(NSI News Source Info) CASTELLET, France - July 25, 2009: Nations involved in the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium appear set to sign a contract confirming the next wave of combat jet production next week. 
The Eurofighter Typhoon is truly cosmopolitan. Please use the tabs below to see how this extraordinary aircraft transcends boundaries in terms of both capability, co-operation and appeal. *Single-seat, twin-engine fighter, *Swing-role, *Supremely agile. The collective military requirements of the Partner Nations are the foundation of the Eurofighter Typhoon Weapon System. Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile Air Superiority and Air-to-Surface, multi-role/swing-role weapon system, making it the most capable front line fighter available. Swing-role means that one aircraft can perform a number of different roles, all carried out with ease and precision.
Developed by Europe’s leading aerospace companies, Eurofighter Typhoon is now the aircraft of choice for six Nations' Air Forces - Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will fulfil Air Force requirements well into the 21st Century. Aircraft production is ongoing, with 707 aircraft under contract to the six Nations.
"You should see something on that next week. That is next week's subject," British Defence Procurement Minister Quentin Davies told Reuters, asked about the contract's signing.
He was speaking after a group involving some of the same European nations agreed to inject new life into the Airbus A400M military transport plane program.
Eurofighter was conceived 25 years ago and involves Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain building more than 600 high-peformance fighter jets.
Britain recommitted itself to the defence contract in May after a row over the cost of the multi-billion dollar programme.
To ease budget worries, buyer nations agreed to split the third and final tranche of orders into two parts.
But a final signature that will keep open production lines has been held up by talks with the manufacturing consortium over savings in long-term "life-cycle" costs sought by governments.
The Eurofighter consortium comprises Britain's BAE Systems (BAES.L), Italy's Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) and EADS (EAD.PA), representing Germany and Spain.
EADS is also the manufacturer of the A400M transport plane which won a reprieve when seven countries including Britain, Germany and Spain agreed on Friday to renegotiate the project.
Britain had also threatened to pull out of that project due to concerns over a four-year delay in production.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is truly cosmopolitan. Please use the tabs below to see how this extraordinary aircraft transcends boundaries in terms of both capability, co-operation and appeal. *Single-seat, twin-engine fighter, *Swing-role, *Supremely agile. The collective military requirements of the Partner Nations are the foundation of the Eurofighter Typhoon Weapon System. Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile Air Superiority and Air-to-Surface, multi-role/swing-role weapon system, making it the most capable front line fighter available. Swing-role means that one aircraft can perform a number of different roles, all carried out with ease and precision.
Developed by Europe’s leading aerospace companies, Eurofighter Typhoon is now the aircraft of choice for six Nations' Air Forces - Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will fulfil Air Force requirements well into the 21st Century. Aircraft production is ongoing, with 707 aircraft under contract to the six Nations.
"You should see something on that next week. That is next week's subject," British Defence Procurement Minister Quentin Davies told Reuters, asked about the contract's signing.
He was speaking after a group involving some of the same European nations agreed to inject new life into the Airbus A400M military transport plane program.
Eurofighter was conceived 25 years ago and involves Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain building more than 600 high-peformance fighter jets.
Britain recommitted itself to the defence contract in May after a row over the cost of the multi-billion dollar programme.
To ease budget worries, buyer nations agreed to split the third and final tranche of orders into two parts.
But a final signature that will keep open production lines has been held up by talks with the manufacturing consortium over savings in long-term "life-cycle" costs sought by governments.
The Eurofighter consortium comprises Britain's BAE Systems (BAES.L), Italy's Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) and EADS (EAD.PA), representing Germany and Spain.
EADS is also the manufacturer of the A400M transport plane which won a reprieve when seven countries including Britain, Germany and Spain agreed on Friday to renegotiate the project.
Britain had also threatened to pull out of that project due to concerns over a four-year delay in production.
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