Programmes
TEAM TEMPEST TAKES SHAPE
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.
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Press Release
Paris Air Show 2019: Eurofighter, EUROJET and NETMA sign Long Term Evolution Initial Contracts
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.
Programmes
FULL CONTROL
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.
Operations
MISSION DATA EQUALS AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY
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.
EUROPE AT ITS HEART
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.
Operations
NATO CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF PEACE
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.
Capabilities
ICE WARRIORS
Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons proved their swing-role capability this winter during the NATO Exercise Trident Juncture in Norway.By Giovanni Colla and Remo Guidi
Press Release
Fourth quick reaction alert squadron for RAF Lossiemouth
Eurofighter welcome the news that RAF Lossiemouth has inaugurated the fourth operational Typhoon squadron to augment its mission to protect UK and NATO airspace.
Capabilities
NATO VITAL FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY
In this Q&A interview, published in the May 2019 edition of Military Technology magazine, Eurofighter CEO Herman Claesen discusses the future of NATO and Eurofighter.
Capabilities
SIX KEY ENABLERS FOR THE FUTURE BATTLESPACE
Former Eurofighter Typhoon pilot Raffael Klaschka, Head of Marketing at Eurofighter GmbH, takes an in-depth look at how Eurofighter is evolving to meet the demands of the Future Battlespace.
Press Release
Airbus delivers first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force
The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the introduction of hardware modifications which support the Operational Flight Program 02 (OFP-02) developed by the Armament and Experimental Logistics Centre (CLAEX).
TIPPING THE SCALES IN POLAND
In 2017 the Polish government launched the Harpia programme to define a requirement for a multi-role fighter and/or an airborne jamming system. In Eurofighter World we talk to Andrea Nappi, Vice President Eurofighter Export from Leonardo Aircraft Division, who is leading the campaign in Poland to find out how the competition is shaping up.
Capabilities
Retaining Combat Edge
Eurofighter World talks to the author of a new report on the future threat environment facing the West and some possible solutions. Justin Bronk is Research Fellow for Airpower with the Military Sciences programme at the highly respected defence think tank RUSI.
Press Release
World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos: Eurofighter Typhoons Control the Airspace
Eurofighter Typhoons belonging to the Austrian Armed Forces will secure the airspace on the occasion of the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos.
Operations
INSIDE OPERATION SHADER
For the past four years the UK Royal Air Force has been part of a coalition of nations fighting the terrorist group Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Daily operations have been conducted from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with Eurofighter Typhoons playing a pivotal role. Eurofighter World was invited onto the base to find out how it performs this vital task.