | SAR/transport | 1972 | 21 | 22 | [2] |
The Marinefliegerkommando previously operated the following aircraft:
Gallery
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A Tornado IDS at RAF Mildenhall in 1984
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A Lynx helicopter on the flight deck of a German frigate in 1993
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A P-3 Orion painted with a special scheme for the 100th anniversary of the Marineflieger
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A Westland Sea King in 2013
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A Dornier 228 in 2013
See also
References
- ^ "Marineflieger im Umbruch" (in German).
- ^ a b c d "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal: 16. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.flugrevue.de/militaer/unbemanntes-fluggeraet-von-aerovironment-puma-ae-fuer-die-marine/
- ^ http://dipbt.bundestag.de/doc/btd/19/010/1901082.pdf
- ^ http://www.flugrevue.de/militaerluftfahrt/streitkraefte/die-flugzeugflotte-der-bundesmarine-dornier-do-228-212/721768?seite=2
- ^ "Bericht des BMVg zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). bmvg. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Thomas Wiegold (31 July 2019). "Marine soll NH90-Hubschrauber als Ersatz für SeaLynx bekommen (m. Nachtrag)". Augen geradeaus!. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Marine-Hubschrauber müssen am Boden bleiben" (in German). 22 September 2014.