"We are living in turbulent times globally, and Eurofighter has a duty to fulfil in this context," he said.
Since the start of the year, we have seen a shift in the world order. Europe is awakening to a more dangerous and contested world. This is a strategic turning point for Eurofighter.
Jorge, who took over as CEO in January, said that Eurofighter recognises it has an urgent need to prepare for what Europe demands today in terms of speed, delivery and sustainment, because Eurofighter is Europe's sovereign air power solution of choice.
He said: "Eurofighter is 'the' air combat mass for Europe. Critically, that means it can deliver air power at scale, over time and across theatres. It will deliver now and for decades to come.
"Today, Eurofighter provides 80% of operational air combat missions flown in Europe through QRA (Quick Reaction Alert), air policing and joint patrol missions.
"And it boasts unmatched performance in terms of acceleration, climb rate, weapons carriage and manoeuvrability.
"The aircraft has accumulated close to one million flying hours, making it the most flown fighter in Europe and the Middle East."
To date, there have been 729 orders for Eurofighter: 125 to export customers and 604 to the four core nations of Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. There have been 612 deliveries to date.
At the end of 2024, there were additional orders from Italy and Spain as well as Germany, and Jorge said there were indications that the market for further Eurofighter orders beyond the core partners was positive.
He said: "These new orders mean we are increasing the production rate to 20 per year, and we're already eyeing 30 or more if these export orders materialise."
These deliveries will happen over the next decade, which means increased throughput, further investment in manufacturing technologies and the strengthening of our supply chain.
"These deliveries will happen over the next decade, which means increased throughput, further investment in manufacturing technologies and the strengthening of our supply chain."
Jorge told reporters that with Eurofighter jets likely to be flying well into the 2060s, there will be capability enhancements too.
"We will be evolving as our threats evolve and operating in a new battlefield with next-generation systems. Our new P4E enhancement package is one of the biggest we've ever tackled, but reality tells us it is more than essential.
"P4E will include updated radar, avionics, flight control systems, electronic warfare and weapons integration — all of which will demand expanded computing power.
"We're just at the adolescence of the Eurofighter. It is, and will still be, essentially relevant in war scenarios for the next decades to come. We know now that wars in the future decades will be fought with Eurofighter because it will still represent the combat mass for Europe.
"But we are also bridging to next-generation systems. And, as they enter into service, Eurofighter will support and complement air combat operations.
"But even before then, Eurofighter will be the flying test bed for new technologies like AI integration, combat cloud and manned-unmanned teaming. In addition, we will sustain the workforce, the brain power and that supply chain. These are all crucial."
Jorge concluded up: "We bring combat power at scale. We are evolving to meet emerging threats. We sustain sovereignty. And we are building the bridge to Europe's future defence ecosystem.
Together, we are writing history.