Airbus flies first ‘Quadriga' Eurofighter for Germany
The first of 38 Project Quadriga Eurofighters for the Luftwaffe departing Airbus' Manching production facility on its maiden flight. (Airbus)
Airbus has flown the first Eurofighter EF-2000 combat aircraft destined for the Luftwaffe under Germany's Project ‘Quadriga' programme.
Aircraft 34+02 departed Airbus' Military Aircraft Centre in Manching on 14 July 2026 for its inaugural one-hour Production Flight Acceptance Test (PFAT), ahead of delivery to the Luftwaffe later in 2026.
The Luftwaffe is acquiring 30 single-seat and eight twin-seat Eurofighter Tranche 4 jets under Project ‘Quadriga' to replace the same number of Tranche 1 Eurofighters that are being retired.
These newbuild Tranche 4 aircraft will be equipped with the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk 1 Step 0 (essentially the same standard as the ECRS Mk 0 radar for Kuwait and Qatar, but with some modifications) before being upgraded to ECRS Mk 1 Step 1, ‘future-proof' hardware, and updated software. The Bundeswehr previously told Janes that 15 of these 38 Project ‘Quadriga' aircraft are to be fitted with the Saab Arexis wingtip pods under Step 1 of the Luftwaffe's Eurofighter EK electronic warfare programme.
Along with 20 Tranche 5 jets ordered in 2025, these new Project ‘Quadriga' aircraft will help sustain the Luftwaffe's wider Eurofighter force out into the 2060s.
For more, please see Germany to equip Quadriga jets with Eurofighter EK suite
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