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| Norway and Eurofighter sign new cooperation deal |
 Date : 15th May 2007 Source : Unspecified Author : Rob L |
Eurofighter signs new Cooperation Agreement with Norway
15/05/2007
Oslo/Hallbergmoos - The Eurofighter partnership consolidates the close ties to Norway by signature of a further agreement on technological cooperation between the Eurofighter consortium of Alenia Aeronautica (Italy), BAE Systems (United Kingdom), EADS CASA (Spain), EADS Germany and Norway. Eurofighter CEO Aloysius Rauen signed the Letter of Agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (NMOD) in the presence of the German Ambassador to Norway Roland Mauch, who represented the four Eurofighter Nations, and the Norwegian Defence Minister, Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
This Letter of Agreement with the NMOD sets out the principles to be applied to industrial contracts and includes the funding commitment from the NMOD to cover the development contracts between Norwegian and Eurofighter Partner Companies.
Aloysius Rauen commented at the signing ceremony, "This new Agreement is a further important element in meeting the demands of Norway's competition for a new combat aircraft. It will allow the Eurofighter Partnership to continue to develop and demonstrate its ability to deliver high technology in partnership with Norwegian industry. This new agreement will also provide vital continuity to Norwegian industry in preparation for the potential NOK 40 Billion which would accrue as part of the industrial package associated with a Norwegian choice of Eurofighter as it's F-16 replacement. This industrial work would form a substantial part of the Eurofighter package for Norway, combining Eurofighter Typhoon's unmatched operational capability with a comprehensive training and through life support package to provide an unbeatable solution to meet Norway's long-term strategic military and industrial requirements.
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| Saudi minister sees British military jet deal soon: 48 EF |
| Date : 21st December 2005 Source : Unspecified Author : Eduardo AAVM |
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtime ... sgID=10799
Saudi minister sees British military jet deal soon
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia expects to conclude a deal with Britain for military aircraft soon, the kingdom's defence minister said in remarks published on Wednesday.
Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, in comments reported by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, would not disclose details.
But he told reporters after talks with visiting British Defence Minister John Reid: "God willing, we hope to conclude in the near future a deal for modern planes with Britain."
A senior source close to the deal told Reuters an accord might be signed later in the day after Reid meets Saudi King Abdullah.
Sources close to the negotiations had said the deal was likely to involve Saudi Arabia buying at least 48 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, with an option to raise that to 72.
The Eurofighter consortium includes BAE Systems, Airbus parent EADS and Italy's Finmeccanica.
Officials at BAE in Riyadh declined immediate comment.
Saudi sources said the kingdom was also considering buying Rafale jets from France's Dassault Aviation.
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| All Partners now operate Batch 2 Aircraft |
| Date : 28th April 2005 Source : Unspecified Author : jwcook |
HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With deployment of IS002 from
Alenia's facilities in Torino to 4th Stormo "Amadeo d'Aosta" at Grosseto,
Italy, all for partner air forces in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United
Kingdom now operate series production single seaters with Batch 2 standard.
These aircraft have PSP2 Capability (Production System Package) with Initial
Defensive Aids Subsystem (DASS), Multifunctional Information and Distribution
System (MIDS), Initial Direct Voice Input (DVI) and Sensor Fusion.
Six Batch 2 aircraft have been accepted by the customer air forces so far,
totaling the number of now delivered series production aircraft at 41
(including 5 Instrumented Production Aircraft IPA).
Most recently the operation of Eurofighter at extremely low temperatures has
been successfully evaluated and proven in Sweden. At Decimomannu, Italy, DA 3,
the gun firing clearance aircraft, is completing the final demonstration of the
Full Operational Clearance for the operation of this part of the Weapon System.
Flight test of the new Phase 4 Standard Flight Control System Software
dedicated for Block 2b has begun. Industry and government test pilots comments
are enthusiastic: "The Phase 4 software left a very good impression overall. It
was like flying a different, much more spirited and agile aircraft." Pilots
also praise the new software for air-to-air refueling, reducing workload
considerably.
Production of Tranche 1 standard aircraft is fully underway with the 100th
center fuselage and right wing section already delivered. Production for
Tranche 2 aircraft has already begun last year with first frames for the centre
fuselage produced.
Aloysius Rauen, CEO Eurofighter GmbH, commented: "Eurofighter Typhoon is the
biggest and most successful military aerospace programme in Europe. With 638
aircraft under contract to five nations Eurofighter GmbH holds the largest
order book of any next generation fighter aircraft worldwide, making
Eurofighter Typhoon the undisputed Number One in the global fighter business.
Eurofighter Typhoon has unquestioned capabilities acknowledged by the customers
and international aerospace experts. Its operational potential reaches far into
the first decade of this century, offering huge technological and industrial
advantages to new potential customers based on a large order book, reducing
customer risk. The Eurofighter Typhoon programme is characterised as a fully
open partnership with unrivalled technological and industrial return to
customers who wish to join the project."
