Eurofighter Typhoon

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

Despite obvious historic parallels with the TSR-2, industry partners are confident they can deliver a new-generation combat aircraft in the mid-2030s.

Italy has begun the process for a follow-up order of Eurofighters, which would make Italy the third of the four Eurofighter partners to place a top-up order,.

A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”

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

Airbus has unveiled concepts for an uncrewed wingman that could support German Air Force Eurofighters in the 2030s.

Airbus is to adapt a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft into a testbed for manned-unmanned teaming technologies.

The Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) package will be the largest and most complex upgrade for the Eurofighter yet.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has committed to purchasing another 20 Eurofighter combat aircraft to help support the country’s defense industry.

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

The UK RAF will need to seek weapons with ranges of up to 1,000 mi. if it is to keep ahead of “pacing threats,” a senior officer has suggested.

Italy could join Germany and Spain in making a top-up order for the Eurofighter combat aircraft, industry officials have said.

The company is exploring how its Medulla research project could boost the computing power of the mission systems of the Hawk.

BAE Systems has been awarded one of the first contracts to mature technologies to support the development of the Eurofighter’s Long-Term Evolution.

MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles are at the heart of a major new transfer of defense equipment to Ukraine pledged by the UK.

An economic impact study a base and growth scenario to study the benefits of the program on the economies of partner countries.

NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.

Saab will supply its Arexis sensor suite to equip a fleet of German Air Force Eurofighters for the suppression and destruction of enemy air defense mission.

Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

Emirati defense group Edge has teamed with Spain’s Indra to create a “major industry player” in the development and production of radar systems in the UAE.

The use of uncrewed systems by Ukraine is inspiring nations including the UK to make major investments in drone capabilities.

Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.

The Italian government says the project threatens the country’s defense and national security, as Microtecnica is a supplier of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.

Government-to-government discussions about a potential Saudi Typhoon order are ongoing.

Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.