Skip to content

United Kingdom

Typhoon E-Scan Radar

Business Air

The upgrade of the radar to CAPTOR-E will bring significant operational benefits to Eurofighter Typhoon.

E-scan radar

Overview

The design of the airframe allows Eurofighter Typhoon to deliver the largest electronically scanned array for increased detection and tracking ranges, advanced Air-to-Surface capability and enhanced electronic protection measures. The large airframe also allows a wider field of regard than any other platform.

News

Showing 76 results

Eurofighter Typhoon with a low-cost precision weapon system

08 April 2026 NEWS RELEASE

Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon to counter threats from uncrewed air systems

BAE Systems has successfully completed test firing of a low-cost precision weapon launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon, demonstrating a highly effective, affordable solution to counter uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

DDC-OFFICIAL-20260325-84256 RS

25 March 2026 NEWS RELEASE

New contract for training and support to Turkish Typhoon aircraft

The UK Government has reached a major defence agreement with the Republic of Türkiye to provide training and support equipment and services for its recently ordered Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

Unmanned MQ-25 aircraft communicating secure Link 16 signals

28 January 2026 NEWS RELEASE

Data Link Solutions awarded $248 million U.S. Navy contract to deliver tactical radio system to U.S. and coalition forces

Software-defined radio designed to run complex Link 16 waveform delivers enhanced command and control (C2) capabilities

Typhoon engineers working in radar facility

22 January 2026 NEWS RELEASE

Investment to deliver advanced new radar for Royal Air Force Typhoons

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth £453.5 million for the full production of a new advanced radar for UK Typhoon aircraft.

A T-7 Hawk in flight

18 November 2025 NEWS RELEASE

BAE Systems, Boeing and Saab to Collaborate on Next-Gen Pilot Training

BAE Systems, Boeing and Saab have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the UK Royal Air Force fast-jet trainer programme, leveraging T-7 as the core of the training system and creating a path for the three companies to support future international pilot training opportunities.

27 October 2025 NEWS RELEASE

Contract agreed with the Republic of Türkiye for Typhoon aircraft

The UK Government has announced a c.£5.4 billion agreement with the Republic of Türkiye for the purchase of 20 Typhoon aircraft and an associated weapons and integration package, sustaining more than 20,000 highly skilled jobs across the UK supply chain.

Turkish Minister of National Defence, Yasar Güler, and UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, at the International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul.

23 July 2025 NEWS RELEASE

BAE Systems welcomes Memorandum of Understanding between Republic of Türkiye and United Kingdom for the purchase of Typhoon aircraft

BAE Systems has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Türkiye and the UK Government relating to the potential purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

CGI image of the Combat Air Flying Demonstrator over the River Blackwater in Essex, UK.

17 July 2025 NEWS RELEASE

UK's pioneering combat air flying demonstrator revealed

Industry partners, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and MBDA UK, together with the Ministry of Defence, have revealed the design of the UK’s flagship Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, as the aircraft reaches a major milestone, with two thirds of its structural weight now in manufacturing.

11 December 2024 NEWS RELEASE

European nations invest in BAE Systems' most advanced fighter pilot helmet

The consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon has awarded BAE Systems a £133 million contract to further develop its Striker® II Helmet Mounted-Display (HMD).

Contact

Media Team

Media team