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| Typhoon dropped from Singapore competition. |
| Date : 22nd April 2005 Source : Unspecified Author : jwcook |
In response to media queries, MINDEF confirms that it has narrowed down the selection for the next fighter replacement programme to Dassault's Rafale and Boeing's F-15. MINDEF has decided not to consider the proposal from BAE Systems any further.
The Typhoon is a very capable aircraft. However, the committed schedule for the delivery of the Typhoon and its systems did not meet the requirements of the RSAF.
It seems the Typhoon could not deliver the required syustems within the Singaporean timeframe, it remains to be seen what the requirements were.
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| Flight Trials of Helmet-Mounted Display |
| Date : 29th March 2005 Source : Unspecified Author : jwcook |
ROCHESTER, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2005--Flight trials of the BAE Systems Striker helmet-mounted display system have begun on the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The full development trial sorties marked the first flights of a binocular, visor-projected, night-vision-capable helmet on a fighter aircraft.
Additional trials are planned throughout 2005, and production-ready versions of the helmet will fly in the latter part of 2005 -- clearing the way for production for Typhoon Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 aircraft.
"The successful start of flight trials marks a significant success in the Typhoon helmet program and is a milestone in the development of display helmet technology," said Mike Austill, managing director of Avionic Systems for BAE Systems.
The Typhoon helmet-mounted display is a high-resolution, binocular system driven by powerful processor and graphics modules. Its helmet tracker is a high-speed, high-accuracy, low-latency optical system. The helmet displays "virtual head-up display" symbology and video imagery from the aircraft sensors and from a helmet-mounted, image-intensified night vision system.
The helmet's fully integrated design ensures the compatibility of head protection, life support, and electro-optics, and also incorporates the fully integrated respirator for protection in nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare environments.
Prior to the start of flight trials, the helmet design passed a series of stringent tests, including impact and penetration to U.K. and European standards, 600-plus-knot windblast, and 600-plus-knot ejection. In addition, high "g" comfort and stability testing has been carried out on BAE Systems helmets supplied for the Hawk trainer aircraft.
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| Eurofighter success in AMRAAM guided missile firing. |
| Date : 16th March 2005 Source : Unspecified Author : jwcook |
HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofighter GmbH announced today the success achieved in recent Advanced Medium Range Air-Air Missile (AMRAAM) guided firing trials - a further milestone in proving the maturity of the Weapon System.
Typhoon DA4, piloted by BAE Systems Chief Test Pilot Paul Hopkins with Dave Sully in the rear seat, participated in the weapons trials at the QinetiQ Deep Sea Range at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and was supported by an RAF flight refuelling tanker, a Nimrod MR2 to check for surface vessels within the danger area, and by the Royal Navy, who provided the unmanned Mirach targets.
The profile for this test required the Typhoon aircraft to track two targets by radar, to simulate an attack on one Mirach using a captive AMRAAM missile while simultaneously attacking the second target with an active missile. The active AMRAAM scored a direct hit on the target and destroyed it.
The developing maturity of the aircraft will be further demonstrated through the planned forthcoming guided firings, which include a launch against a jamming supersonic target, a shot using tracking data from a second Typhoon through the MIDS (Multifunctional Information Distribution System) data-link, and a twin firing against two targets.
Brian Phillipson, Programme Director Eurofighter GmbH, commented: "With more than 30 aircraft in service with our four Nations, and further deliveries now being made weekly, it is important that we steadily release more and more capability to our partner air forces as they build up their fleets and their experience. This complex firing is another successful achievement in our continuing development programme, another example of the progressive capability demonstration and clearance our customers are expecting from us. It is also another demonstration of the tremendous capability of the Eurofighter compared to previous generations of combat aircraft."
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| MTU Develops New DECMU for EJ200 |
| Date : 13th December 2004 Source : Unspecified Author : jwcook |
MTU Aero Engines
MUNICH, Germany --- The Eurofighter's EJ200 engine is the most advanced in its class worldwide, providing the combat aircraft with breathtaking agility.
Starting with Tranche 2, the powerplant comes with a new control system. That system is being developed, under the roof of the Eurojet engine consortium, by MTU Aero Engines in partnership with German, Spanish and British hardware suppliers and with Rolls-Royce Bristol, who provides the software. With this activity, Germany's leading engine manufacturer has landed yet another development contract.
The EJ200's digital engine control unit (DECU) is being recreated as a digital engine control and monitoring unit (DECMU). "The new system is the finest money can buy. It again testifies to the high level of expertise we bring to this area," says Franz Buckl, who heads the testing and control effort at MTU.
The DECMU's unique feature is that it marries control and monitoring functions in a single unit. Before, it used to take two different systems to achieve the same purpose. The new unit is more flexible and cost-effective than the two predecessor systems taken together, although size and reliability remain the same. But chalk up one more for the DECMU: it will readily accommodate foreseeable engine modifications including thrust vectoring, if adopted. Also, existing engines can optionally be retrofitted with it at relatively modest effort.
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