Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter CEO Giancarlo Mezzanatto notes Spain’s interest in acquiring around 25 Eurofighters for its planned Halcon II fighter requirement.

Airbus Defense is warning of possible delays to a much-anticipated order for more Eurofighter Typhoons by Spain as a result of an upcoming general election.

The selection of Saab's Arexis electronic-warfare suite is part of an initial effort to add a SEAD/DEAD and EW capability to the Eurofighter.

Germany’s defense procurement office has not signed a contract yet, but the announcement appears to end a four-way competition.

The UK is signaling Tempest’s lead over the European FCAS with advances in ground test rigs and engine aerodynamic work.

The UK's crewed, supersonic, low-observable demonstrator will use the Eurojet EJ200 engine from the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Michael Schoellhorn talks with Aviation Week about the rapidly changing face of Europe’s security requirements.

Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.

Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.

General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, chief of the Spanish Air Force, says securing a further top-up order of Eurofighters is among his top priorities for 2023.

Avio Aero is the Italian propulsion partner on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), along with the UK’s Rolls-Royce and Japan’s IHI Corporation.

BAE Systems will fit Radar 2 into a development aircraft ready for initial flight tests planned for next year.

Eurofighter GmbH, the joint venture that coordinates the multinational Eurofghter Typhoon program, has a new CEO.

The £656 million ($822 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems on April 14.

The joint RAF squadron was formed as part of the UK’s Qatar Air Program connected to its sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to the Qatar Emiri Air Force.

The UK and German air forces have linked arms to undertake a joint air policing mission from Estonia.

Saudi Arabia and the UK have signed an agreement for closer collaboration concerning future combat aircraft.

Red Flag, the service’s most important combat training event, shifts to overwater for the first time in its 48-year history.

Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.

Europe’s industry is exploring the role of cybertechniques as a means to defeat increasingly advanced air defenses.

Serbia has confirmed it is in negotiations with both France and the UK for new combat aircraft.

Finland’s HX fighter contest is on track for a selection before the year-end, the program director for the procurement has said.

The UK Royal Air Force is looking to deploy its Eurofighter Typhoons as well as the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Voyager to Southeast Asia in October to participate in a milestone edition of Exercise Bersama Lima.

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is to establish a second joint squadron with the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) to support the training of fast jet pilots for the Gulf state.

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, signed a statement of intent on Oct. 14 to strengthen the bilateral defense relationship.