联合王国花费453M英镑,用新的雷达对台风喷气式飞机进行升级改造,确保1 300个工作。 UK to spend £453M upgrading Typhoon jets with new radar, securing 1,300 jobs.

联合王国政府已授予一项4.53亿英镑的合同,用先进的ECRS Mk2雷达系统更新RAF台风战斗机,提高它们在打击电子干扰的同时探测和追踪多种空中和地面目标的能力。 The UK government has awarded a £453 million contract to upgrade RAF Typhoon fighter jets with advanced ECRS Mk2 radar systems, enhancing their ability to detect and track multiple air and ground targets while countering electronic jamming. 该项目由BAE Systems(英国莱昂纳多)和Parker Meggitt牵头,将在苏格兰、兰卡西雷和卢顿各地获得多达1 300个熟练工作,在更广泛的国防部门支助20 000多个工作。 The project, led by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, and Parker Meggitt, will secure up to 1,300 skilled jobs across Scotland, Lancashire, and Luton, supporting over 20,000 jobs in the broader defence sector. 这些升级旨在维持台风舰队在2040年代的运行优势, The upgrades aim to maintain the Typhoon fleet’s operational edge through the 2040s amid rising security threats, including Russian drone activity. 这项投资是在一项2.05亿英镑的工程支助交易之后进行的,是范围更广的6.5亿英镑国防开支推动的一部分,其中包括与土耳其的80亿英镑喷气式战斗机出口交易。 This investment follows a £205 million engineering support deal and is part of a wider £650 million defence spending push, including an £8 billion fighter jet export deal with Turkey. 联合王国继续计划到2027年将国防支出增加到国内生产总值的2.6%。 The UK continues its plan to increase defence spending to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.