09/13/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/13/2022 03:31
Although the Luxembourg Army had three light surveillance and observation aircraft at its disposal in the early 1960s, it is historically an army specialised in the field of reconnaissance. However, to meet national and international (EU, NATO) needs, the Luxembourg Defence has developed new air capabilities in recent years. Due to the relatively small size of the country, the specific expertise required in the military air domain and for reasons of efficiency, this development has often been done in close cooperation with trusted international partners or in the scope of multinational programmes. Thus, the Defence today has access to a wide range of aircraft, some of which are stationed abroad for operational reasons.
In order to give the Luxembourg population and anyone interested a close-up view of these capabilities, the following aircraft will be on display on the first weekend of October 2022:
The Airbus A400M will be open to the public and can be inspected from inside. Demonstrations of the surveillance cameras of the Airbus H145M helicopter and the Beechcraft BE350 ISR are also planned.
Experts and military personnel operating these various aircraft will be on site to answer technical or practical questions from the public.
Interested persons can register via the website https://identials.lu/gouv/registration/defence-open-air-days. The event will be organised in a restricted area of Luxembourg-Findel airport. This area is only accessible by a shuttle bus, which will run continuously between the airport's "Parking M" and the event venue.
The number of people allowed on the site is limited. It is therefore necessary to indicate a time slot when registering. Access to the site and the shuttle bus is only possible during this time slot. All persons are therefore requested to arrive at the designated parking area on time.
Public transport: Findel Business Center bus stop on mobiliteit.lu
Press release by the Directorate of Defence