{"id":5615493,"date":"2026-07-15T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/germany-first-quadriga-eurofighter-first-flight-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:09:52","slug":"germany-first-quadriga-eurofighter-first-flight-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/germany-first-quadriga-eurofighter-first-flight-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s First Quadriga Eurofighter Flies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n<p>At 34 minutes past the hour on 14 July, a single-seat Eurofighter in plain grey primer rolled down the runway at Airbus&rsquo;s Manching site in Bavaria, lit its two EJ200 engines and climbed away. The aircraft carried the German military registration 34+02. It was the first Eurofighter built to the new Tranche 4 standard under Berlin&rsquo;s <em>Quadriga<\/em> programme to leave the ground &mdash; and with it, the Luftwaffe&rsquo;s long-delayed fleet renewal finally became a flying reality.<\/p>\n\n<p>Airbus test pilot Stefan Auer held the jet aloft for just over an hour. The sortie was a production flight acceptance test: not a display, but a methodical checklist to confirm that a factory-fresh airframe behaves exactly as its drawings promise. Auer worked through basic handling, engine response, the flight-control system, hydraulics, the electrical system, and the cockpit instruments and navigation suite. Airbus reported that every system performed as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 22px;margin:22px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;color:#111\">Kurzinfo<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Flugzeug<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">Eurofighter Typhoon, Tranche 4 (single-seat)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Registration<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">34+02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Erster Flug<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">14 July 2026, Manching, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Testpilot<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">Stefan Auer (Airbus Defence and Space)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Programm<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">Project Quadriga &mdash; 38 jets (30 single-seat, 8 two-seat)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Total on order<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">58 new-build Eurofighters for the Luftwaffe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Key upgrade<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">Captor-E \/ ECRS Mk1 AESA radar; new mission computer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Deliveries<\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0;color:#222\">From late 2026 through 2030<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A first flight by the book<\/h2>\n\n<p>There is a deliberate lack of drama in a production acceptance flight, and that is the point. The Eurofighter design is more than two decades mature; what is new here is the manufacturing standard and the equipment fit, not the aerodynamics. The task on 14 July was to verify that this specific airframe &mdash; assembly line number one of the Quadriga batch &mdash; came off the Manching line correctly. An hour of steady evaluation, no surprises, is precisely the outcome the programme wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=418065790  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:6VPO.c5ff\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/luftwaffe-eurofighter-typhoon-display-livery.jpg\" alt=\"German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon in special livery\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon. The new Tranche 4 jets share the same airframe but introduce a fundamentally different sensor and computing fit. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Tranche 4 actually changes<\/h2>\n\n<p>The visible aircraft is familiar; the important changes are inside it. The Tranche 4 standard delivered to Germany centres on the Captor-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar &mdash; the ECRS Mk1 variant &mdash; replacing the mechanically scanned Captor-M of earlier jets. An AESA antenna scans electronically rather than physically slewing a dish, which brings longer detection ranges, the ability to track many targets at once, and far greater resistance to jamming.<\/p>\n\n<p>Behind the radar sit a more powerful mission computer and reworked cockpit displays, giving the aircraft the processing headroom to absorb future weapons and software without another hardware rebuild. In plain terms, Tranche 4 turns a capable but ageing airframe into a sensor platform fit for the 2030s and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;This new order is further proof of the Eurofighter&rsquo;s importance to the German air force and the strategic role it plays in our country&rsquo;s air defence and NATO capabilities.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Michael Schoellhorn<\/strong> &mdash; CEO, Airbus Defence and Space<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Filling the gap until FCAS<\/h2>\n\n<p>Project Quadriga covers 38 aircraft &mdash; 30 single-seat and eight two-seat &mdash; ordered to replace Germany&rsquo;s oldest Tranche 1 Typhoons, which entered service in the early 2000s and are approaching the end of their useful lives. Counting a follow-on commitment, Germany now has 58 new-build Eurofighters on order. Deliveries of the Quadriga jets are due to begin later in 2026, once type certification is complete, and run through 2030.<\/p>\n\n<p>The timing matters. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that France, Germany and Spain are developing is not expected to field a combat aircraft before the 2040s, and the programme has had its share of industrial friction. Until then, a modernised Typhoon fleet is the backbone of German and NATO air defence in Europe. The quiet, hour-long flight of 34+02 is the first tangible step in keeping that backbone current.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWFrnxaXrVM\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>A Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon on full afterburner &mdash; the type now being renewed under the Quadriga programme.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic\">Sources: FlightGlobal; Janes; Airbus Defence and Space; Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/germany-eurofighter-tranche-4-airbus-manching-2026\/\">Germany Unveils Tranche 4 Eurofighter With AESA Radar<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Tranche 4 &#8216;Quadriga&#8217; Eurofighter for the Luftwaffe (34+02) made its debut flight from Manching on 14 July 2026, ushering in Germany&#8217;s Captor-E AESA fleet.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":5615361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5615493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Germany&#8217;s First Quadriga Eurofighter Flies | Afterburner - 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