Eurofighter Typhoon

The lead system integrators in the trinational Global Combat Air Program have agreed to form a joint venture that will go on to produce the future fighter.

Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have joined to further develop, integrate and procure BAE Systems’ Striker II helmet-mounted display for the Eurofighter.

The test firing of the MBDA Meteor took place in Lossiemouth, Scotland, to take advantage of the available airspace over the Atlantic, the Luftwaffe said.

Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending.

The companies developing the Praetorian self-defense suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon have begun development work for a new-generation system for the aircraft.

BAE Systems has said its work on Future Combat Air Systems could contribute £37 billion to the UK economy by 2070.

MBDA has completed the first guided firing of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile, which is destined for use on the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

The German parliament has given the green light to joining a trilateral effort with Italy and the U.K. to work on a new helmet for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots.

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The memorandum of understanding will examine opportunities for joint capabilities and technologies.

The new contract will replace the current Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) arrangement in 2026.

Hensoldt, with partners Lufthansa Technik and Bombardier, recently celebrated the first flight of the heavily modified Global 6000.

Airbus is proposing the development of the System and Teaming Advanced Research (STAR) demonstrator.

Contract negotiations with Spain for a second batch of 25 aircraft, called Halcon II, have concluded.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Germany needs to move forward with FCAS and finalize its pledge to buy 20 Eurofighters, the head of programs at MTU Aero Engines says.

The third iteration of actively electronically scanned array radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon has made its long-awaited first flight in the UK.

The factory in England is home to the only secure facility in the UK with capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.

Germany is moving forward with the purchase of additional Amraam missiles and Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM).

Increasingly, defense plans in Europe are converting to contracts for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Eurofighter’s Typhoon, giving industry executives on both sides of the Atlantic reason to be optimistic.

The purchase forms part of the third phase of the country’s F-35 procurement program.

RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

BAE Systems will keep an eye on possible defense consolidation in Europe, company CEO Charles Woodburn says.

Despite the upcoming UK defense review, Global Combat Air Program industrial partners have been encouraged by ministerial interest in the project at Farnborough.