Germany is preparing to award Saab and Northrop Grumman a contract worth around €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) to upgrade its Eurofighter fleet, Bloomberg reported on September 22, 2025, citing government procurement documents. According to Bloomberg, the contract covers Saab’s Arexis electronic warfare system and Northrop Grumman’s AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM). These two capabilities have already been identified by Germany as the core components of its planned Eurofighter Typhoon Elektronischer Kampf (EK, electronic combat) variant. A deterrent nuclear role typically requires support from electronic warfare aircraft to counter anti-access and area denial systems. The documents seen by Bloomberg also cited contributions from Helsing, a Munich-based company that has previously partnered with Saab on integrating artificial intelligence into combat aircraft.