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Press Release - Eurofighter Typhoon Launches Amateur Photography Competition 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:00 +0200

In 2012 a sunset image of a Eurofighter Typhoon, returning to its base at RAF Coningsby from a training sortie, won amateur photographer Gaz West international acclaim and the title of Eurofighter Amateur Photographer of 2012. Now it could be your turn.

Eurofighter PR and Communications is proud to launch the quest to find Gaz’s successor as this year’s Competition is announced today, 14th May 2013. The Competition always attracts a high level of interest with images of the Eurofighter Typhoon coming in from a worldwide collection of keen and skilled amateur photographers.

This year’s Competition will officially open today and will run until 31st October 2013. Lead judge, and an acknowledged expert of Typhoon photography, will be Geoffrey Lee of Plane Focus. He says: “This is the perfect platform to prove that amateur photography can indeed be extraordinary.” Geoffrey points to the front cover of the 2013 Eurofighter calendar as a stunning example of an atmospheric photograph – an image taken over RAF Coningsby by Gaz West who was the winner in the 2012 Competition.

The calendar was released internationally and received incredible feedback, proving that you don’t have to be a professional photographer to take professional images of Typhoon.

This year’s winner will be announced during Dubai Air Show in November 2013. The judging panel, which will include last year’s winner Gaz, will meet at Eurofighter Hallbergmoos to choose the winning photograph. The winner will receive a guided tour of the Eurofighter from a Eurofighter pilot and have their image featured in the 2014 Eurofighter calendar.

The judging panel for the competition will be Geoffrey Lee from Plane Focus Ltd – Eurofighter’s leading Typhoon photographer; Andreas Westphal – Managing Director of iImages Art Design; Theodor Benien, Head of PR & Communications for Eurofighter GmbH and Gaz West. Original images of the Eurofighter Typhoon will be accepted from any amateur photographer in accordance with the terms and conditions provided below.

Please send all entries either via email to communications @eurofighter.com or in the post:

Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
PR and Communications Department
Am Söldnermoos 17
85399 Hallbergmoos
Germany

Terms and Conditions:

The 2013 Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition will run from the 14th May 2013 to the 31st October 2013. The winner must be an amateur photographer which by definition means: “A person who engages in photography as a pastime rather than as a profession”. The picture must include or relate to the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

The competition entry is limited to one photograph per person. The image size should be A3 and must be at a minimum 300dpi in quality. The competition winners need to supply the original camera file for authenticity.

The winner will receive a guided tour of the Eurofighter Typhoon from a Eurofighter pilot and have their image featured in the 2014 Eurofighter calendar. The winner will also receive a signed and framed copy of their winning image and be invited to sit on the 2014 judging panel. In addition, the top three photographs will be published in Eurofighter World magazine, on the www.eurofighter.com website and will all receive a 2014 calendar. The ‘Panel’s Choice’ prize will again be awarded to the best young Eurofighter Typhoon photographer for entries from those under the age of 16.

Press Release - New CEO and new Chairman of the Supervisory Board appointed at Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:45:00 +0200

Alberto Gutierrez will succeed Enzo Casolini who has led the European consortium since 1 May 2009. According to the rotation principle, Mr. De Mitri will follow Berndt Wünsche who has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board and who remains Senior Member of the Supervisory Board in his function as Head of Combat Air Systems at Cassidian.

Alberto Gutierrez has held the position of Head of Operations at Airbus Military in Madrid since July 2007 where his responsibilities covered the production of the A400M military transport aircraft, A330 tanker, C295, CN235 and P3 antisubmarine aircraft. Born in 1962, Mr. Gutierrez began his professional career in 1985 at the CASA plant in Getafe. After holding several positions as a programmes and production manager, he became Eurofighter Production Director from 2000 to 2004 responsible for the supply chain of the Eurofighter right wing, the final assembly line in Getafe, and the delivery of the combat aircraft to the Spanish Air Force. From 2006 to 2007 he was Head of Military Production of Military Air Systems and in charge of the overall manufacturing work at Manching, Augsburg, Lemwerder and Getafe. From 2007 to 2009 Mr. Gutierrez was Head of Global Supply Chain & Industrial Operations at the Military Transport Aircraft division of Airbus. As a member of several shareholder committees, Alberto Gutierrez also gathered international experiences, for instance, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PZL Poland and as a member of the PTDI Steering Committee for the revitalization of the Indonesian aerospace industry.

