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Eurofighter Typhoon

Revealed the next generation electronic warfare system for Eurofighter Typhoon

The EuroDASS consortium, the industrial partnership responsible for the Eurofighter Typhoon’s "Praetorian" defensive suite, has unveiled details on the next generation of Typhoon sensing and jamming capabilities following the completion of concepting work and technology flight trials. EuroDASS partners Leonardo,…

EuroDASS signs contract to equip new German Typhoons with electronic warfare system Praetorian DASS

Leonardo, on behalf of the EuroDASS Consortium, has signed a contract to supply the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) for the new Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft being supplied under the German Quadriga programme. This will see 38 of the latest standard…

Third Royal Air Force deployment with Eurofighters to enhance NATO Air Policing in Romania

NATO officially certified the Royal Air Force Typhoon detachment ready to conduct enhanced Air Policing alongside the Romanian Air Force. During a ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, NATO’s representative, Air Commodore Jason Appleton, Deputy Chief of Staff Support…

First NATO alert mission over Black Sea for Spanish Eurofighters to intercept Russian fighters flying in international airspace

Showcasing Alliance vigilance and readiness, Spanish NATO Air Policing assets scrambled on March 4 to intercept Russian fighters flying in international airspace in the vicinity of Alliance territory .  NATO radars recorded an unidentified track in international airspace over the…

Royal Air Force and qatari pilots operate for the first time ad a joint squadron in Qatar

Typhoons from Number 12 Squadron have arrived in Qatar for Exercise Epic Skies. Pilots from the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) will fly the Typhoons together for the first time as a joint squadron in Qatar,…

Exclusive interview with Raffael Klaschka, Eurofighter Strategic Marketing and former Typhoon pilot, about the current status of the programme

Eurofighter is the most successful European defence project with great potential for future development. We speak to Raffael Klaschka, Eurofighter Strategic Marketing and former Typhoon pilot, about the current status of the programme. Aviation Report: Recent geopolitical changes and new…

Airbus and Germany submitted official offer for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland

Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland. The offer has been prepared in cooperation with the other Eurofighter nations…

Eurojet signs contract with NETMA for 56 new EJ200 engines for new German Air Force Eurofighter T4

Eurojet Turbo GmbH (EUROJET), the consortium responsible for the EJ200 engine installed in the Eurofighter Typhoon, signed a contract with the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to provide 56 new EJ200 engines for the German Air Force. The…

Italian Air Force takes delivery of its final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon, core of the Italian and European defence system

Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over during a ceremony today becoming one of the defence aircraft assigned daily to the protection of the…

Italian Air Force Eurofighters will fly over Mugello to celebrate the 1000th Gran Prix of Ferrari in Formula 1

A formation of Eurofighers with the symbol of the Prancing Horse on the fuselage will fly over the starting grid before the race begins. For about 100 years now, the Prancing Horse has been a lasting link between the Scuderia…

From September 2020 Italy and Germany will take over NATO Baltic Air Policing duties

From September, Italian and German fighter jets will be deployed in Lithuania and Estonia respectively. The detachments with their Eurofighter Typhoon jets will take over from their outgoing Spanish, French and UK colleagues. While Italy will be leading the mission,…

Royal Air Force Typhoons join key German Air Force exercise

Typhoons fighters from RAF Coningsby have this week taken part in a major German Air Force exercise over the southern North Sea. In a sign of the growing relationship between two key European NATO Allies, the Typhoons, from XI (Fighter) Squadron, together…

Airbus signs contract for integration of 115 new Eurofighter Captor-E scan radars

Airbus has been awarded a contract for the development, supply and integration of 115 Eurofighter ESCAN Radars for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleet. It marks the so far largest order for the world’s most modern electronically scanned array radar,…

Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon to patrol Icelandic skies for NATO

RAF Typhoons FGR4 have arrived in Iceland where they will spend the next month protecting the airspace as the UK’s contribution to NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing Mission. The jet fighters from 1(Fighter) Squadron will be stationed at Keflavik Air Base…

Advanced Typhoon delivered to the Royal Air Force

BAE Systems handed over the jet as work continues on delivering the capabilities required to ensure Typhoon remains the operationally-effective backbone of the UK’s combat air power. The Company's production facility in Warton, Lancashire, is now gearing up to start…

BAE Systems: update on the Qatar Typhoon and Hawk programme one year on

Substantial progress has been made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, 9 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service which came into effect one year…

British RAF Typhoons intercept russian aircraft over the North Sea

Yesterday 29 March 2019 RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) british Typhoon fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth, with an RAF Voyager from Brize Norton, to monitor two Russian Blackjacks approaching UK airspace. The RAF worked closely with NATO partners to…

Italian Eurofighter safeguards Icelandic airspace under NATO deployment for the fourth time

On 11 March, Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to start their four-week deployment to deliver NATO Airborne Surveillance and Intercept Capabilities to meet Iceland’s Peacetime Preparedness Needs. This is the fourth time, after 2013,…

Airbus delivers first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force

Airbus on February 25, 2019 has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force, the aircraft C.16-23. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the introduction of hardware modifications which support…

RAF Typhoons use Brimstone 2 missile for the first time in Syria

Strikes have decreased in regularity this month, with the terrorists confined to a tiny enclave of territory where there is a significant number of civilians, who are being transported to safety by Syrian Democratic Forces. However, a Typhoon was deployed…

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