Bundeswehr combat helicopter: nights full of noise about Göttingen!

Bundeswehr combat helicopter: nights full of noise about Göttingen!

In the night from October 6 to 9, 2025, residents in Göttingen and other cities have to expect increased aircraft noise. The Bundeswehr has announced that it can carry out nightly exercise flights with its “Tiger” tiger. These exercises are part of a larger plan that also includes night flights over cities such as Marburg, Alsfeld and in the Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia. These exciting, but also challenging missions aim to promote the operational readiness of the pilots and to further train young comrades. This is a step that is increasingly in focus through the current security situation, as [ndr.de] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_Goettingen/krafthubrauber-der-bundewehr-Feben-acheber-goettingen, nightfluege-104.html).

The flights take place at low heights, sometimes even in less than 30 meters, to train the pilot's ability to react in critical situations. However, this can lead to a significant noise pollution for the local population. The change of practice areas should ensure that the burden for residents remains as low as possible. "This is a challenge for the pilots," emphasizes the Bundeswehr. Because in the night conditions you have to adjust to a worse view and an increased concentration.

Exercise areas and scope of use

A total of 13 helicopters are in use that will fly over several federal states. In addition to Göttingen, Mühlhausen in Thuringia and Warburg in the Höxter district are also affected. Even the exercise area Ohrdruf in the Gotha district is included. The Bundeswehr includes the entire region between Lower Saxony, Hesse and Thuringia, with the flights taking place from Monday to Thursday. The exercise is particularly important for the production and maintenance of operational readiness, which in turn can have a positive effect on the protection of the country.

The "tiger", which is designed for combating floor destinations, plays a central role. It not only flies at a low height, but also supports the ground troops in combat. Its technological equipment, which includes rockets and machine guns, enables you to be able to act against soil goals as well as against air goals such as other helicopters and planes. This is particularly important to train the interaction between helicopters and educational drones, such as Zeit.de.

The Bundeswehr appeals to the residents to look at the inconvenience during these days. After all, the nightly exercises should not only serve to increase the operational readiness, but also to the security of all citizens. Such a form of training is necessary to be able to react appropriately to the challenges that arise in the current global political situation. For example, air traffic in the region will continue to be at the center of interest, while taking noise protection into account for the residents, which is also discussed at mdr.de.