The $420 million deal includes the industry partners delivering the first Mk2-equipped Typhoons in 2022 for test and evaluation work, as well as three complete radars.
“The U.K. is keen to see more international partners join us," says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. "There is room for a broad range of other partnerships.”
Air power is of vital importance in the Arctic, but it must be in a joint and combined framework, enabling future multidomain and network-based operations.