世界主要空軍-德國空軍(World Major Air Force-Deutsch Luftwaffe/German Air Force)-2012

空軍聯合參謀部(Führungsstab der Luftwaffe)是德國空軍最高單位，下轄兩個一級單位：空軍指揮司令部(Luftwaffenführungskommando/Air Force Command)與空軍局(Luftwaffenamt /Air Force Office)。

空軍指揮司令部(Luftwaffenführungskommando/Air Force Command)下轄：

• 空軍作戰司令部(Air Force Operations Command)
• German Joint Force Air Component Command Headquarters (JFAC HQ)
• 國家空防指揮中心(National Air Defense Command Center)
• German Space Situational Awareness Center
• Air Force Support Command

1st Air Division in Southern Germany	2nd Air Division in Eastern Germany	4th Air Division in Western Germany
Air Command and Control Section 1	Air Command and Control Section 3	Air Command and Control Section 2
Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 5 SAM Battalion 22 SAM Battalion 23	Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 2 SAM Battalion 21 SAM Battalion 24	Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 1 SAM Battalion 25 SAM Battalion 26
Fighter-Bomber Wing 32 Fighter Wing 74 Air Transport Wing 61 Air Transport Wing 62 Ministry of Defence Transport Wing	Fighter-Bomber Wing 31 “Boelcke” Fighter-Bomber Wing 33 Fighter Wing 73 “Steinhoff” Helicopter Wing 64	Fighter Wing 71 "Richthofen" Reconnaissance Wing 51 “Immelmann” Air Transport Wing 63
German Air Force Tactical Training Center Italy		Air Force Regiment "Friesland"

• 空軍局(Luftwaffenamt)
• 空軍訓練指揮部(Luftwaffenausbildungskommando)
• 空軍武器指揮部(German Air Force Weapon Systems Command)

Air Force Training Command

Air Force Weapon Systems Command

Air Force Officer School Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer School Air Force Technical School 1 (with Air Force Bands 1 and 2) Air Force Technical School 3 (with Air Force Bands 3 and 4) Air Force Training Regiment Air Force Specialized Schools German Air Force Command United States/ Canada Air Force Flying Training Center, United States Holloman AFB 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron NAS Pensacola 3rd German Air Force Training Squadron Goodyear Airport German participation Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Sheppard AFB Air Force Tactical Training Center Air Defense Missiles Fort Bliss

Maintenance Regiment 1 Avionics Center Aircraft Technology Center Maintenance Regiment 2 Maintenance Group 21 Maintenance Group 22 Maintenance Group 25 Air Defense Missile Center Weapon Systems Support Center

現代很多航太科技以及軍事科技有不少是起源自二戰的德國，而這批德國航太與軍事人才在二戰結束後多數被美蘇兩國所接收。或許兩次世界大戰都以慘敗收場的陰影讓德國徹底悔悟，也為二戰的大屠殺深表悔意，再加上二戰後的德國分裂且領土也縮小，雖然後來西德發展成整個歐洲第一大經濟體，且德國的航太科技底子仍在，但在軍事規模上始終是歐洲二等國家，也沒有像英法兩國有獨力發展戰鬥機，多是採取多國合作的模式開發。不過沿襲二戰德國的發展，柴電動力潛艇與主戰戰車的技術德國仍是處於世界領先地位。

Combat aircraft

Eurofighter F-2000A 50/51(On Order)
Eurofighter TF-2000A 18/14(On Order)
Tornado IDS 117
Tornado IDS 7
Tornado ECR 31
F-4F 27
Transport
A310 1
A400M 0/53(On order)
C160 79
Combat helicopter
NH90 4/38(On order)
UH-1D 70
地對空飛彈
MIM-104 Patriot