US EditionGermany Signs Off on $4.4 Billion Eurofighter Typhoon Deal - Breaking Defense
- Germany's budget committee approved the purchase of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for €3.75 billion , with deliveries scheduled from 2031 to 2034.
- The procurement aims to enhance Germany's military capabilities and strengthen NATO's electronic warfare and reconnaissance efforts.
- The budget committee sanctioned 13 other defense proposals worth over €7 billion, reflecting Germany's commitment to modernizing its military amid rising security challenges in Europe.
- The Eurofighter jets are expected to remain operational until 2060, bolstering NATO's intelligence-gathering and collective defense capacity.
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Germany Buys 20 New Eurofighters in $4.36 Billion Defense Push
NEWS BRIEF Germany’s budget committee approved the purchase of 20 new Eurofighter jets for €3.75 billion ($4.36 billion), part of a broader €7 billion defense package aimed at strengthening NATO’s electronic warfare and data collection capabilities. The jets will be delivered between 2031 and 2034, extending the Eurofighter’s operational lifespan until 2060. WHAT HAPPENED WHY […] The post Germany Buys 20 New Eurofighters in $4.36 Billion Defense…
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The budget committee of the Bundestag approves a billion-dollar purchase for the Bundeswehr: the troop gets 20 new fighter jets.
The Bundeswehr is expected to receive 20 more Eurofighter fighter jets. The Budget Committee has approved the procurement of 3.75 billion euros.
The aircraft are said to represent a future development variant of the Tranche 5 (referring to Poland's alleged purchase of "non-existent" aircraft). According to a statement from the German Ministry of National Defense, they will cost a total of $4.36 billion, with deliveries planned between 2031 and 2034. These aircraft are intended to replace the aging Tornado electronic warfare variant (Tornado ECR).
In June 2024, then head of the German government, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the upcoming acquisition of twenty Eurofighter EF-2000/Typhoon fighter jets in addition to the thirty-eight "Tranche 4" [T4] standard aircraft ordered four years earlier under the Quadriga program. A few months earlier, the budget committee of the... This article Germany approves Tranche 5 of the Eurofighter EF-2000 with the order of twenty aircraft appeared first…
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