At the ILA Berlin, the Eurojet Turbo Consortium and the NATO agency Netma signed a contract for the delivery of 48 new EJ200 engines for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. These are intended for the Spanish armed forces.

The contract signed at the ILA Berlin Air Show between General Miguel Ángel Martín Pérez, General Manager of NETMA, and Gerhard Bähr, CEO of EUROJET, covers EJ200 engines for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft as part of the Halcón project. The aircraft will enter service in the Canary Islands to complement Spain's existing fleet of 70 Eurofighters.

As with all EJ200 engines destined for the Spanish Air Force, final assembly of the engines will be carried out by ITP Aero at its Ajalvir plant, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2024. The production of the engine modules is carried out by the four partner companies of the EUROJET consortium: Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, ITP Aero and Avio Aero.

Gerhard Bähr commented on signing the contract: “I would like to thank the Spanish customer for their confidence in the Eurofighter platform, in the EUROJET consortium and the performance and sustainability of the EJ200 engines. This order strengthens Europe's defense capability and at the same time secures numerous highly qualified jobs in the European aviation industry in the long term."

General Miguel Ángel Martín Pérez said: “With today's Halcón contract signing, we are successfully completing a joint new Typhoon procurement initiative with 48 new EJ200 engines for Spain. This timing is strategic for a number of reasons: to support the aviation industry's post-COVID recovery, to send a clear message about the reliability of the EJ200, and to strengthen NATO's deterrence capability."