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Norway ups budget to increase Eurofighter industry funding

Paris/Hallbergmoos (ots)

The Government of Norway is to increase
funding levels for its Eurofighter Industrial participation programme
by a further 12.5 million Euros.
The current Industrial Participation Agreement (IPA) signed
between industry, Eurofighter GmbH and the Royal Norwegian Ministry
of Defence is worth EUR 23.2 Million. This covers six ongoing
contracts with various Norwegian companies carrying out systems
enhancement work on the Eurofighter programme.
One of the industrial beneficiaries of the new funding is Ericsson
Norway. Vice President Eldar Hauge said:
"We have a positive and open relationship with the Eurofighter
team and the additional support form the government allows us to
develop that even further. Our contract with Eurofighter involves
developments in next generation functionality of radar systems and is
essential for bringing the technologies and skills necessary for our
capabilities to develop in this area.
"Through our relationship with Eurofighter we get access to state
of the art knowledge and experience and we are given the chance to
bring best value to the long term programme.
"This access to weapon system technology is vital for our ability
to support the Royal Norwegian armed forces in the future. Without
access to such technology national industries are unable to provide
the levels of support that their armed forces deserve."
Aloysius Rauen, CEO of Eurofighter GmbH welcomed the development
saying that the increase in funding underlines Norway's commitment to
developing its role within the Eurofighter partnership.
"We continue to agree contracts with stakeholders in Norway which
will bring technology, jobs and enhanced aerospace engineering
capability to industry.  As the capability of Eurofighter Typhoon
develops throughout its service life, so the benefits in technology
and capability will feed through to Norway's industrial base. This is
a long term partnership which embraces a range of stakeholders across
Norway and the rest of Europe," he said.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world's most advanced swing-role combat
aircraft, developed by the leading aerospace companies, Alenia
Aeronautica, BAE SYSTEMS, EADS in Germany and EADS CASA, of the four
partner countries, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.
Agile and highly manoeuvrable, the twin-engine Eurofighter Typhoon
is designed to operate from hastily prepared bases and small runways
for worldwide operations. It is equipped with an advanced multi-mode
radar and an extensive range of sensors and electronic
countermeasures.
The aircraft's ability to gain air superiority beyond visual range
(BVR) and in close combat, and at the same time deliver high sortie
rates against air, naval and ground targets in all weathers with a
variety of weapons, demands close attention to pilot workload. In
Eurofighter the pilot flies through use of a computerised flight
control system, which offers full carefree handling.
A strong emphasis has been placed on reducing cost of ownership in
addition to outstanding performance and flight safety. Eurofighter
Typhoon is less expensive to operate than the generation of aircraft
it is designed to replace. In respect to the cost to performance
relationship Eurofighter is second to none of its competitors.
The Eurofighter partner nations plan to take delivery of 620
aircraft: 180 for Germany, 121 for Italy, 87 for Spain and 232 for
the United Kingdom. An additional export order of 18 Eurofighter
Typhoon has been signed with the Government of Austria.
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has agreed an industrial
participation programme with Eurofighter GmbH for the future
enhancement of the weapon system. Eurofighter Typhoon has also been
selected by Greece to meet its respective requirements for a future
fighter.
Following Type Acceptance on 30 June, 2003, delivery of Series
Production Aircraft commenced to each of the four national air forces
with entry into service declared in Spring of 2004.
With the signature of the Tranche 2 Production Contract on 14
December 2004, Eurofighter received the production go-ahead for more
than 400 aircraft. Eurofighter Typhoon has the largest confirmed
production contract order book of any next generation fighter
aircraft.

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Wolfdietrich Hoeveler
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Eurofighter GmbH
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Eurofighter GmbH
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