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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.
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, EUROJET Turbo GmbH and NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency, have signed contracts together worth €53.7 million to support the long-term development of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.
Debates around Combat aircraft often focus on technology, capability or performance, but there are significant aspects that can get overlooked. Freedom of Action, inherent in Eurofighter, is a case in point. We spoke to Herman Claesen, CEO of Eurofighter GmbH, and Kurt Rossner, Head of Combat Air Systems at Airbus and Chair of the Eurofighter Supervisory board to explore what it means to them.
Experienced Typhoon pilot Raffael Klaschka, Head of Marketing at Eurofighter GmbH,explains how the sovereign control of mission data is vital for delivering operational effectiveness and military capability.
We’re on the roof of the training centre at Morón Air Base. There’s a fierce westerly wind blowing the last of the morning rain clouds away but no-one is considering taking shelter. We have the perfect vantage to see a Spanish Air Force display pilot hone his routine. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.
On April 4, 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington by 12 governments. Today, as NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary, we speak to Colonel Luis Villar of the Spanish Air Force. His division is responsible for establishing, planning and executing the NATO training and exercise programme that enables NATO’s Allied Air Command to accomplish its tasks.