The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to supply radars to Royal fighter aircraft.
What is known
The Defense Department has concluded with BAESystems contract worth £870 million ($1.1 billion) for the supply of ECRS Mk2 radars. They will provide advanced electronic warfare capabilities and enhance airspace control.
The new agreement became part of the contractworth £2.35 billion ($3 billion), which was announced last summer. The UK government has sent funds to technologically improve the capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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ECRS is an acronym for European Common RadarSystem. The new radar station is being developed by BAE Systems in conjunction with the British division of the Italian company Leonardo UK. Flight tests of aircraft with ERCS MK2 will take place next year.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is the fighter of the fourthgenerations. Great Britain, together with Italy and Japan, is developing a sixth-generation aircraft. It will appear in about 12 years, i.e. simultaneously with similar platforms in the US and China. The sixth-generation fighter, which Germany, Spain and France are working on, is expected closer to the early 2040s.