EAG Annual Review 2024
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F-35 Technicians Interoperability Strengthens European Alliances
Vital to military partnerships with key allies around the world is interoperability. The European Air Group aims to improve tactical capability through interoperability, and one of its major projects includes F-35 Technicians Interoperability. The goal of this initiative is to reduce the F-35 logistic footprint and at the same time increase the operational capabilities by…
First CHIP Meeting of 2023 hosted by the Netherlands
From 9 to 11 May 2023, personnel from the Italian Army, German Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force and Royal Air Force came together at Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base in The Netherlands for the first Cargo Helicopter Interoperability Project (CHIP) meeting of 2023. The aims and outputs of the CHIP are to improve interoperability between…
EAG FLIGHT SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SEMINAR
On 09 May 2023, the European Air Group (EAG) had the pleasure of hosting a Flight Safety Management System Seminar. Subject Matter Experts from all EAG Air Forces met at RAF High Wycombe (FRA joined by VTC) to identify, discuss, share best practices and explore areas of cooperation in the Safety Management System (SMS) field.…
Rapid Air Power Projection Working Group and Symposium
The European Air Group organised a Rapid Air Power Projection symposium, hosted by the French Armée de l’Air & de l’Espace at Lyon Mont Verdun AFB (France), from the 27th to the 30th of March 2023 as part of a new initiative aimed at exploring the possibility of planning and executing combined, multinational, long-range deployments. Participants…
Cross Maintenance
Aim: Establish a forum that discusses maintenance differences in a manner that is easily understood and that can find opportunities for interoperability. Bring maintenance and airworthiness communities together, to establish a pathway (for F-35 nations initially) for mutual recognition of specific areas in order to exchange technicians according to national Airworthiness regulations to support cross…
Cargo Helicopter Interoperability Project (CHIP)
Aim Improve interoperability between CH47 users aircrew and support staff. Desired Outputs Exchange of information, training possibilities, simulation in order to improve operational output Back to Air Ops
TACEVAL Teams
Aim To establish a pool of TACEVAL evaluators who can assist other EAG countries in achieving NATO validation/certification and strengthen the level of interoperability in the operational, logistic and force protection domains. Desired Outputs A single multilateral framework / TA , that allows evaluators and candidate evaluators (under training) to be deployed between EAG Nations…
Air Warfare Symposium (AWS)
Aim Establish a symposium as a means to share common upcoming challenges; training, exercise or operational shortfalls; operational and tactical level lessons learned, as well as to discuss interoperability issues amongst Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Desired Outputs Provide a forum for SME´s to network and share information. Provide useful guidance to EAG PS on areas…