Air Defender 2023 serial overview.

[dennisblade1979]

84-0016/MA

(Frisian Flag 16)

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[falcx]

One small correction needed, the KC-46 isn't deployed to Geilenkirchen (yet).

[Paul]

For the „AL“ F-16 and the three F-15 (ZZ, JZ, OT) it is notified that they are fully operated by their parent unit, but there was not enough time to went to the paintshop.

The JZ and MA were swapt from unit and are back in line with the other coded JZ/MA Eagles..

[GoldenPlane]

HUAF11 is showing as ‘44’.

[Oscar01]

2 MI KC-135s to Ramstein this morning for Air Defender

Oz

[GoldenPlane]

2 MI KC-135s to Ramstein this morning for Air Defender

Oz

Visual 58-0062 & 58-0088. Both with Michigan tailband.

[Sjoerd]

Both KC-46's left Keflavik back to the CONUS. So seems these won't be joining the party at Geilenkirchen.

[Krazy]

2 MI KC-135s to Ramstein this morning for Air Defender

Oz

Visual 58-0062 & 58-0088. Both with Michigan tailband.

These two have left RS this morning, and are currently over Scotland.

[Hans1957]

Geen usaf E3 's voor ETNG ?? of vliegen deze vanaf polen komende weken.

[Ajaxfever]

Geen usaf E3 's voor ETNG ?? of vliegen deze vanaf polen komende weken.

As far as I know there are no more yanken E-3s based in Poland.

Unfortunately I also saw that the FF F-22s left Poland for Jordan.

[AK01]

Missing from the, AFAIK, latest participants list, are :
Brize Norton, UK KC-135R (?x) ANG GSU Support only
Hohn,DE 4 x RAF Typhoon
Prestwick, UK C-17A (2x) ANG (there have been plenty of C17's related to Air Defender, but they all have gone home again)
Wunstorf, DE C2 JASDF (is this one cancelled?)
Ramstein, DE so far 1 NE ANG KC135R arrived.

[Trabanti]

The Japanese C-2 is expected to operate out of Le Bourget.

Is it possibe the RAF decided to fly the Tiffies from homeplate instead of deploying them? I haven't seen any reports on transports to Hohn to support them either.. But perhaps they will arrive early on Monday.

[Paul]

The Japanese C-2 is expected to operate out of Le Bourget.

Is it feasible the RAF decided to fly the Tiffies from homeplate instead of deploying them?

RAF due in Hohn on Sunday.

[Trabanti]

Cool, thanks Paul.

[michel N]

Last thing I heard is that the Japanese only send observers, no C-2 unfortunately.

At the list of aircraft for the Salon Le Bourget, C-2 isn’t mentioned either.