The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) employed 18 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in an Elephant Walk, held yesterday (06), at Neuberg Air Base. The images of the training were released by the institution itself on its Twitter. 

However, the way the maneuver was performed is somewhat strange. The fighters were not manned or armed and were just parked, with chocks on the landing gear, on the Neuberg airstrip. 

Sah auch "von außen" nicht schlecht aus @Team_Luftwaffe 😉tolle Action😎#TaktLwG74 @neuburgdonau #elephantwalk #eurofighter #neuburg #photography #bayern #Fighter #bavariantigers pic.twitter.com/D1qQ4XQar6

— GME-AirFoto (@GME_AirFoto) March 6, 2021

According to Flug Revue, the aircraft were on the runway in Elephant Walk formation for a photo session celebrating the 60th anniversary of Tactical Squadron 74, the unit that operates the fighters. 

The term Elephant Walk is used to refer to large numbers of combat aircraft taxiing in a row before takeoff. Exercises of this type are routinely carried out, especially by the American Air Force (USAF), both as a demonstration of strength and to train its military personnel. 

The exercise can be performed with multiple aircraft models as shown in the photo below. The Elephant Walk was performed by the USAF at Moody Air Force Base in 2017, with A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets and HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue aircraft.

Currently, the Luftwaffe has 137 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in its fleet, in addition to 85 Panavia Tornado fighter-bombers, with the the first modernized unit of this latest model made its maiden flight recently.