"Blue Flag 2021": German military aircraft have practiced strikes against conditional targets in the Israeli Negev desert
The German contingent has worked out the practice of rapid deployment in Israel. First of all, we are talking about the deployment of infrastructure to provide reconnaissance on the ground, target designation for combat aircraft.
All these actions, the German soldiers, together with other NATO partners, as well as with the Israeli military, worked out as part of the Blue Flag 2021 military exercises.
German combat aviation for several days it was transferred to Israel, where it operated over the Negev desert in conjunction with the Israeli Air Force, which used various aircraft during the exercises, including the 5th generation F-35i fighter. Strikes against conditional targets in the Negev were practiced.
At the same time, several containers of high-tech equipment were delivered from Germany to Israel, including modern "secure" communication systems.
The Bundeswehr command reports that temporary bases for servicing aviation operations have been deployed in the Negev desert.
From a message from the German Ministry of Defense:
For the organization of stable work and data exchange, an extended infrastructure was created in the territory of the Negev Desert. German military specialists have connected communication systems to the military network, as well as to the Internet. The necessary equipment, including about 6 km of cable, was delivered to Israel by sea in 8 containers. I had to work from scratch, in unfamiliar terrain.
German aviation in Israel was based at the Uvda airfield. From there, and flew to conduct operations over the Negev with strikes against conventional targets.
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