Overview

• The 44th training cohort’s exercise runs 22–26 September on a published route, starting and ending in Sankt Augustin.
• Planned stops include Gifhorn, Hamburg, Fuhlendorf, Barth, Neubrandenburg, Blumberg, Bautzen and Kassel-Calden before returning to base.
• Up to 13 helicopters from the Federal Police and state units in Brandenburg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are slated to take part.
• Pilots are practicing formation flying and multi-aircraft tactical coordination, with noticeable flyovers expected over several major cities.
• Graduates are scheduled to receive licenses on 11 December 2025 before joining air squadrons that support surveillance, search operations and disaster response.