DefenceTalkBahrain is interested in buying the Eurofighter Typhoon jet, British defence group BAE Systems said on Wednesday. “Bahrain has expressed an interest in Typhoon and the UK government is leading very early discussions. BAE Systems is supporting the UK government in these discussions,” a BAE Systems spokeswoman said. Bahrain’s King Hamad held talks with British […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bahrain-eyes-eurofighter-bae-48691/

DefenceTalkThe first Tranche 3 Typhoon, BS116, has been transferred from final assembly to the paint shop facility where it spent two weeks getting a makeover – check out the video and learn more about the painting process. Next pit stop The Tranche 3 jet will progress to the hush house, our sound-proofed engine testing facility, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-tranche-3-typhoon-is-on-the-move-48605/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Air Force has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force. Exercise Android Preference concluded at RAF Coningsby last week and forms part of the qualified weapons instructor (QWI) course, which is regarded as the pinnacle of qualifications for RAF aircrew. RAF Coningsby Station Commander, Group Captain Johnny Stringer, explained: […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-force-completes-largest-ever-training-mission-48326/

DefenceTalkRAF Typhoon aircraft will be armed with Meteor missiles from later this decade after an agreement was signed today by industry and the four Eurofighter nations. During a short ceremony at the Paris Air Show, Defence Ministers from the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain witnessed a contract being signed between Eurofighter and NATO Eurofighter and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/weapons-upgrade-for-raf-typhoon-agreed-at-paris-air-show-48162/

DefenceTalkEurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has today signed a weapon system integration contract with NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, to facilitate and secure integration of MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Missile system. The contract was signed at the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget by Jesus Pinillos Prieto, General Manager of NETMA and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-signs-contract-for-meteor-integration-48160/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea formally opened bidding Tuesday on a $7.3 billion deal to provide 60 advanced fighter planes, with three aviation giants vying for what is the Asian nation’s largest defence contract to date. US companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin and the European aerospace consortium EADS are in the running, and all have prefaced their bids […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-opens-bidding-on-7-3-bn-fighter-jet-deal-48154/

DefenceTalkFollowing Eurofighter’s promise to assemble 53 Eurofighters in Korea if the aircraft is selected as Korea’s next generation fighter, global aerospace company EADS said that it will “invest $2 billion and its technology in the KF-X to help Korea to become a fighter jet producer.” If Eurofighter produces 53 out of 60 fighter jets in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-offers-to-invest-2billion-if-korea-buys-eurofighter-47867/

DefenceTalkAdding to the very latest technologies that the Helmet Mounted Symbology System offers along with the night compatible cockpit, the FENN NG2000Ti goggles will provide pilots with x-ray like vision right through the night. Night Vision Goggle trials are ongoing and demonstrate the continued efforts to integrate the latest technologies into the Typhoon system. Nat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/typhoon-test-pilots-begin-night-vision-goggles-trials-47655/

DefenceTalk6 Squadron, based at RAF Leuchars, have continued to develop the multi-role capability of Typhoon by dropping inert Paveway II bombs for the first time from the Tranche 2 version of the combat aircraft. Pilots embarked on a series of training sorties over Cape Wrath Range last week to deliver this air to surface capability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/6-squadron-take-paveway-to-typhoon-multi-role-success-47431/

DefenceTalkThe Eurofighter IPA 8 (Instrumented Production Aircraft 8) test aircraft has achieved an important production milestone at Cassidian in Manching: with the mounting of the right wing, the connection between the cockpit, vertical tail unit and wings with the fuselage has been completed. “IPA 8 is based on the latest Eurofighter Tranche 3 construction standard […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cassidian-produces-the-worlds-most-advanced-eurofighter-47277/