- Eurofighter GmbH
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug
GmbH ("English: Eurofighter Fighter aircraft GmbH") is a multinational company that co-ordinates the design, production and upgrade of theEurofighter Typhoon , this includes incorporating the jet engines designed and manufactured byEuroJet Turbo GmbH .Founded in
1986 , based and registered inGermany , the company is made up of the major aerospace companies of the four Eurofighter partner nations.* 46%:
EADS
** 33% EADS Deutschland (Germany )
** 13% EADS CASA (Spain )
* 33%:BAE Systems (United Kingdom )
* 21%:Alenia Aeronautica (Italy )Eurofighter GmbH's customer is the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (
NETMA ), operating on behalf of the partner nations. This collaborative management model follows that of the Tornado programme closely, in that casePanavia Aircraft GmbH was responsible for delivering the weapon system, and the UK registered Turbo-Union Ltd. was responsible for the propulsion system.The company's Headquarters are located on the outskirts of
Munich in Germany.External links
* [http://www.eurofighter.com/ Eurofighter website (operated by Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH)]
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