The German Air Force (in German: Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: ['l?ftvaf?] ), the German-language generic term for air force) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. With a strength of 31,378 men (November 14, 2013), it is the fourth largest air force within the European Union, after the air forces of the United Kingdom, France and Italy. Although its budget has been significantly reduced since the end of the Cold War in 1989/90, the Luftwaffe is still among the best-equipped air forces of the world. Like the other branches of the Bundeswehr, it is fully integrated into the structures of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).The German Air Force was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of then West Germany. After the reunification of West and East Germany in 1990, it integrated parts of the air force of the former German Democratic Republic, which itself had been founded in 1956 as part of the National People's Army. There is no organizational continuity between the current Luftwaffe of the Bundeswehr and the former Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht founded in 1935, which was completely disbanded in 1945/46 after World War II. The term Luftwaffe that is used for both the historic and the current German air force is the German-language generic designation of any air force, thus not establishing a link between the two forces.
Electrónica de aviones
Panavia Tornado
Aniversario
1956-01-09
Batalla
Cold War
Kosovo War
Operation Deliberate Force
War in Afghanistan (2001?present)
Nombre del color
Blue, Grey and White
Símbolo de identificación
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Tamaño de la unidad militar
31,378 personnel
428 aircraft
Lema
Team Luftwaffe
Papel
Air Defence Force
Aipatu
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