Leonardo produces about 36% of the entire programme value, playing a key role in the aeronautical and electronics components. Eurofighter Typhoons developed by Leonardo for the Kuwait Air Force will be the first aircraft equipped with the new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, adding to their capability and performance.

The Typhoon is equipped with an infrared search and track system (PIRATE), enabling simultaneous detection and tracking of single or multiple targets in a vast, complex field of observation. PIRATE is produced by Eurofirst, an international consortium led by Leonardo.

With a complete suite of electronic measures and countermeasures, the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) is a self-protection system that reinforces the Typhoon’s ability to evade and engage increasingly advanced air-to-air and surface-to-air threats. The Praetorian DASS is developed by the EuroDASS consortium under Leonardo’s leadership.

In addition to the 529 Typhoons ordered by the four partner nations, aircraft have been ordered by Saudi Arabia (72), Austria (15), Oman (12), Kuwait (28) and Qatar (24), making a total of 680 units.