New Leonardo-Finmeccanica and BAE Systems 10 year arrangement to support the avionics of Royal Air Force Typhoon fleet

  • An upcoming Joint Avionic Solution (JAS) arrangement, expected to be worth over €600M, will see Leonardo-Finmeccanica and BAE Systems support the UK MoD with Typhoon avionics for at least 10 years
  • Leonardo provides more than 60 percent of the avionics for the Typhoon
  • The company is already in charge of maintaining the Italian Air Force’s Typhoon fleet under a support model (CMA) which has proven extremely effective

Following BAE Systems welcoming a 10 year partnership arrangement, expected to be worth €2.5Bn, with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to support the UK Typhoon fleet (an initiative known as the Typhoon Total Availability Enterprise or TyTAN), Leonardo and BAE Systems are working together to include comprehensive avionics support as part of the service. Known as Joint Avionics Solution (JAS) and expected to be worth over €600M, the support arrangement will see Leonardo Airborne and Space Systems, working alongside BAE Systems to support the Typhoon’s avionics equipment for at least the next ten years.

TyTAN will see the established European support model for the Typhoon reviewed, delivering improved support and cost savings for at least the next ten years. A significant part of these savings will be reinvested in programmes aimed at further developing the capabilities of the Typhoon. Work at Leonardo will be carried out in both the UK and Italy.

Leonardo press release