Actualización de noticias del pasado enero, segunda quincena.
Eurofighter italianos interceptan un Be-200 en el Báltico: https://theaviationist.com/2026/01/16/italian-eurofighters-be-200/
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Russian Navy Be-200 shadowed by an Italian Air Force F-2000 (Image credit: via NATO)
Reunión a tres bandas entre Catar, RU y Turquía para cerrar la compra de Eurofighter de 2ª mano: https://fakti.bg/en/world/1027914-turkey-renews-efforts-to-acquire-eurofighter-jets
Tras esta reunión, se espera que el primer Eurofighter llegue a Turquía antes de finalizar febrero: https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/turkiye-edges-closer-to-getting-1st-eurofighter-after-doha-talks
Los pilotos y personal de mantenimiento turcos ya han comenzado su entrenamiento en el Eurofighter en Catar: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkiye-to-receive-first-eurofighter-typhoon-from-qatar-by-end-of-february-report-3213305?s=1
La modernización de las unidades omaníes (llevan un tiempo sin salir del hangar) se prolongaría hasta 2028: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkiye-steps-up-talks-on-eurofighter-typhoon-fighter-jet-procurement-process-3213011?s=1
Guler described the aircraft to be acquired from Qatar as ready jets with limited flight hours, noting they would be transferred along with their munitions and equipment.
He said the aircraft from Oman are also lightly used and currently stored in hangars.
The Omani aircraft will require modernization, including the installation of AESA radar, Meteor missile capability and updated avionics systems.
Guler said the modernization process for the 12 aircraft is expected to be completed in 2028.
Artículo en el que se apunta a que Turquía parece perder interés en las unidades de Omán: https://turdef.com/article/oman-fades-out-qatar-fades-in-with-12-more-eurofighters
First, Türkiye may seek to secure 12 additional aircraft from Qatar.
Second, it has been claimed that the first 12 aircraft to be sourced from Qatar could arrive in Türkiye as early as February. TurDef has learned that both pilot training and maintenance training related to the aircraft have already begun in Qatar. However, sources note that Türkiye is not inclined to relocate aircraft before flight and maintenance training pipelines reach sufficient maturity. Ankara aims to ensure operational readiness, sustainment planning, and logistics support are in place at the time of arrival.
Initial basing is expected to be Eskişehir, where the Turkish Air Force already operates twin-engine platforms such as the F-4, providing existing infrastructure and experience for early sustainment. Such a basing choice would also allow the integration and training phase to proceed without creating an immediate “frontline posture” perception, while still supporting air defence requirements for Ankara and central Türkiye.
In recent weeks, the UK Ambassador to Ankara and the CEO of BAE Systems visited Türkiye and met with Defence Minister Yaşar Güler. Defence sources expect follow-on steps after these engagements, including measures to ensure that Typhoon availability rates can be sustained at a high tempo.
Artículo sobre el ejercicio Spears of Victory 2026 organizado por AS, enfocado a las operaciones conjuntas y la guerra electrónica: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/saudi-arabia-spears-of-victory-2026-exercise
La RAF firma una extensión del contrato de mantenimiento con QuinetiQ por cinco años y £205M ($275M): https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-typhoon-fleet-strengthened-in-205-million-boost-for-british-jobs/
Este contrato está relacionado con la integración del radar Mk2: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-ecrs-mk2-qinetiq/
Los británicos también firmaron con BAE otro contrato de £454M ($610M) para la producción de los ECRS Mk2: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/bae-systems-lands-610-million-contract-for-advanced-eurofighter-radars/
BELFAST — The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded manufacturer BAE Systems a £454 million ($610 million) contract for production of new Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet radars, designed to detect and counter multiple airborne and land based targets.
The manufacturer said in a statement that the deal “marks a major step forward in the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon capability,” noting that a total of 38 electronically scanning, European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2) sensors are set for manufacture and integration on the service’s Tranche 3 standard jets. The program sits under the wider £2.35 billion Eurofighter upgrade launched by the UK in 2022.
Además de esas 38 unidades también hay contratadas otras dos más de pruebas, siendo el total de 40.
RU despliega Eurofighter a Oriente Medio a causa de las tensiones con Irán: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-us-f-15e-iran-deployment/
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the UK–Qatar joint No. 12 Squadron have deployed to the Gulf, while US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft have flown east from the UK to Jordan. Their arrival coincides with the redeployment of the US Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the Pacific towards the Middle East.
Unidad británica declara emergencia relacionada con el "control de vuelo", afortunadamente sin consecuencias: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/raf-typhoon-declares-mid-air-36629315
Los alemanes adquieren más Meteor: https://defence-network.com/mbda-auftrag-weitere-meteor-lenkflugkoerper/
Alemania se planteó enviar Eurofighters a Groenlandia: https://www.trtworld.com/article/150160cec84b
Austria lleva a cabo el ejercicio Daedalus26 relacionado con la seguridad de su espacio aéreo debido a las restricciones impuestas por el foro de Davos: https://aviation.direct/en/Austrian-Armed-Forces-successfully-conclude-airspace-security-operation-Daedalus26
Con un poco de retraso se alcanza el millón de horas de vuelo: https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/eurofighter-typhoon-achieves-one-million-flying-hours-globally/
"Los aviones de combate del TLP se enfrentarán al portaaviones francés “Charles de Gaulle” y a sus Rafale": https://www.defensa.com/espana/aviones-combate-tlp-enfrentaran-portaaviones-frances-charles
Las naciones participantes en el bando Blue en este curso de vuelo aportarán 22 aeronaves, incluyendo aviones Eurofighter españoles, F-16 belgas, griegos y portugueses, además de Rafale B y Rafale C del Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace francés y Saab JAS-39 checos. En cuanto al bando oponente o Red Air, contará con más de 10 aviones, siendo las naciones participantes Francia con sus referidos Rafale, España con EF-18M, y Bélgica, Grecia y Portugal con dichos F-16 de diferentes variantes.
El Eurofighter se puede ir a supersónico con un solo motor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsM2zKeqgxM
