Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
Fourth-generation Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft will undergo the MLU to remain operationally relevant, its CEO said. (Photo: Crown Copyright)
With roughly 80% of combat missions flown by Typhoons in Europe, the Eurofighter consortium is emphasising the continued relevance of its jet and wants to ramp up production to continue to deliver combat mass in light of a shifting geo-political world order.
Eurofighter Typhoon CEO Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt has disclosed that the Eurofighter Typhoon is due to undergo a MLU, to enable it to operate alongside the so-called “future battlefield” of fifth- and sixth-generation fighters.
Currently, Eurofighter is focusing on modernising its existing fleet via Phase Four Enhancement (P4E) with a new automated sensor capability. P4E will also introduce DASS (Defensive Aids Sub-System) upgrades and include additional electronic warfare capability.
Typhoons across European fleets are also undergoing the European Common Radar System Mk1 and Mk2 upgrade integration: the former on German and Spanish Air Force jets, the latter for the UK’s Royal Air
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