UK Signs Contract To Ready New Eurofighter Typhoon AESA Radar

Radar 2

Radar 2—as ECRS Mk. 2 is colloquially known—is the most advanced version of the Eurofighter AESA sensors developed to date.

Credit: Leonardo UK
WARTON, England—The UK Defense Ministry is spending £870 million ($1.1 billion) to advance the development of a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the UK’s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons. The five-year development contract—to be led by BAE Systems—will complete development of...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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