EADS CASA, MADRID: EADS Defence and Security in Spain has announced the successful conclusion of the Eurofighter Cold Environmental Trials campaign, carried out in North Sweden during approximately three months.
This campaign has worth the verification of the operative capabilities and perfect behaviour of this weapon system at extreme weather conditions.
Last evening, around 14:00 Hrs., the Instrumented Production Aircraft IPA 4 landed at EADS CASA Defence and Security facilities at Getafe. The flight from Sweden has been carried out in two sections, staying overnight at Laage (Germany). Eurofighter Test Pilot Ignacio Lombo has been responsible of taking the aircraft back home.