On 4th March Spanish Eurofighter jets deployed to Romania for NATO Air Policing duty were scrambled for the first time to investigate suspicious air activity over the Black Sea. Eurofighter World exclusively talked to Ejército del Aire personnel at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base just after they deployed to Romania.
Raffael Klaschka is a former Typhoon pilot who served in the German Air Force for 18 years. Today Raffael is Head of Strategic Marketing at Eurofighter. In this exclusive article for Eurofighter World he examines Eurofighter's place alongside a next generation fighter in the future operating environment.
Eurofighter Gmbh was awarded contracts in June 2020 for the development, supply and integration of E-Scan radar into 126 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft across the German and Spanish fleets. This has represented the largest order to-date for the next generation electronically scanned array radar, CAPTOR-E. David Hulme, Eurofighter Vice President for E-Scan, takes a look at the wider significance of this announcement and discusses the E-Scan programme.
Finland and Switzerland are both running competitions for new combat aircraft. The next 12 months will be crucial as decision day looms. While both nations have very specific requirements, there are a number of similarities. Both are looking to replace ageing fleets of F-18s, share broadly similar timeframes, put a very strong emphasis on running a fair contest, and both represent an opportunity for future Eurofighter sales.
