{"id":8949,"date":"2020-11-15T21:24:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T03:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2020-11-15T21:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T03:26:35","slug":"airbus-signs-contract-for-38-eurofighters-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8949","title":{"rendered":"Airbus Signs Contract for 38 Eurofighters with Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. This makes Germany the largest ordering nation in Europe&#8217;s biggest defence programme. The order, also known by its project name Quadriga, covers the delivery of 30 single-seater and 8 twin-seater Eurofighters. Three of the aircraft will be equipped with additional test installations as Instrumented Test Aircraft for the further development of the Eurofighter programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dirk Hoke, CEO Airbus Defence and Space, said: &#8220;The new Tranche 4 Eurofighter is currently the most modern European-built combat aircraft with a service life well beyond 2060. Its technical capabilities will allow full integration into the European Future Combat Air System FCAS&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The renewed order from Germany secures production until 2030 and comes at a strategically important time for the programme. In addition to an expected Eurofighter order from Spain to replace its legacy F-18s, procurement decisions in Switzerland and Finland are imminent in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The variant offered in Switzerland corresponds to the configuration of the German Quadriga order. The equipment includes the world&#8217;s latest electronic radar, future-proof hardware and software and unlimited multi-role capability for engaging air and ground targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eurofighter is Europe&#8217;s largest defence programme, in which the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy are involved alongside Germany. In addition to technological capabilities, it secures more than 100,000 jobs in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eurofighter-Quadriga--2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. 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