Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain (through partner companies BAE Systems, Airbus and Finmeccanica) have signed a 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) contract to provide their jointly backed Typhoon jet with a new sort of radar.As part of the new contract the Typhoon jet will in future be available with the "Captor E-Scan radar" which will give increased detection and tracking ranges, advanced air-to-surface capability and enhanced electronic protection measures
Eurofighter lost out on a $20 billion deal to sell 126 jets to India in 2012. While Saudi Arabia and Oman have ordered Typhoons, Eurofighter suffered a major blow last year when United Arab Emirates quit talks over a possible 6 billion pound order.BAE said trials of the jet with the new radar had already started.
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