Eurofighter and Gripen Demand Revives Europe’s Fighter-Makers

two eurofighters flying above mountains

Turkey’s deal for Eurofighter Typhoons also features a sizable weapon package from MBDA, including the sought-after Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile.

Credit: BAE Systems
Europe’s fighter aircraft manufacturers have long suffered from a two-fold problem: lack of demand coupled with little government interest in what comes next. Those days are over. The Eurofighter industrial consortium—Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo—is starting to swim in orders. On Oct. 27, Turkey...
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