Commenting on his appointment, Alberto Gutierrez said: “This new job is a great challenge for me at the peak in my career. My key priorities will focus on competitiveness, campaigns and capabilities in order to make Eurofighter Typhoon even more successful in the world market. Starting from a European partnership, we need to move Eurofighter Typhoon forward into a more global partnership and invite new customer nations to join this leading-edge programme. Eurofighter Typhoon is widely acknowledged as an effective, proven and trusted weapon system. I am confident that we will win more customers in the next few years.”

Press Release - Tenth Anniversary for Eurofighter Support Centre

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:05:00 +0200

(Image: Reaching Out - Members of the IWSSC marking 10 years of supporting Eurofighter customers.jpg)

The International Weapon System Support Centre (IWSSC), based at Hallbergmoos/Munich opened for business in March 2003 shortly before Eurofighter Typhoon entered into service.

The Centre provides and undertakes technical In-Service Support for all Eurofighter Typhoon Weapon System products. Its commissioning marked the first formal operational step in establishing what has now become widely recognised as world-class support for the multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft and the international customer-base it now services.

Key to its success has been the development of a close working relationship between Eurofighter’s customers and the industrial base that supports them. A face-to-face approach to problem solving, strong links with national support centres for Eurofighter, and the use of ‘common tools’ to create synergies and facilitate information sharing have all helped make the IWSSC a potent and efficient support organisation.

Today, through this teamwork, the Centre helps support the effective operation of over 350 aircraft spread across six nations with about 170,000 flying hours between them.

Enzo Casolini, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, said: “This is an important milestone for the Eurofighter community. It represents the maturation of a powerful service organisation underpinning a highly effective weapons system. Together with its deep and unique service offering Eurofighter is now rapidly gaining acclaim and recognition around the world. Customers who join the Eurofighter community recognise that they are not just buying a weapon system, they are also gaining access to a huge amount of know-how and shared capability.”

Hagen Petzke, Deputy General Manager of NETMA, commented: “The cooperation between the Air Forces, the agency and industry in the IWSSC are vital to sustain the “Eurofighter/Typhoon” weapon system. The prerequisite to achieve this are the people, who work there. They have done a great job over the past 10 years and made the IWSSC what it is today – an impressive success story.”

Luis Rodriguez Salinder, who manages the IWSSC, added: “We now have an organisation that allows the speedy flow of information between all appropriate parties. It means we can react quickly as a team to issues and challenges and share best practise efficiently. The focus for the next ten years is likely to be widened from the support of development and production towards a much more fleet maintenance support and fleet development. It’s an exciting time for the IWSSC just as it is an exciting time for Eurofighter.”

Info - Cassidian produces the world’s most advanced Eurofighter

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:20:00 +0100

Manching, The Eurofighter IPA 8 (Instrumented Production Aircraft 8) test aircraft has achieved an important production milestone at Cassidian in Manching: with the mounting of the right wing, the connection between the cockpit, vertical tail unit and wings with the fuselage has been completed. “IPA 8 is based on the latest Eurofighter Tranche 3 construction standard and is furthermore equipped with state-of-the-art flight test instrumentation. That makes the aircraft the most advanced Eurofighter in the world,” said Berndt Wuensche, Eurofighter Programme Manager at Cassidian.
“IPA 8 can make essential contributions to further developing Eurofighter capabilities in the coming decades – for example, electronic beam scanning for radar, enhanced weapon integration and improvements to mission equipment,” he continued.

After assembling the individual major structural components, the aircraft was transferred to the next production station on the final assembly line in Manching, where the test aircraft’s hydraulic, defensive aids and electrical systems and its complex special cabling are being installed. The specialists at Cassidian have equipped the modern Eurofighter with more than 110 km of cable in the past few months and additionally installed pressure, flow and electrical data sensors and the test flight instrumentation and computer into the aircraft. Equipped in that way, all the relevant aircraft parameters can be communicated in real time from the air to the flight test engineers on the ground.

All four of the Eurofighter programme’s partner nations have test aircraft available, which they are using to test new capabilities on the basis of their development focuses. Cassidian is responsible primarily for the Eurofighter’s

flight control system, its flight behaviour, radar and fire control systems and infrared sensor.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is the latest and most capable multi-role combat aircraft presently available on the global market. Currently, seven nations (Austria, Germany, Italy, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK) have procured the Eurofighter. To date, the Eurofighter fleet has completed more than 170,000 flight hours world-wide, thus making the aircraft the safest and one of the most reliable combat aircraft in operation. With 719 aircraft under contract, 571 orders and over 355 deliveries, the Eurofighter is currently the largest military procurement programme in Europe and, thanks to its advanced technology, strengthens the European aviation industry’s position in international competition. The programme also safeguards more than 100,000 jobs at 400 companies and is managed by Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH on behalf of the Eurofighter partner companies Alenia Aermacchi/Finmeccanica, BAE Systems and Cassidian in Germany and Spain.

