Europe’s fighter jet procurement plans

Some of the world’s biggest weapons manufacturers are bidding for contracts worth at least 50 billion dollars as European countries look to replace their fleets of ageing fighter jets

Candidates for new fighter jets

Rejected 

Selected (with number ordered)


Country   Type (number)    F-15E F-16V F/A-18E/F F-35 Typhoon Gripen Rafale Value
          to be replaced                                                   
Belgium     F-16 (54)                             34                        $3.42bn   
Bulgaria    MiG-29 (15)                                                     $1.06bn*
Finland     F/A-18 (62)                                                     $11.47bn 
Germany     Tornado (85)                                                    $23bn
Poland      MiG-29 (30)    No details released                               tbc 
Slovakia    MiG-29 (12)           14                                        $1.9bn
Switzerland F-5, F/A-18 (83)                                                $8.08bn†

*For eight new or used aircraft. †Includes 30-40 planes plus ground-based air defences 

FIGHTER JET MANUFACTURERS

Boeing (McDonnell Douglas)
F-15E Strike Eagle
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

Lockheed Martin / General Dynamics
F-16V Fighting Falcon
F-35 Lightning II

Eurofighter Typhoon
Dassault Rafale
Saab Gripen 
 
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Sources: Aviation Week, Business Insider, FlightGlobal, Reuters, The Aviationist 
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