RAF To Upgrade Radars On Newest Typhoons

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Radar 2 will sit behind a new radome, capable of handling the bandwidths generated by the new multifunction array.
Credit: BAE Systems
RAF FAIRFORD, England—The UK Royal Air Force on July 15 announced a new, £2.35 billion ($2.78 billion) program to upgrade the radars and avionics of its newest Eurofighter Typhoons, under a contract that would cover work lasting through 2030. The contract continues the work on the European Common...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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