On Friday, December 20th, 2024, EUROJET Turbo GmbH (EUROJET) announced that they have signed a contract with the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to provide 59 new EJ200 engines for the Spanish Air Force. The contract was signed at Getafe Air Force Base in Madrid, between Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Simon Ellard (ret.), General Manager of NETMA, and Ralf Breiling, CEO of EUROJET. This contract is part of the second phase of the Halcón acquisition project.
The production of the engine modules will be carried out by the four partner companies of the EUROJET consortium; Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, ITP Aero, and Avio Aero. The final assembly of the engines will be done by ITP Aero at their Ajalvir facility, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2029.
Upon signing the contract, Ralf Breiling stated: “The confidence that Spain and the core nations continue to show in the EJ200 engine and the Eurofighter platform is inspiring. The EJ200, as part of the Eurofighter Typhoon, provides a world-class, combat proven asset for the Spanish Air Force. This order continues the deep partnership between European industry and government to develop and maintain this technology edge, which is key to the ongoing relevance of European defence.”
NETMA’s General Manager, AVM Simon Ellard (ret.) also expressed his satisfaction with the contract, saying: “The signing of today’s contract finalizes a successful collaborative procurement effort to provide 59 engines for Spain. The EJ200 is a key asset that delivers cutting-edge performance and powers the Eurofighter Typhoon to secure our skies and reinforce NATO’s deterrence capabilities.”
EUROJET is responsible for managing the EJ200 engine program. Its shareholders include Rolls-Royce (UK), MTU Aero Engines (Germany), ITP Aero (Spain), and Avio Aero (Italy). The engine is renowned for its outstanding and innovative technology and has a proven track record of exceptional performance in the Eurofighter Typhoon. With its unmatched capabilities, multi-role capability, and high availability at competitive life-cycle costs, the EJ200 engine is perfectly suited to meet the current and future requirements of air forces.
Since its first delivery in 2003, over 1400 EJ200 production engines have been delivered to Air Force customer fleets of nine nations, and the EJ200 engine has achieved over 1.5 million engine flying hours. High-resolution images of the EJ200 can be downloaded from the EUROJET website.
For further information, please contact Rose Artuso, PR and Communications at EUROJET Turbo GmbH.
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