The UK Royal Air Force is using a new upgrade to its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft during exercise Red Flag 13-3 in the USA, with the enhancement to also soon be embodied with all its early production examples of the type.
BAE Systems, which developed the enhancements package, says the activity "provides capability upgrades to a wide range of Typhoon avionic systems, covering the displays and controls, attack and identification, defensive aids and communication subsystems". The programme also involves Germany's national support centre for the Eurofighter.
The first flight of a modified aircraft was performed at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire in May 2012, BAE says, with the new standard having been formally assessed during a High Rider series exercise late in the same year.
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