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MTU AERO ENGINES
Business trends
	
 MTU Aero Engines revenues increased sharply in 2024 (+38.2%) to reach €7,411 million. Growth was 
particularly strong in the Commercial engines division (+158% year-on-year).
	
 Sales in the Military engines division, whose main source of revenue is the EJ200 engine for the Typhoon 
fighter aircraft (within the EuroJet Turbo consortium), rose 13.8% year-on-year. The share of military activities 
decreased by 1.7 points to 8.1% of the group’s total revenue in 2024.
	
 In December 2024, the group acquired the German company 3D.aero, which employs around 40 people. 
The company specialises in automation and measurement technologies, particularly sensors for 
high-precision surface inspection and systems engineering in aeronautics. These technologies should enable 
MTU Aero Engines to carry out its maintenance operations more quickly.
	
 In June 2025, Avio Aero (a subsidiary of GE Aerospace) joined MTU Aero Engines and Safran in the EURA 
(European Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance) joint venture, which is responsible for developing the ENGHE 
propulsion system for future heavy military helicopters, scheduled to enter service by 2040. The workload will 
be divided equally between the three operators, but Avio Aero will not acquire a stake in EURA.
Home market
	
 MTU Aero Engines generated 10.3% of its turnover in Germany in 2024, a share that has decreased by 
2.2 percentage points year-on-year.
	
 As a major partner of the German Air Force, the group is notably responsible for the maintenance of the EJ200 
(Typhoon) and RB199 (Tornado) turbojet engines and of the MTR390 turboshaft engine (Tiger helicopter). 
MTU Aero Engines also ambitions to be selected for the maintenance of the F135 turbojet engine powering the 
F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft due to be delivered to the German Armed Forces from 2026.
	
 MTU Aero Engines is involved in the development of the Next European Fighter Engine (NEFE) for the future 
NGF European fighter aircraft, in partnership with Safran within the EUMET (European Military Engine 
Team) 50-50 joint venture. The two groups have since been joined by ITP Aero and the industrial load for 
the development of the NEFE engine will be shared equally between Germany, France and Spain. Phase 1B 
of the FCAS programme (which covers the development of a flying demonstrator by 2029) was launched in 
April 2023 for a three-year period.
Export markets
	
 Export sales rose by 41.6% in 2024, to €6,645 million, and accounted for 89.7% of the group’s total revenue.
	
 The C-390 Millennium tactical transport aircraft (Embraer) received six orders in 2024-2025: four units for 
Austria, five for the Netherlands, one for Portugal, two for the Czech Republic, four for Sweden and two for 
Uzbekistan. These aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines’ V2500 turbofan engine, for which the 
group provides 16% of the workload.	
	
 MTU Aero Engines benefits from orders for Typhoon fighter aircraft placed in December 2024 by Spain 
(25 units planned as part of the Halcon II programme) and Italy (24 units). Following these orders, the NATO 
Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) awarded two contracts to the EuroJet Turbo consortium 
to produce 59 and 56 EJ200 turbojet engines for these aircraft, respectively. The group produces around 30% 
of the EJ200 turbojet engine.
Technology and Innovation
	
 Total R&D expenditure amounted to €342 million in 2024 (4.6% of revenues), of which more than 25% (or 
€88 million) were devoted to military engines. Two-thirds of R&D expenditure is self-financed (€231 million).
STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS