Aircraft
Typhoon’s Electronic Attack Radar On Course for Flight in 2023
The UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar undergoes development for the Typhoon on a separate track from that of the German-Spanish ECRS.Mk 1.
Typhoon ZK355 will serve as the initial trials platform for the ECRS.Mk 2 radar. (Photo: BAE Systems)
Typhoon ZK355 will serve as the initial trials platform for the ECRS.Mk 2 radar. (Photo: BAE Systems)

The Eurofighter program expects to fly the UK’s new European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2) radar aboard a Eurofighter test aircraft during the final quarter of 2023, leading to an initial operating capability (IOC) by 2030. The dates reflect a slight slippage: at one time, the partners expected first flight this year and hoped for an in-service date of 2025 to meet Finnish timescales. The Finnish selection of the F-35 led to a slowdown in the ECRS Mk2 program to meet UK funding timescales.


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