How Many Fighter Jets Are Produced Annually In Europe?

Summary European fighter jets like Dassault Rafale are seeing increased demand due to geopolitical factors affecting other major players. Eurofighter Typhoon will see potential for up to 200 sales over two years, ramping up production to meet demands. Saab Gripen's rugged design makes it unique; and more orders are expected.

While the United States and China are now the world's top producers of fighter jets , the Europeans maintain a large fighter jet industry. Currently, the Europeans are producing three multirole fighter jets - the Eurofighter Typhoon , the Dassault Rafale , and the Saab Gripen. The Europeans produce a number of other military aircraft, such as the Airbus A400M Atlas strategic transport aircraft / refueling aircraft and the Aermacchi M-345 advanced trainer / light attack aircraft.

However, this article will only consider multirole fighter jets. Dassault Rafale Dassault has seen demand for its Rafale jets spike in recent years. This is partly due to the collapse of Russian fighter jets.

This is partly because of the US CAATSA act sanctioning countries purchasing Russian jets and partly due to other factors (e.g., the Germans banning the sale of Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia could result in another large Rafale order ).

The French Rafale started out as a joint European project, but disagreements saw the French go their own way and produce the Rafale by themselves (the other Europeans built the Eurofighter). The Rafale entered service in the French Navy in 2004.