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Germany says "annoying" Eurofighter problem is being checked

Reuters - UK Focus

BERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Germany's defence ministry said on Wednesday a technical problem with Eurofighter jets was being tested by the manufacturers but did not affect the air force's immediate capabilities, which are already in the spotlight after a spate of technical issues.

Routine checks have detected a problem with a component on the fuselage of Eurofighters. The jets are made by a consortium of Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain and the fuselage is made by Premium Aerotec, a Germany-based subsidiary of Airbus.

Defence ministry spokesman Ingo Gerhartz, describing the problems as "annoying", said Britain's BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L - news) had identified drill holes "which do not meet design criteria" and was carrying out further tests to see what the impact might be.

(Reporting by Stephen Brown and Madeline Chambers)