Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company,
has completed deliveries of the Praetorian electronic warfare self-protection
system for Tranche 2 Eurofighter
Typhoons.
All 236 Tranche 2 Typhoons operated by the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain
will be equipped with electronic support measures, electronic countermeasures and
missile approach warning elements.
Together, these combine to inform the pilot on potential hazards and
automatically take measures to protect the fighter.
Selex ES, which leads the EuroDASS consortium to deliver Praetorian,
is currently also under contract to deliver the systems for Tranche 3A
Typhoons, with the first batch of systems already installed.
The company is also contracted to provide the Praetorian system for an Arabian
Typhoon customer.
At a company level, Selex ES contributes more than 60 per cent of the avionics
for the Typhoon including leading the consortia that provide the IRST and
radar.