# BAE Systems and Leonardo awarded £317M contract for Typhoon radar

BAE Systems and Leonardo were awarded a £317 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to develop the ECRS Mk2 AESA radar for the Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon, sustaining over 600 jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-09-03
- Where: Edinburgh, Luton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Value: $420.0M (317.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 600
- Status: announced
- Products: AESA radar
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)
- [Leonardo](https://endata.com/companies/18893.md)
- [Royal Navy](https://endata.com/companies/1218.md) (customer)
- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (customer)
- [UK Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/4710.md) (customer)
- [DTC Communications](https://endata.com/companies/50462.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [edrmagazine.eu](https://www.edrmagazine.eu/317m-contract-to-develop-next-generation-radar-for-the-royal-air-force-typhoon), 2020-09-03: "A £317m contract to develop the next generation of radar for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons will sustain hundreds of jobs and develop technologies for the UK’s Future Combat Air System."
- [armadainternational.com](https://www.armadainternational.com/2020/10/beam-scheme/), 2020-10-07: "Work is taking place under a $407 million contract (the latest in a series of contracts) awarded to the firm by the UK Ministry of Defence on 3rd September."
- [unmannedsystemstechnology.com](https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2020/10/dtc-manet-mesh-radios-selected-for-royal-navy-usvs/), 2020-10-12: "DTC’s performance during recent live trials proved to us that their COFDM based Mesh waveform is the most qualified product for our system and for future integration in the P24 Navy X program."

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