German Air Force deploys jets to Iceland for high-north training
The German air force has sent fighter aircraft to Iceland for the first time in over a decade as part of a rapid deployment exercise. From 28 July to 10 August, six German Eurofighters and 50 personnel are deployed to Keflavik air base from where the squadron will conduct up to eight practice flights daily. Coordinated by NATO’s Control and Reporting Centre in Keflavik, exercise “Rapid Viking” will help familiarise German aircrews with Iceland’s airspace and flying in arctic conditions. The Luftwaffe last deployed to Iceland in 2012 as part of NATO’s peacetime air-policing mission.
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