{"id":50477,"date":"2014-11-19T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0df00deae3b5b46f1c38786cf8cd79e2"},"modified":"2014-11-19T17:27:35","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T17:27:35","slug":"news-story-e1-billion-contract-to-develop-cutting-edge-radar-for-typhoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=50477","title":{"rendered":"News story: \u20ac1 billion contract to develop cutting-edge radar for Typhoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The contract for Active Electronically Scanned Array (<abbr title=\"Active Electronically Scanned Array\">AESA<\/abbr>) radar capability was awarded to Eurofighter Jadgflugzeug GmbH by NETMA \u2013 the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency \u2013 on behalf of the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The radar will further improve the Eurofighter Typhoon\u2019s combat effectiveness. <\/p>\n<p>Alongside recent announcements for weapon capability upgrades, the contract demonstrates the commitment from the countries involved in the Eurofighter Typhoon project, a world class multi role combat aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>As well as sustaining UK jobs, the contract also represents a significant step in delivering advanced radar technology required by the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Partner nation defence ministers at the contract signing\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/33355\/CAPTOR_E_Eurofighter_141119_2045g.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>From left: Dr Katrin Suder, State Secretary for Defence, Germany; Pedro Arguelles Salavveria, State Secretary for Defence, Spain; Alberto Gutierrez, Eurofighter CEO; Air Vice Marshal Graham Farnell, NETMA General Manager; Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology<br \/>\nand Domenico Rossi, State Secretary for Defence, Italy [Picture: Copyright Mike Glendinning]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meeting with his European counterparts in Edinburgh, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Philip Dunne said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This contract marks a major milestone in the development of the Typhoon programme and offers a significant increase in the capability of the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The development of this <abbr title=\"Active Electronically Scanned Array\">AESA<\/abbr> radar is a significant step in delivering technology that will ensure the Royal Air Force is equipped to meet the evolving demands of operations.<\/p>\n<p>Following recent announcements on weapon capability enhancements, notably the integration of Storm Shadow, this contract is a further demonstration of our continued commitment to the Typhoon aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The contract also represents another significant investment in the defence industry in Scotland, sustaining around 500 jobs at Selex ES in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The introduction of an <abbr title=\"Active Electronically Scanned Array\">AESA<\/abbr> radar is designed to give the Eurofighter greater vision than its competitors through simultaneous multirole air-to-air and air-to-ground tracking of targets with increased fidelity and range.<\/p>\n<p>The contract marks the culmination of considerable investment by the partner nations and industry in developing the technology required to provide Eurofighter-Typhoon with cutting edge sensor capability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00a3800 million contract for the development of a new electronic radar system for the Eurofighter Typhoon has been signed in Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}