Panavia Aircraft GmbH has signed a major contract with NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to upgrade the Tornado jets...
The deal was signed on 21st February 2013, between NETMA, represented by the General Manager, Jesus Prieto Pinillos, and Panavia, represented by the Managing Director, Dr. Welf-Werner Degel.
The objective of MET Contract Annex 27 is the integration of the two new Weapons, namely the Advanced – Anti Radiation-Guided- Missile (AARGM) and the Small-Diameter-Bombs (SDBs) on the Tornado RET 7 and RET 8 configuration.
The MET Contract Annex 27 covers a three years implementation activity plus flight test activity: the Integration activities of both Weapons in a common Software load with one unique Panavia Service Release Recommendation (PSRR) by December 2015 (36 months activity, the activity has already launched by an ITP on November 2012).
Tornado remains Europe's largest military aircraft co-operation programme. Over 950 Aircraft have been delivered to the Air Forcesof Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
All the Panavia Partner Companies are involved, mainly Alenia Aermacchi and Cassidian as well as the suppliers Beoing and ATK.
