A letter obtained by the Austrian press suggests that the Indonesian government is interested in procuring the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of 15 Eurofighters. The Austrian newspapers Die Presse and… Continue reading "Indonesia Expresses Interest In Austrian Eurofighters"
On 6 July, the Austrian government announced that it would be retiring the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of Saab 105 trainer jets by the end of this year. The 50-year-old… Continue reading "Austria To Retire Aged Saab Trainers as Eurofigher Legal Battle Continues"
The Royal Air Force’s No 12 Squadron, also known as the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron, commenced flight operations in their Typhoon FGR.MK4s last… Continue reading "Joint British-Qatari Typhoon Squadron Takes Flight"
The German Parliament approved the procurement of CAPTOR-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for the German Air Force’s Eurofighter fleet on 17 May. 110 CAPTOR-E sets have been ordered… Continue reading "German Procurement Of Eurofighter AESA Radars Goes Forward"
The Finnish HX Challenge began on 9 January, with the arrival of two Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Pirkkala Air Base, near Tampere in southern Finland. The HX Challenge is… Continue reading "The Finnish HX Challenge Begins"
The Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Series Production Aircraft 6 (ISPA 6) made its first-ever flight equipped in the Kuwaiti Air Force’s configuration. It completed its test flight at the Flight Test… Continue reading "Latest Eurofighter Typhoon Successfully Completes Test Flight"
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug told defense reporters at Jane’s on 18 December that it delivered the last of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft under the German program-of-order (PoR). Luftwaffe Serial 31.53, the final of… Continue reading "Last Tranche 3 Eurofighter Jet Delivered to Germany"
Two Eurofighter Typhoons of the German Air Force collided in-flight north of the Fleesensee lake near Rostock in northeastern Germany on June 24, resulting in the death of one pilot… Continue reading "German Eurofighter Typhoons in Fatal Mid-Air Collision"
As Finland’s HX next generation fighter program’s first bidding phase wraps up, the details of the bids submitted are coming out. Many large players, including Saab, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin… Continue reading "The Most Important Criteria in Finland’s HX Fighter Program in Detail"
Saab have confirmed, via press release, that it will not participate in Swiss Air Force flight tests for its Gripen E platform after Swiss defense procurement agency Armasuisse formally recommended… Continue reading "Saab Gripen E Not Attending Swiss Flight Tests, Program Participation in Doubt"