Eurofighter Typhoon from RAF’s (Fighter) Squadron have been taking part in Spears of Victory — a multi-national air training exercise organised by the Royal Saudi Air Force in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia During the exercise — which is smaller in scale but similar in complexity to the US-led Red …
Read More »Germany will not oppose further Eurofighters for Saudi Arabia
Germany is prepared to allow further deliveries of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.Berlin halted arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Chancellor Olaf Scholz had pushed back against pressure to …
Read More »Airbus to make Eurofighter fit for electronic combat
Munich, 29 November 2023 – Now it’s official: The Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) is coming. Following the recent parliamentary approval by the German budget committee, Airbus will equip 15 German Eurofighters for electronic combat – and equip them with a transmitter location and self-protection system from Saab, as well as “AARGM” …
Read More »Indra to Strengthen Eurofighter’s Survivability
Indra is furthering the integration of one of the most important elements for the evolution of the system that protects the Eurofighter Typhoon against enemy missile attacks and radar. The company will enhance the Praetorian DASS’s bandwidth to increase the aircraft’s ability to detect threats and fly safely during its …
Read More »GIANCARLO MEZZANATTO APPOINTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
Giancarlo Mezzanatto has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, the management company for the Eurofighter Typhoon. He was selected by the shareholders of the Eurofighter GmbH consortium and will start the role on 1 May. Giancarlo joins Eurofighter from Leonardo, where he has held a series of …
Read More »The fifth and sixth Eurofighter Typhoon landed yesterday in Kuwait
The Eurofighter programme for Kuwait is progressing as expected with successful deliveries. Acceptance activities were completed by a combined effort involving Kuwaiti and Italian personnel from the Joint International Program Office. The fifth and sixth Eurofighter Typhoons for the Kuwait Air Force touched down yesterday in country as part of …
Read More »Kuwait Air Force Eurofighter on display at The Royal International Air Tattoo 2022
From 15 to 17 July an Eurofighter ready to be delivered to the Kuwait Air Force is on display at The Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 Guido Sibona, Vice President of Leonardo’s Eurofighter Programme Guido Sibona, Vice President of Leonardo’s Eurofighter Programme, said: “I’m very proud to see Kuwaiti Air …
Read More »Spain orders 20 Eurofighter jets under landmark contract to modernise its combat aircraft fleet
The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a landmark contract for the acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets. Known as the Halcon programme, the order will cover the delivery of a fleet of E-Scan (Electronically Scanned) radar equipped fighter aircraft consisting of 16 single-seaters and 4 …
Read More »Hensoldt Wins Major Contract for Eurofighter Service
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract worth a mid-three-digit million euro amount for the next phase of Eurofighter maintenance. The contract covers service tasks for HENSOLDT’s share of various Eurofighter systems in the areas of radar, self-protection and avionics. HENSOLDT’s service contributes to the desired increase in …
Read More »Indra to equip the Spanish Air Force’s new Eurofighters with state-of-the-art technology
Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company, will equip the Halcón Program’s 20 new Eurofighters, set to replace the F18s at the Gando air base in the Canary Islands, with the ESCAN electronic scanning radar and the DASS (Electronic Defence System), some of the most advanced avionics and sensor …
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