Structure
The company was based and registered in West Germany.
In a similar arrangement, development of the Tornado's RB199 turbofans is undertaken by the multinational Turbo-Union Ltd based in the UK.
The partner companies are
- 15% Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. (a division of Finmeccanica)
- 42.5% BAE Systems plc
- 42.5% EADS Deutschland GmbH
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