Eurofighter signs five-year support deal with IFS
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The Eurofighter consortium has signed a five-year contract with IFS to maintain its IFS Applications-based system, which handles the industrial repair service (IRS) for the Typhoon.
The organisation says that the contract, which is valued at in excess of £2 million, will enable through-life management and support initiatives.
IRS, which is a key component of the Typhoon aircraft's repair and overhaul operation, has taken in modifications and enhancements to match changing commercial and operational environments – and the Eurofighter consortium says it will now be going for further improvements to handle radar and DASS items, now managed under this service.
IRS allows Eurofighter nations to track critical parts on the operating base or aircraft, through the industrial repair loop and transportation system. Performance-related functionality links payment for the exchange service to the supplier's performance, in terms of waiting times and number of defects per flying hour.
Payments and/or penalties are also linked to agreed performance measurement criteria, and the IRS system is now in use by over 200 users in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK.
