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The newly produced Eurofighter Quadriga will be equipped with the German-Spanish E-Scan radar ECRS Mk1 (Eurofighter Common Radar System) upon delivery. With the approval of the financial resources by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag on September 20th, the contract for the development of the system, which has existed since 2020, is to be placed on a new basis with the 6th contract amendment (rebaselining). The main contractor is Eurofighter Jagd Flugzeug GmbH, which in turn will include Hensoldt Sensors and Indra Sistemas as subcontractors.

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Starting with delivery of the Eurofighter Quadriga from 2025, all fighter aircraft of this type are to be equipped with the E-Scan radar ECRS Mk 1 (Photo: Hensoldt)

Germany and Spain are having an E-Scan Radar ECRS developed according to national requirements, which differs in capabilities from the simultaneous development for GBR. The rebaselining part 1 is intended to introduce changes with regard to the service content, the period of service provision and the financial volume of the order, writes the BMVg. The aim is to adhere to the timelines of Tranche 4 of the production program (Quadriga) and to ensure the start of use of the German/Spanish ECRS Mk1 in the entire Eurofighter fleet from 2028. The aircraft in Tranche 4 will be equipped with an E-Scan radar from 2025.

The present draft contract shows a financial requirement of 197.7 million euros. According to the BMVG, the 113.6 million euros in expenditure planned for 2023 will be covered by the core budget (section 14). Financing from the special fund is planned from 2024.

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You can't tell from the compact device what capabilities it provides. (Photo: Hensoldt)

As soon as the 38 Eurofighter Quadriga are equipped with the new E-Scan radar, the rest of the Bundeswehr's Eurofighter fleet will be retrofitted. According to the BMVg, this means that aircraft crews will be able to better discover and track air and ground targets in the future. This should also be possible for several goals at the same time and independently of each other. The new radar with electronic beam sweeping will also be more difficult to jam.

Gerhard Heiming

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