Germany plans a €1.2 billion contract to fit Eurofighter Typhoons with new electronic‑warfare systems, naming Saab and Northrop and citing AI firm Helsing in procurement documents, Bloomberg reports. The deal would bring major European and U.S. EW suppliers into a key Typhoon upgrade programme.
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The planned €1.2bn award explicitly names Saab, Northrop and AI firm Helsing, committing substantial budget to Eurofighter EW work and shaping near‑term supplier revenues and workloads — see Saab's recent order pipeline and sales outlook (https://hype.aero/?story=df0a5450-efe5-4d1d-af77-3666c52823ce).
The contract would expand U.S. contractor presence in European Typhoon EW upgrades, building on Northrop’s recent rapid fielding of IVEWS electronic‑warfare suites (https://hype.aero/?story=75f5356f-baa6-48cf-98c5-0a30323390c7).
The move comes as Typhoon capability refreshes and export talks accelerate across Europe, reinforcing the platform’s modernization and sales momentum (Typhoon radar upgrade push: https://hype.aero/?story=8c57951f-a4d7-43d2-93d1-892be987a1a3; export progress: https://hype.aero/?story=a894787a-26d7-42e1-ae36-7b676e8ea97f).
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