About CASSIDIAN (www.cassidian.com)
Cassidian, the defence division of EADS, is a worldwide leader in defence and security solutions. The company delivers advanced defence systems along the whole action chain from sensors through command & control systems to combat aircraft and unmanned air systems. In the area of security, Cassidian provides customers worldwide with border surveillance systems, cyber security solutions and secure communications. In 2012, Cassidian – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.7 billion.
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Info - Typhoon touches down in Malaysia

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:45:00 +0100

The Typhoon aircraft have flown from the UK ahead of the LIMA 2013 air show on Langkawi next week. The 29 Squadron RAF team will be displaying the new multi-role combat aircraft at the event and promise air show spectators a performance to remember.

Display pilot Flt Lt Jamie Norris is paying his first ever visit to Malaysia and is looking forward to the Show.

'I've been working hard on the 2013 display through a damp and cold English winter. So to arrive and perform my first display of the 2013 season in a warm and beautiful Malaysia is a great pleasure and honour for me and the team,' he said.

The RAF team will be based at Butterworth and Langkawi during its stay in Malaysia and, now they have arrived, they will set about implementing plans for the Show which begins on Tuesday 26 March.

We are one of the four European partner industries that developed Typhoon and we are leading a bid to offer the jet to the Royal Malaysian Air Force once its competition for MiG 29 replacement gets underway later this year. We are exhibiting at the show and are pleased to have Typhoon along to display its capabilities.

'Our job is to let Malaysia know that selecting Typhoon is not just about owning a world-leading fighter. It is also important to know that it means sustained benefits to the Malaysian economy through industrial partnerships, jobs, technology and skills development. While we will be getting those 'partnership' messages across on the ground at LIMA we can leave Typhoon to do its own talking - in the air above Langkawi.” said our KL-based regional managing director, John Brosnan.

source: http://www.baesystems.com/article/BAES_157317/typhoon-touches-down-in-malaysia

Press Release - Eurofighter Typhoon Joins New Danish Fighter Competition

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:22:00 +0100

The Eurofighter programme has strong reliability in terms of delivery and price. The aircraft itself is an effective, proven and trusted weapon system. A decision in favour of Eurofighter Typhoon would be a long-term investment into Denmark’s security and defence. Selecting Eurofighter Typhoon which is fully NATO-compatible would lead to reduced costs for Denmark with respect to logistics, training and interoperability during coalition missions.

Since entry into service in 2004, more than 350 Eurofighter Typhoons have been delivered to six nations: Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. In December 2012, Oman became the seventh customer and ordered a total of twelve aircraft. Currently, Eurofighter Typhoon is in service at 20 operational units and up to now, the whole fleet has completed about 170,000 flying hours worldwide.

Info - Cassidian delivers 100th Eurofighter to the German Air Force

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0100

Manching – Cassidian handed over the 100th Eurofighter to the German Air Force today, at the Military Air Systems Centre in Manching. The anniversary aircraft with the identifier 31x00 took off in the afternoon on its delivery flight to Boelke Fighter Bomber Wing 31 in Noervenich. Speaking to invited delegates who included politicians, representatives of the public authorities, the German armed forces and industry, Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Cassidian, underscored the importance of this milestone for the company:

“The Eurofighter programme is and remains one of the essential pillars of Cassidian’s business. Eurofighter is the largest European high-tech programme and is the most modern multi-role combat aircraft on the market today. Together with the German Air Force, we can be proud that this programme is running soundly and successfully.”

General Lieutenant Karl Muellner, Chief of Staff of the German Air Force, said: “Due to its interoperability, modularity and growth potential, the multi-role weapon system, Eurofighter, is today, and will remain in future, the backbone of the German Air Force’s combat aircraft fleet, particularly in light of the new orientation of our armed forces.”

The German Air Force received its first Eurofighter from Cassidian at the beginning of 2003. The combat aircraft was launched in Germany in 2004 and since then has flown more than 30,000 flight hours without accident. The Eurofighter is currently operational at ‘Steinhoff’ Fighter Wing 73 in Laage, Fighter Wing 74 in Neuburg and ‘Boelke’ Fighter Bomber Wing 31 in Noervenich.

The Eurofighter is the most modern and capable multi-role combat aircraft currently on the market. Currently, seven nations (Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Saudi Arabia and Oman) have procured the Eurofighter. At present, the aircraft are being operated by 20 operative entities worldwide. To date, the Eurofighter fleet has completed more than 160,000 flight hours globally. It is thus the safest and one of the most reliable combat aircraft in operational use.

