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The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the introduction of hardware modifications which support the Operational Flight Program 02 (OFP-02) developed by the Armament and Experimental Logistics Centre (CLAEX).
In 2017 the Polish government launched the Harpia programme to define a requirement for a multi-role fighter and/or an airborne jamming system. In Eurofighter World we talk to Andrea Nappi, Vice President Eurofighter Export from Leonardo Aircraft Division, who is leading the campaign in Poland to find out how the competition is shaping up.
Eurofighter World talks to the author of a new report on the future threat environment facing the West and some possible solutions. Justin Bronk is Research Fellow for Airpower with the Military Sciences programme at the highly respected defence think tank RUSI.
Eurofighter Typhoons belonging to the Austrian Armed Forces will secure the airspace on the occasion of the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos.
For the past four years the UK Royal Air Force has been part of a coalition of nations fighting the terrorist group Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Daily operations have been conducted from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with Eurofighter Typhoons playing a pivotal role. Eurofighter World was invited onto the base to find out how it performs this vital task.
The shareholder representatives of the Eurofighter consortium have appointed Kurt Rossner from Airbus Defence & Space GmbH as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1st January 2019.
The Shareholders of the Eurofighter consortium have appointed Herman Claesen as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH as of 1 January 2019.
RAF Typhoons launch for the first time with the Meteor Air-to-Air missile.
The battlespace of the future will be a highly-contested, networked environment with far greater integration of different assets. It’s an environment where Eurofighter, through the integration of new capability, will thrive, playing a leading role and countering future threats.
Over the last 12 months Airbus Defence & Space has built an organisation to coordinate their burgeoning FCAS programme. In this edition of Eurofighter World we talk to Bruno Fichefeux who leads it, to find out about how they see the future battlespace taking shape.
The Eurofighter fleet is celebrating after passing the 500,000 flying hours mark, as it cements its place at the heart of European air defence.
On 1st October Italy and Leonardo submitted their offer to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence in response to the recent Request for Proposal for the acquisition of eight fighter aircraft to replace their ageing Mig fleet.
YEARS ahead of anything else available Striker II is a game changing piece of technology that’s destined to become a key enabler for the Eurofighter for decades to come.
Back in March this year Paul Hitchcock hopped in a cab from Helsinki airport to the city centre. En route the driver asked him what he was doing in Finland and Paul explained he works in the aerospace industry. The driver mentioned Finland’s intention to buy new combat aircraft, immediately gave his passenger a perfect synopsis of the competition so far and provided an outline of the five runners and riders.
In August Colonel Gero von Fritschen who is the Commodore based at the Laage Air Base in Northern Germany was proud to announce a special anniversary. The magical mark of 40.000 flying hours was accomplished without any incidents.