 With the introduction of the Panavia Tornado IDS in 1979 the "Jagdbombergeschwader 31" again was the first unit to switch to the new plane.When the air force began fielding its newest combat plane the Eurofighter Typhoon "JaBoG 31".The first four Eurofighters arrived at Nörvenich on 16 December 2009 and with the departure of the last Tornados on 25 June 2010 "JaBoG 31" became the Luftwaffes first operational Eurofighter wing.