Tranche 4 Eurofighters Advance Toward First Flight

german tranche 4 eurofighter

Germany’s first Tranche 4 Eurofighter was displayed at the Airbus Summit in Manching in May.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
BERLIN—With Germany taking the lion’s share of new-production Eurofighters amid the combat aircraft’s renaissance, Airbus Defense and Space’s final assembly line in the Bavarian city of Manching has not been this busy since the mid-2010s. Almost 150 Eurofighters are currently on order, with partner...
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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