Overview
- Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Monday that the Luftwaffenausbildungsbataillon 2 will be stationed at the Fürstenfeldbruck Fliegerhorst, ending plans to give up the site.
- Planners expect the measure to place a battalion staff and two training companies at the base, creating about 240 new Bundeswehr posts at the location.
- Officials say the move responds to rising recruit numbers and the rollout of the New Wehrdienst by providing short‑term training capacity close to population centers.
- Fürstenfeldbruck’s municipal conversion plans for housing, commercial space and sports facilities were disrupted, so the city has formed a working group with the defence ministry and BImA to negotiate access and uses.
- The Fliegerhorst has served military roles since the 1930s and was due to close by December 31, 2030; the stationing could boost local jobs and housing demand and the working group aims to clarify open questions by year‑end.