(Mar. 30) – Finmeccanica, through its subsidiary Alenia Aermacchi, has been awarded a contract worth over 500 million euros for the provision of technical and logistical support for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The agreement is part of a five-year contract signed by the consortium Eurofighter GmbH NETMA (NATO Eurofigthter and Tornado Management Agency) for providing support to the Typhoon fleet of the partner nations: Italy, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom. The companies of the Eurofighter program, Alenia Aermacchi in Italy, BAE Systems in the United Kingdom and Cassidian in Germany and Spain – says Finmeccanica – will work closely with the Ministries of Defense and the Air Force. With 559 aircraft ordered, and 321 already delivered, the Eurofighter Typhoon is the main military-industrial collaboration program in the European history. It will develop new technologies and innovative industrial processes, and strengthen Europe’s aerospace industry. (Ram/Peg)
