The Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the most successful UK defence programmes, bringing export sales worth double the £12 billion invested by the UK Government, with the potential for more to come.
Boosting European economies
Typhoon has sustained and maintained a vibrant defence and aerospace through-life design, development and support capability, securing a crucial sovereign skills and capability for the UK. Continued investment in the Typhoon programme and further export sales supports innovation and technology development and a network of thousands of jobs across the UK.
A report from PwC published in 2024 showed the programme contributing £49.7bn (€58bn) across the economies of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, securing almost 63,000 jobs and generating £12bn (€14bn) in tax revenues between 2024-2033. It also showed that export and domestic sales of approximately 200 Typhoons could increase the benefits to £77.1bn (€90bn) in economic value, 98,000 jobs and £18.8bn (€22bn) in tax revenues over the same period.
Typhoon's contribution to the UK economy
Suppliers across the UK
Across the UK, the Typhoon programme is helping to sustain thousands of jobs in supply chain businesses, providing them the long-term stability to invest in their people and equipment to unlock future opportunities for growth.
An export success story
An independent study published by PwC in 2024 shows the potential value of increased export sales of Typhoon the economics of the jet’s European partner nations – Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The sales of 200 additional aircraft to export and domestic customers would mean around 30% of the investment of partner nations would return as tax revenues. Today each Typhoon aircraft contributes £349m (€407m) in economic value and £85.7m (€100m) in taxes across its operational life
The Typhoon programme makes a huge economic contribution and due to export sales, the programme has already returned more than double the UK Government’s initial investment. Continued investment in Typhoon is crucial for European defence resilience and to ensure we protect the vital ecosystem that underpins our national industrial base.Simon Barnes, Group Managing Director, BAE Systems
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