Tornado refuels Cheeta & Berlin is successfully defended
 

South African and German forces launched a military exercise around the Cape of Good Hope running from February 20 to March 10, involving some 1,300 sailors and airmen
South African Press Association reported that a Tornado fighter jet refuelled a Cheetah fighter in mid-air, and the SAS Amatola replenishing at sea were some of the high points noted by task group commanders in a military exercise.
Exercise Good Hope II took place as the navies and air forces of the two countries conducted operations using "live" firepower, weapons systems and electronic warfare.
Commander Eckhard Bodeker, of the German navy said on Tuesday the exercise was not a friend or foe operation, but rather one which sort to enhance "military interoperability."
As such, two of the worlds most advanced warships, South Africas SAS Amatola and Germanys FGS Hamburg, together with the fighter aircraft were protecting a virtual Berlin from attack.
"Berlin was successfully defended," said Bodeker, adding that the combined forces reached a standard of cooperation not expected at the planning stages of the exercise.
Addressing the media at a debriefing on board the FGS Hamburg, Captain Alan Claydon-Fink, said it was important to balance as sets so that the two sides were worthy of each other.
Among the main challenges faced was the fact that the two countries used separate data links, with a paper messaging system used instead.

GengisK :ok:

First line...well, it had to happen sometime (too easy, I know!)

Paper? Gasp! Can it still happen?