With 719 aircraft under contract, 571 orders and 355 deliveries, the Eurofighter is currently the largest military procurement programme in Europe and, thanks to its high technology, boosts the European aviation industry’s standing in international competition. The programme means work for more than 100,000 people at 400 companies. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter partner companies Alenia Aermacchi/Finmeccanica, BAE Systems and Cassidian in Germany and Spain.

About Cassidian (www.cassidian.com)
Cassidian, an EADS company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing Lead Systems Integration and value-added products and services to civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land, naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cyber security, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. In 2012, Cassidian – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.7 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2012, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 56,5 billion and employed a workforce of more than 140,000.

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Contact:
Claas Belling
Tel.: +49 (0)8459 81-8 04 82
claas.belling @cassidian.com

Info - Cassidian delivers a new Eurofighter flight simulator to the Spanish Air Force

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:02:00 +0100

Cassidian has delivered a new Eurofighter flight simulator to be used by the aircrew of the 14th Wing of the Albacete Air Base, adding to the two already installed at the Morón de la Frontera Air Base in Seville.

The simulator delivered is part of the ASTA advanced training system. Cassidian has been responsible for all tasks related to the installation and commissioning of this Cockpit Trainer/Interactive Pilot Station (CT/IPS-E) which, together with the Full Mission Simulator (FMS), form the ASTA.

The 19 ASTA systems in service in five of the nations operating the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft – Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – are intended for crew training. This ranges from familiarisation with the aircraft to actual missions in highly complex tactical environments, using aircraft software code tailored to the simulator to reflect the behaviour of the aircraft and its embedded systems with a high degree of fidelity. The simulators currently in service at the Morón de la Frontera Air Base have to date clocked up 6,500 hours of simulation including 4,800 training missions.

Pilar Albiac, Head of Cassidian’s Chief Operating Office and CEO of Cassidian Spain, said: “At Cassidian, we work day in day out to develop our skills in order to provide our customers with the most advanced solutions to meet their requirements. The delivery of this new Eurofighter simulator marks a new milestone for the industry and for our customer, the Spanish Air Force.”

About CASSIDIAN (www.cassidian.com)
Cassidian, an EADS company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing Lead Systems Integration and value-added products and services to civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land, naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cyber security, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. In 2011, Cassidian – with around 28,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.8 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 133,000.

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Press Release - Eurofighter Typhoons in Austria complete 5,000 flying hours

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:32:00 +0100

On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium and its Eurofighter Partner Companies, Eurofighter CEO, Enzo Casolini, congratulated the Austrian Armed Forces for this impressive performance: “We would like to thank our competent partners in Austria for the excellent cooperation and adhere to our common objective, to optimise the proven cooperation over the next years.”

In recent weeks, Eurofighter Typhoons fulfilled their mission during numerous international events in Austria. For example, they were supervising the airspace during the Alpine Ski World Championship in Schladming/Styria as well as during the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos/Switzerland. As part of the airspace surveillance operation “Daedalus 2013” the aircraft ensured that no unknown aircraft over Austrian territory could approach the conference in Switzerland.

Since entry into service in 2004, more than 350 Eurofighter Typhoons have been delivered to six nations: Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. In December 2012, Oman became the seventh customer and ordered a total of twelve aircraft. Currently, Eurofighter Typhoon is in service at 20 operational units and up to now, the whole fleet has completed more than 160,000 flying hours worldwide.

Info - Ten years ago: the first series production Eurofighter takes off on its first flight from Cassidian

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:19:00 +0100

The former Cassidian test pilot Heinz Spoelgen and his professional colleague Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hierl from the Bundeswehr Technical Centre (WTD) 61, located in Manching, described the flight at that time as a highlight of their flying careers. “After taking part in a large number of tests on Eurofighter prototypes and series production aircraft equipped with test instrumentation, it was a big challenge for us to get our hands on the first aircraft destined for the Luftwaffe,” Spoelgen emphasised. “The 41-minute flight in the two-seater aircraft completely met our expectations and proceeded without any complications,” Lt. Col. Hierl added.

One day later, on 14 February 2003, the first British and Italian series production Eurofighter aircraft also took off on their first flights from BAE Systems in Warton and Alenia Aermacchi in Turin. The Spanish ST001 followed on 17 February from Cassidian in Getafe.

About CASSIDIAN (www.cassidian.com)
Cassidian, an EADS company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing Lead Systems Integration and value-added products and services to civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land, naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cyber security, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. In 2011, Cassidian – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.8 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 133,000.

CASSIDIAN – Defending World Security

Contact:
Claas Belling
Tel.: +49 (0)8459. 81-8 04 82
Claas.Belling @cassidian.com