Eurofighter Nations Inch Closer to New Radar Commitment
Development of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon is continuing, although the four European partner nations st
Development of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon is continuing, although the four European partner nations still have not collectively committed funds. However, at the Paris Air Show later this month they plan to sign a letter of intent (LoI) with Eurofighter that confirms their intention to eventually adopt and pay for the new technology.
In the meantime, the industry will continue to “pre-finance” development of the Captor-E AESA radar, scheduled for delivery from 2015. The UK Ministry of Defence is providing a $30 million grant for technology demonstration to Selex Galileo, which is also receiving a smaller amount from Italy.
