A large elephant walk of the Luftwaffe displaying Germany's air power

Europe is undergoing a rearmament process due to the threat from Russia, and Germany is one of the countries immersed in this process.

A historic German Army parade in the Lithuanian capital, the first since WWII
A Luftwaffe Eurofighter honors the most famous German aviator and his plane

Last Tuesday, May 27, the WhatsApp channel of the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, published an impressive video with this text: "As of today, we have a new Inspector General: Lieutenant General Neumann has taken over the highest position in the Air Force, from Lieutenant General Gerhartz. What's changing? The image at the top. What's staying the same? Maximum operational readiness: AIR POWER around the clock. In the air, in Earth, in space. Throughout Germany. At any time." This message was accompanied by an impressive display of several elephant walks:

In military aviation, an "elephant walk" is a demonstration in which a group of aircraft perform a formation on a landing strip. It's a very common display of air power in other countries, but so far not in Germany, where the memory of World War II still weighs heavily on society. However, things are changing due to Russian expansionism. This video is a clear message to Moscow: Germany has the power to defend itself and its allies. You can see some screenshots of what appears in the video here.

A soldier from an Air Mobile Protection Team (AMPT) armed with an H&K G36 assault rifle. These teams are responsible for protecting Luftwaffe airbases and aircraft deployed abroad. Behind us, we see a hangar with a Panavia Tornado, a veteran but highly capable attack aircraft.

Two rows of Eurofighters, the Luftwaffe's most advanced combat aircraft. Germany has 138 of these fighters: 31 in Tranche 1, 76 in Tranche 2, and 31 in Tranche 3. It is also on track to receive 38 Tranche 4 and 30 in Tranche 4+.

Three rows of Panavia Tornados and an IAI Heron TP drone. The Luftwaffe still has 68 Tornado IDS (attack) and 21 Tornado ECR (electronic warfare) drones in operation. In addition, the German Air Force has five IAI Heron 1 surveillance drones and has acquired another five Heron TP surveillance and combat drones.

An impressive row of A400 Atlas transport aircraft. Germany is the largest operator of this European-made aircraft, with 47 aircraft already received and another 6 pending delivery.

A nice overhead view of a CH-53 Sea Stallion. Germany purchased 110 of these heavy helicopters in the late 1960s. 66 of them remain in service today.

One row of CH-53Gs and two rows of H-145s. The Luftwaffe has acquired 16 H-145s, used as special operations transport helicopters on missions by the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), the German Army's Special Forces Command.

These elephant walks included MIM-104 Patriot and IRIS-T SLM air defense systems. The Luftwaffe has 9 Patriot batteries (72 launchers) and is expecting to receive another 8 (64 launchers). Of the IRIS-T SLM, the Luftwaffe expects to have a total of 1,280 missiles.