#Spain orders 20 Eurofighter planes for 2.043 billion euros K | Chronicles of Troubled Times: prologue to WWIII

#Spain orders 20 Eurofighter planes for 2.043 billion euros

Known as the #Halcon program, the order will cover the delivery of a fleet of E-Scan (Electronically Scanned) radar-equipped fighter aircraft consisting of 16 single-seaters and 4 twin-seaters to replace the F-18 fleet operated by the Spanish Air Force on the Canary Islands.

Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe’s largest defence programme, involving the four core nations of the #United_Kingdom, #Spain, #Germany and #Italy. To date, the Eurofighter programme has logged 681 aircraft orders to 9 nations around the globe.