Eurofighter and NETMA agree €4bn Contract Extension for Material Availability Service
Eurofighter GmbH and the NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) have signed a new agreement to continue the existing C#3 Material Availability Service Contract for a further 65 months.
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE LATEST CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT CONTRACT
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH and NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency, have signed a contract worth close to €300 million for the Consolidation Package Step Two & Three – Phase 1 Contract. It provides the next steps in the capability evolution of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Here we explain what it involves.
Finland makes its decision on purchasing a new combat aircraft in the coming months. It is looking to replace an ageing fleet of F-18s and Eurofighter Typhoon is in the running. The campaign team submitted their Best and Final Offer (BAFO) in late April and a key element of the proposal concerns the wider economy. Here we speak to Ross Dickson, who played a part in the BAE Systems campaign team in Finland and find out what selecting Eurofighter could mean for Finnish industry.
The Eurofighter Typhoon programme supports 1,000s of jobs across Europe. It has a complex of businesses in its supply chain, and the relationships it has fostered have been vital. For German business Liebherr-Aerospace the value of being part of the Eurofighter programme goes far beyond the actual production work and the direct jobs it supports and sustains.
The Eurofighter Typhoon programme has created and sustained more than 100,000 jobs across Europe. But if you look deeper, beyond the numbers, you can see the lasting impact it has on the businesses and the regions where they operate. The history of CESA – now operating as Héroux-Devtek Spain – goes hand in hand with the unfolding Eurofighter Typhoon story.
Manufacturing on Eurofighter Typhoon is advancing all the time says Professor Andy Schofield, Technology Delivery Director at BAE Systems - Air, where a wide range of advanced manufacturing techniques are helping to deliver parts in a more cost-effective way.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe’s largest defence programme, creating, supporting and sustaining 1,000s of jobs across the continent. Across the supply chain working with Eurofighter has had a transformative effect on businesses of all sizes, including some small micro-businesses, unlocking new opportunities and allowing them to build valuable relationships and share knowledge and experience.Being part of the Eurofighter programme team has allowed UK-based Tier Two supplier PRP Optoelectronics to develop and grow and today it remains an integral part of the business.
The importance of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme on the defence industry supply chain goes beyond the jobs and opportunities it has created. The partner companies manage industry suppliers employing more than 100,000 people across the supply chain, enriching the technology capabilities of the whole European region.The positive economic impact of Eurofighter on its major industrial partners is well-known and documented. However, further down the supply chain working with Eurofighter has had a transformative effect on businesses of all sizes, including some small micro-businesses, unlocking new opportunities and allowing them to build valuable relationships and share knowledge and experience.The result is a strong, integrated supply chain benefiting local economies and eager and well-placed to seize further opportunities.
On May 5, 2021, Germany’s Tactical Air Force Squadron 74 celebrated its 60th birthday. And to mark this landmark anniversary the Bavarian Tigers, who are based in the squadron, have unveiled a specially-painted Eurofighter.
With the help of Maj Pil Daniele ‘Marmo’ Marmiroli, Air to Air Instructor, here’s your guide to the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) at Albacete Air Base.
We speak to Eurofighter pilot Daniel Krueger about Interoperability and find out what it is, why it’s important and why it will remain crucial in the future.
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.