DefenceTalkSpain on Saturday said it would send 14 fighter jets to Bulgaria and Romania to bolster NATO’s eastern flank as the defence alliance strengthens its deterrence capacity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Madrid will send six Eurofighter jets and 130 soldiers to Bulgaria between mid-November and early December to train local forces, the Spanish defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-to-bolster-natos-eastern-flank-with-14-fighter-jets-79536/

DefenceTalkThirteen German military aircraft were on their way to Australia on Tuesday as Germany looks to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China. The six Eurofighters and seven military transport aircraft were due to land in Singapore on Tuesday before travelling on to Australia under the mission dubbed Rapid Pacific […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-fighter-jets-to-make-debut-in-indo-pacific-79200/

DefenceTalkItaly has joined the UK’s development of the new European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2) radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The first stage of collaboration, to take place this Autumn, will see a team of engineers from Leonardo’s Nerviano, Milan-based radar site join the Mk2 development team at Leonardo’s Edinburgh site. The move […]

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has been awarded a contract valued at approximately £135m, to drive forward the next phase of capability enhancements for Typhoon; one of the world’s most advanced combat aircraft. The investment will improve weapons capability, increasing the variety of precision guided munitions, and further enhance Typhoon’s defensive systems and datalinks, improving high-speed secure sharing […]

DefenceTalkGerman lawmakers on Wednesday approved the next phase of a project to build a joint European fighter jet with France and Spain, brushing aside domestic skepticism over the plan. The budget committee in the Bundestag lower house of parliament gave the green light for the project, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), to […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.3bn order to support the production of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force. Work will commence in 2021 at BAE Systems’ sites in Lancashire, maintaining continuity of Typhoon production through to the mid-2020s and sustaining high-value engineering roles in the North of England. These critical jobs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-delivers-a-further-boost-to-the-uk-economy-76554/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe new contract will secure over 600 jobs and make sure the UK remains at the forefront of radar technology development. The RAF is also one step closer in bringing its ORCUS technology into force, which can jam radio signals from drones and has already been successfully deployed during drone sightings at airports. Confirming the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/counter-drone-tech-and-state-of-the-art-radar-for-the-raf-typhoons-76259/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkA Eurofighter flight test campaign dedicated to the configuration chosen by Kuwait, with E-SCAN radar and other important enhancements, is certainly demanding and complex. Mario Mutti, Head of Project Test Pilot Fighters and Standardization of Leonardo’s Aircraft Division, tells us how it is proceeding. Leonardo ISPA 6 (Instrumented Series Production Aircraft) is the most advanced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-flight-tests-continue-with-the-e-scan-radar-75708/

DefenceTalkAircraft from the Royal Air Force have been carrying out intensive training sorties with US strategic bomber aircraft over the North Sea. The Royal Air Force aircraft from RAF stations Lossiemouth, Waddington and Brize Norton were launched, to escort USAF B-1B Lancer bombers, that were conducting their latest long-range training sortie. The US aircraft are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-typhoons-train-with-united-states-b-1b-bombers-and-nato-allies-75622/

DefenceTalkRoyal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets, based at RAF Lossiemouth, have today left for Lithuania to begin the UK’s latest NATO Air Policing mission. The 6 Squadron aircraft are deploying to Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania where they will carry out the Baltic Air Policing mission for the summer, along with the Spanish Air Force, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-air-force-typhoons-assume-new-nato-baltic-air-policing-mission-75335/