Air Force Weapons System Command

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Air Force Weapons System Command
- WaSysKdo Lw—
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Coat of arms of the Luftwaffe weapons system command

coat of arms
active October 1, 2006 to June 30, 2013
Country Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces air force
Strength approx. 1,270
Insinuation Air Force Office
Location Cologne madness
commander
Deputy Commander and in charge of the command Brigadier General Rudolf Maus

The Air Force Weapons System Command ( WaSysKdo Lw ) was a command authority of the German Armed Forces responsible for the Air Force logistics as part of the German Armed Forces logistic system. It performed usage tasks, the so-called operational and supply responsibility for maintaining operational readiness and operational readiness.

history

The Air Force Weapon Systems Command was October 1, 2006 in the Air Force barracks delusion set in Cologne to the tasks of the same resolution Air Force Material Command and the Department of Air Force Armor Air Force Office to take over. It took its final structure on October 1, 2009.

By assigning responsibility for materials for operational readiness to the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use , the Lw weapons system command had been in the restructuring phase since January 1, 2013.

As of January 1, 2013, Air Force Maintenance Regiment 1 , Air Force Maintenance Regiment 2 and Weapon System Support Center were decommissioned and transferred to Weapon System Support Center 1 and Weapon System Support Center 2 .

On June 30, 2013, the WaSysKdo Lw was dissolved and the tasks were handed over to the Air Force Support Associations Command , which was newly established on July 1, 2013, and the Logistics / Usage Department.

tasks

The basic task was to look after the Luftwaffe's material and flying equipment for the entire Bundeswehr, from the request to its disposal as part of the Air Force's operational and supply responsibility for maintaining operational readiness and operational readiness.

In order to manage the subordinate associations and fulfill the technical tasks, the WaSysKdo Lw was composed of a staff element and the following five departments :

The "Material Ability Management Air Force (MFM Lw)" department was looking for solutions as part of the Customer Product Management (CPM) armaments procedure to close the ability gaps identified in the Air Force - and thus the Bundeswehr - through the introduction of material. For this purpose, the MFM Lw worked together with the Center for Further Development of the Air Force (ZWELw) in the Air Force Office and the Air Power Center.

Department I “Air Force Armaments” supported the realization of armaments projects up to their introduction into the troops. Thereafter, Department II ( anti-aircraft missile systems , general air force equipment, electronics and optronics ) and Department III (flying weapons systems) were responsible for the actual safe and economical operation within the framework of usage control. The area of ​​responsibility of Department III also included traffic licensing, inspection and construction status for all aircraft of the Bundeswehr.

The "Central Tasks Department" performed cross-sectional, overarching tasks in the fields of armaments, logistics and use in the Air Force. This included basic work, regulations and centralized maintenance planning and control.

organization

The Air Force Weapons System Command (WaSysKdoLw) was a division-level command authority that was subordinate to the Air Force Office . In terms of troops, the WaSysKdoLw managed the German part of the NATO Programming Center (NPC) in Glons, Belgium, which is responsible for software maintenance and changes to the command systems of the NATO air force . Around 4,000 soldiers and civilian employees were on duty in the area of ​​responsibility of the weapons system command. The command itself had a strength of 1,000.

Structure until December 31, 2012

  • Air Force Weapons System Command (WaSysKdoLw)
    • Air Force Maintenance Regiment 1 (LwInsthRgt 1) in Erding (dissolved on December 31, 2012)
      • Avionics System Center (SysZ Avionics)
      • System center for aircraft technology (SysZ LfzT) Separate area Ummendorf SysZ LfzT
      • Separate area Penzing SysZ LfzT
      • Separate area Koop Manching SysZ LfzT (EKZ - Eurofighter Cooperation Cell)
      • Separate area Koop OBERURSEL SysZ LfzT
      • Separate area Koop München SysZ LfzT
      • Separate area Koop Erding SysZ LfzT
      • Separate area Neckarzimmern SysZ LfzT (triggered on December 31, 2008)
      • Erding Air Base Squadron
      • Civil training workshop in Erding
    • Luftwaffe Maintenance Regiment 2 (LwInsthRgt 2) in Diepholz (dissolved on December 31, 2012)
      • Air Force Maintenance Group 21 to repair the F-4F Phantom (Jever Air Base)
      • Air Force Maintenance Group 22 for the repair of radar equipment and communication systems of the air force operations management service and military air traffic control (Trollenhagen and Husum air bases)
      • Air Force Maintenance Group 25 for the maintenance and repair of helicopters (Diepholz Air Base)
      • Anti-aircraft missile system center for the maintenance of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system and its components (Wunstorf Air Base)
    • Weapons System Support Center (WaSysUstgZ) in Landsberg am Lech (dissolved on December 31, 2012)
      • Staff train WaSysUstgZ
      • System support center (SysUstgZ) combat aircraft
      • System support center (SysUstgZ) NH90 / Tiger
      • System support center for the command services of the Air Force (SysUstgZ FüDstLw)
      • Project support team for anti-aircraft missile systems PATRIOT / MEADS
      • Type support team (TBM) NH 90
      • Type escort team (TBM) Eurofighter
      • Longest-serving German officer in the International Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Field Team A400M (DDO / DtA IIFT A400M) in Blagnac / Haute-Garonne ( France ) ( Toulouse-Blagnac airport )

Structure January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The regimental flag is brought down. www.merkur-online.de, December 17, 2012, accessed on December 11, 2013 .
  2. ^ Federal Ministry of Defense, press and information staff: Air force structure is streamlined. (PDF, 117 kB) Bundeswehr, June 25, 2013, accessed on December 11, 2013 .

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