Europe

This month aviation giant Airbus was awarded a contract from the German government to deliver thirty-eight additional Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). With this latest contract, Germany has become the largest ordering nation in Europe for the continent’s biggest defense program—which secures more than 100,000 jobs across Europe.

Ordered under Project Quadriga, the deal is for thirty of the second-seat variants and eight additional twin-seat versions of the Eurofighter—while three of the aircraft will be equipped with additional test installations including the Instrumented Test Aircraft, for further development of the aviation platform.

“The new Tranche 4 Eurofighter is currently the most modern European-built combat aircraft with a service life well beyond 2060,” said Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space. “Its technical capabilities will allow full integration into the European Future Combat Air System FCAS.”...MORE