Kommando Luftwaffe 1 I a Stand: 11.05.2015German Air Force HQ

Air and Missile DefenceThe German Air Force Perspective

Brig General Lutz Kohlhaus

Deputy Chief of Staff

German Air Force HQ

RUSI Missile Defence Conference, London, 12 April 2015

Perspective of the German Air Force

Territorial Missile Defence

Perspective of the German Air Force

Territorial Missile Defence

3

Assessment

Conclusion

C2

AMD Capabilities German Air Force

From PATRIOT to TLVS

Evolve existing Capabilities

4

Cooperation

FNC – MN Capability Development

Signatory States of the Letter of Intent

“Germany has been pursuing Framework Nations Concept implementation … with the objective of developing common projects.”

5

Level of Ambition NATO

German Multinational Air Group

LAND

XXX

AIR

XX

LAND

XXX

LAND

XXX

AIR

XX

AIR

XX

SEA

X

SEA

X

SEA

X

SEA

X

SEA

X

MJO+ / 2 MJO & 6 SJO:

Air Component: 3 Expeditionary Air Forces

AIR

X

AIR

X Expeditionary

Air Group

Expeditionary

Air Force

ADX

JFAC

HQ

PR/CSAR

EWISRAARStratALITASSEADXFBX

DOB AMDAirspaceControl

AIR

X

Support to SOF

AIR

XX

+ + + + + + + + +

+ + + + +

GermanMultinationalAirGroup

6

BMD (UL) C-RAM &

GBAD

Air &

TBMD

(LL)

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Multi-national Capability Development

FNC AMD Cluster

Kommando Luftwaffe 1 I a Stand: 11.05.2015German Air Force HQ

StandardizationInteroperability

Open ArchitectureIntegrated C2

Perspective of the German Air Force

Territorial Missile Defence