Eurofighter takes off for the Finnish Air Force’s series of Flight Evaluation Trials
Cutting-edge Eurofighter aircraft will today become the first to take part in the 2020 HX Challenge – the Finnish Air Force’s series of Flight Evaluation Trials.
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Cutting-edge Eurofighter aircraft will today become the first to take part in the 2020 HX Challenge – the Finnish Air Force’s series of Flight Evaluation Trials.
Project Centurion illustrates the power of the different Eurofighter industry partners who work in unison to deliver against a unified purpose. All the skills and technologies from across Europe came together to help us deliver against an extremely tough milestone. The whole team had an ‘every day counts’ mindset.
On the 23rd December 2019 at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, the first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has successfully completed its first flight.
As part of our regular series of interviews with Eurofighter pilots we talk to Italian Air Force pilot Major Ilaria R., who gives us a real insight into her work with the 37th Wing in Trapani.
At the International Fighter Conference in Berlin Airbus and its partners introduced for the first time concrete details of the new Eurofighter electronic combat role (ECR) concept. This role will enlarge Eurofighter’s multi-role capabilities and further increase the survivability of coalition forces in hostile environments.
As Chief Test Pilot for Airbus Defence and Space based in Manching, Geri Krähenbühl has one of the most fascinating jobs in the Eurofighter consortium. He’s a man of vast experience, who has countless flying hours under his belt and is often the focal point at air shows and media events. But he insists his job is all about the team.
The EuroDASS consortium (Leonardo, Elettronica, Indra and Hensoldt), which provides the Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) for the Eurofighter Typhoon, has launched its concept for the future of DASS, called “Praetorian Evolution”.
On Tuesday 15 October 2019, RAF Coningsby and Luftwaffengeschwader 73 Taktisches, based at Laage, Germany, signed a formal ‘Twinning’ agreement at a ceremony at the Lincolnshire base.
The Eurofighter Typhoon has one of the world’s most advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. This allows the Typhoon to operate stealthily, evading threats and preventing engagement.
Eurofighter Typhoon defensive aids sub-system enhancement study contract awarded
On March 27th 1994, 5-year-old Jan Kramer went ‘to work’ with his father Christian Kläsener, Eurofighter’s Manager Flight Ops and Capabilities. It was a special day in European aviation history and one that would change young Jan’s life forever. The trip was to the Airbus factory in Manching where the pair witnessed the first flight of the Eurofighter. Fast forward 25 years and today Jan is a Captain in the German Air Force, flying Eurofighter Typhoon jets. Here Captain Kramer talks about growing up and becoming a Eurofighter pilot.
A major contract to support the long-term development of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft was signed at the Paris Air Show this year — representing a major milestone in the Eurofighter story.
The Royal Air Force is now flying Eurofighter operations over Iraq and Syria in full Project ‘Centurion’ standard. Jamie Hunter reports from RAF Akrotiri on a textbook transition to assume the full range of missions.
Team Tempest was launched at Farnborough last summer amid huge media interest. We talk to BAE Systems’ Strategy Director Michael Christie to learn more about Team Tempest.