Typhoons take part in largest UK exercise in over a decade
Typhoons take part in largest UK exercise in over a decade
Eurofighter Typhoons have taken part in what was the RAF’s largest exercise in the UK for over a decade.
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Press Release
Eurofighter/NETMA sign Quadriga contract for new Eurofighter Typhoons
Eurofighter GmbH, and NETMA today signed the Quadriga contracts that will support the continued modernization of the German Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Programmes
From Flying Suit to Business Suit: Lt General Settimo Caputo
Lt. General (ret.) Settimo Caputo enjoyed an illustrious 45-year career in the Italian Air Force rising to Deputy Chief of Staff before retiring and joining Leonardo as a Senior Advisor for Marketing Strategic Campaigns in November last year. Known throughout the ITAF for his love of flying, General Caputo has almost 6,000 flying hours to his credit and was still flying just two days before leaving the Air Force. He has experienced flying more than 30 different fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, including Eurofighter.
Capabilities
A PERFECT VALENTINE’S
Warton, 14th February 2003, and Archie Neill is in Flight Ops preparing to take to the skies in BT001, the first UK Eurofighter Typhoon.
Capabilities
EUROFIGHTER SUBMITS PROPOSALS TO SPAIN
Eurofighter has submitted proposals for the replacement of the Spanish Air Force’s F-18s which are based on the Canary Islands.
Operations
SEEING RED
Some 80 aircraft – including 24 Eurofighters – took part in the world’s most important air combat training exercise: Red Flag. Learn how it all came together. Aircraft representing the air forces of more than 10 countries took part in the Red Flag combat training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, US, between 8 and 20 March.
Operations
UK & GERMANY JOIN FORCES FOR UNIQUE MISSION
In a unique exercise this summer, a Luftwaffe Eurofighter detachment joined a UK Royal Air Force detachment as part of a NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuania.
Programmes
ISRAELI FIGHTERS LAND IN GERMANY FOR THE FIRST TIME
75 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, six Israeli F-16 aircraft landed at the Nörvenich air base southwest of Cologne. It was the first time Israeli fighters had ever touched down on German soil.
Capabilities
THE ULTIMATE TEST DRIVE
Power, speed and outrageous agility — the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft has it all. Those qualities are brought to the fore when each new aircraft rolls out from the factory floor and onto the runway for its first flight. For just over an hour each new Eurofighter aircraft is taken right to its limits in a way that very few ever experience. Here test pilot Nat Makepeace describes the ultimate test drive.
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GERMAN AIR FORCE EUROFIGHTERS CONNECT WITH REMOTE CARRIERS
Interconnectivity between remote carriers and Eurofighter Typhoons has been successfully proven for the first time during a live exercise.
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E-Scan Takes Eurofighter Typhoon to New Horizons
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH was recently awarded contracts for the development, supply and integration of the Mk1 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.
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PARALLEL LINES
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.
Capabilities
EVERYTHING CHANGES
An evolving Eurofighter makes sense for a number of reasons, says Typhoon pilot and Weapons Instructor Daniel Krueger.
Press Release
Eurofighter GmbH. / NETMA ESCAN radar contract signed
Following the Bundestag announcement releasing funding for the integration of ESCAN radars on German Eurofighter aircraft, a formal contract signing ceremony was held at NETMA between Eurofighter GmbH CEO, Herman Claesen and his NETMA counterpart, General-Manager, Gabriele Salvestroni.
Operations
SOCIAL DISTANCE NO BARRIER FOR RAF NATO DEPLOYMENT
A 150-strong expeditionary force from UK Royal Air Force proved their resilience in spite of Covid-19, to take part in their latest NATO Baltic Air Policing deployment.