Exercise reports
Elite 2008 facts

1.500 military personnel at the participating air bases
17 different ground-based systems including numerous wheeled and tracked vehicles
42 jets
10 helicopters
4 transport and support aircraft
Almost 1.700 military personnel at the Heuberg range and in the adjacent barracks.

Active participants Observers
BelgiumDenmark
GermanyEstonia
FinlandUnited Kingdom
FranceCanada
GreeceLithuania
United KingdomRomania
ItalySweden
LatviaSouth Africa
NetherlandsCzech Republic
Austria
Poland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Czech Republic
Turkey
Hungary
United States

Geilenkirchen AB

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
E-3A AWACSNAEWF

Heuburg Training range (ground systems)

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
PATRIOTGermany, Netherlands
AFF/OZELOTGermany
SA-8Germany
SA-6Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany
STINGERGermany, Netherlands
CROTALEFrance
MISTRALAustria, Belgium, France
ROLANDGermany
TRMLNetherlands
SKYGUARDAustria
SA-7Poland
HAWKFrance
SKYDORSpain
ASRAD-RFinland
GEPARDGermany
RBS-70Czech Republic, Latvia
RAPIERTurkey
CRCGermany
DCRCFrance

Landsberg AB

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
C-160DGerman Air Force
C-160GFrench Air Force
CASA 295Polish Air Force
C-130HFrench Air Force

Laupheim AB

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
CH-53GSGerman Army
Bo-105PGerman Army
Sea KingGerman Navy
A-109Belgium Army Component

Lechfeld AB

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
Tornado ECRJBG-32 German Air Force, 155 Gr/50 St Italian Air Force
Tornado RecceAK-51 German Air Force
Tornado IDSJBG-32 German Air Force
F-16C&D181 Filo/8 AJU Turkish and 341 Mira Greek Air Force
F-4E-2020111 Filo/1 AJU Turkish Air Force
Su-228 ELT Polish Air Force
EF-18A+Ala 15 Spanish Air Force

Neuburg AB

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
LR-35GFD, Germany
DA-20FRA, United Kingdom

Spangdahlem AB (Red Air)

Aircraft/System Country/Unit
F-16CJ22 and 23 FS/ 52 FW USAFE
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