Air Defender 2023

[Key]

Which MI are still there?

I saw 78-641, 80-213, 80-221 and 80-258 tonight.

Erik

[edit: forgot one]

[fraviationspotter]

The first fighters of the longtime participants will leave us tomorrow, all 12 F-18. Some support aircraft are also planned for this day. The for 22.06. planned C-26D (Hohn) already came in on 21.06.

Any specific time for the navy and Fin?

[frank kramer]

I can only say: when is the next scheduled edition?

[Oscar01]

A-10s will leave (all of them) to PIK on Friday.

Oz

[Herby]

Obviously there are first rumors about another Air Defender in 2026.

If so it is questionable if it will be planned as in 2023. Wittmund should be active again, but other resources say, the base will not re-open before 2027. If Hohn will play again a major role or possibly Laage isn’t known yet.

And how will be the situation around ANG legacy F-15 and A-10, are they still active? Time will tell.