German fighters participated in a cross-NATO training event on Wednesday, where four European aircraft took off from the German Air Force base and dropped Sweden's high-precision taxi bomb.
According to a spokesman, Fist's plane was a route from Novinic in western Germany to northern Sweden, where they would drop precisely guided GBU-48 bombs on a military ground near the village of Vedesel.
“They are practicing what is called a 'deep strike', a mission to precisely participate in a remote target area and reach home base again on the same day,” the Air Force explained.
“The flight distance is several thousand kilometers, and each jet is planning four air-type devices,” it said, adding that these functions are military-necessary in the event of a NATO attack.
Sweden became the latest member of the Western Defense Alliance last year. Germany has been a member since 1955.
The German European fighter is part of the Tactical Air Force Wing 31 “Boolcke” designed to provide close air support to the troops fighting on the ground.
