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Eurofighter begins assembly of Türkiye’s first Typhoon as consortium targets up to 200 additional sales

Front-fuselage assembly has begun at BAE Systems for the first of 20 Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by Türkiye, with Airbus producing the aircraft’s center fuselage in Germany. The consortium is also pursuing potential follow-on orders from Türkiye and Saudi Arabia for 78 aircraft combined, plus a possible 36-aircraft Austrian order.

Discovered 2026-11-05T03:55:39.525805-08:00 | 2026-11-05T03:55:39.525805-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Assembly progress demonstrates that Türkiye’s 20-aircraft order is moving into production across the multinational Eurofighter industrial base, with front-fuselage work at BAE Systems and center-fuselage production by Airbus.
Potential follow-on campaigns could materially extend the program’s order pipeline: reported opportunities include 78 aircraft for Türkiye and Saudi Arabia combined, and 36 more for Austria. These remain prospective sales, not confirmed orders.

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