Eurojet Turbo GmbH, MUNICH, Germany: The Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have today signed an Understanding Document. Under the terms of the signed document EJ200-powered Typhoon aircraft will replace Tornado Air Defence Variant aircraft and others currently in service with the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Eurojet Turbo GmbH is delighted by this selection and look forward to a successful conclusion to the contract negotiations. Having the Typhoon and its EJ200 engine nominated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will mean a lot to everyone associated with the EJ200 Programme, and will go far to confirm its real potential in the global market.
Background Information and Notes:
Eurojet Turbo GmbH is the leading European military aerospace engine consortium responsible for the development, production, maintenance, support and sales of the new generation EJ200 powerplant. The shareholders of EUROJET are Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany) and Rolls-Royce (UK).
The EJ200 engine combines the leading technologies from each of the four European companies. The engine has been designed to fulfil the most demanding requirements (highest performance, optimum maintainability and low life cycle costs) set for next generation fighter and training aircraft.
Like the aircraft, the engine is assembled in four assembly lines, one in each of the partner nations. The work-share reflects the number of aircraft and associated number of engines ordered by the respective partners.
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