Airbus trials Eurofighter Typhoon enhancements

摘要

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon that are geared at enhancing the combat aircraft's agility and weapons-carrying ability, the company announced on 15 July. The flight trials of the Aerodynamic Modification Kit (AMK) were part of the wider Eurofighter Enhanced Manoeuvrability (EFEM) programme that is looking to maintain the Typhoon at the forefront of air-to-air combat capabilities over the coming years.