Mission

Main task of the German Air Force Weapons School is to train and enable key personnel of combined air warfare operations to become weapons instructors and experts in their respective disciplines.
Weapons Instructors are combat ready officers in their specific branch, finely tuned in the skills of integration, tactical leadership and instruction.

These experts are the guarantee for high level instruction in their fighter wings or units and serve as the point of contact for all tactical matters as well as future capability development in the GAFGerman Air Force HQs. Current branches are Typhoon and Tornado aircrews, C2 officers and Intelligence officers.

To cope with future challenges of air warfare operations, the GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School makes a decisive contribution to the further development of the Air Force through the genesis of experts and the harmonization of operational procedures for the various weapon systems.