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• Tim Martin
The Eurofighter consortium is targeting more than 200 additional sales as demand for combat aircraft grows, despite continued export competition from the F-35. Production of Türkiye’s first aircraft from a 20-jet order has begun, with front-fuselage assembly at BAE Systems in the UK and center-fuselage work by Airbus in Germany.
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The Eurofighter consortium is targeting more than 200 additional sales as demand for combat aircraft grows, despite continued export competition from the F-35. Production of Türkiye’s first aircraft from a 20-jet order has begun, with front-fuselage assembly at BAE Systems in the UK and center-fuselage work by Airbus in Germany.
The Eurofighter consortium says the potential market could support more than 200 additional Typhoon combat aircraft, with further opportunities to expand the production backlog. It also expects the type to remain in operation beyond 2060, pointing to a long runway for fleet support and upgrades.
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Saab says it has flight-tested an internally developed AI agent aboard the Gripen E, validating its performance in simulated beyond-visual-range combat scenarios. The agents are trained for multiple air-combat tasks and are being developed for crewed and uncrewed aircraft, with Saab targeting possible operational deployment within months.
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British Typhoon fighters escorted French Rafales during Exercise RUMMY, a simulated nuclear strike over the Mediterranean. France described it as the first British operational participation in an exercise involving its airborne nuclear capability, marking a new step in UK-French cooperation on nuclear deterrence.
Turkey’s defense ministry says it is awaiting a sale contract and draft training program from Qatar for a planned purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon jets. The first phase is reported to involve 12 aircraft, which would supplement Turkey’s planned acquisition of new-build fighters.
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