[25], The financial burdens placed on Germany by reunification caused Helmut Kohl to make an election promise to cancel the Eurofighter. Germany has been cleared to buy 38 of these fighters to replace the original Tranche 1 aircraft. ", "India's Sukhois turn it on in UK skies, turn off radars. 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[12][13] This was a cranked delta wing design with forward close-coupled-canard controls and artificial stability. [215], In August 2006, Saudi Arabia confirmed it had agreed to purchase 72 Typhoons for The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). [196], On 15 September 2012, No. Four Nation First joint exercise in Moron plus montage of AAF and R. Add to collection Remove. It will be the backbone of the Royal Air Force along with the JSF. ", "Marte-ER Integration On Typhoons Eyed For India. [180] The first RAF production aircraft to take to the air was ZJ800 (BT001) on 14 February 2003, completing a 21-minute flight. Batch 1 covered block 1, but batch 2 covered blocks 2, 2B and 5. [216] In December 2006, it was reported in The Guardian that Saudi Arabia had threatened to buy Rafales because of a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the Al Yamamah defence deals which commenced in the 1980s. In answer to Boeing’s offer to the Luftwaffe (GAF, German Air Force) of the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, Airbus offers the Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon Tranche 5 as a replacement for the Tornado IDS and Tornado ECR. [176] In December 2017 a deal for Qatar to buy 24 jets, including a support and training package from BAE, with deliveries due to start in 2022, was announced in Doha by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah. The system can detect variations in temperature at a long range. [77], Germany is to replace the Eurofighter with the New Generation Fighter (NGF), co-developed with France and Spain. The fly-by-wire system is described as "carefree", and prevents the pilot from exceeding the permitted manoeuvre envelope. [93] Standard g-force protection is provided by the full-cover anti-g trousers (FCAGTs),[94] a specially developed g suit providing sustained protection up to nine g. German and Austrian Air Force pilots wear a hydrostatic g-suit called Libelle (dragonfly) Multi G Plus instead,[95] which also provides protection to the arms, theoretically giving more complete g tolerance. [159], In July 2017, the Austria Defense Ministry announced that it would be replacing all its Typhoon aircraft by 2020. [22] The Eurofighter bears a strong resemblance to the EAP. Pitch control is by operation of the canards and ailerons, because the canards disturb airflow to inner elevons (flaps). [155], Austrian prosecutors are investigating allegations that up to €100 million was made available to lobbyists to influence the original purchase decision in favour of the Eurofighter. a missile with a high off-boresight tracking capability such as ASRAAM. The CAPTOR-E is an AESA derivative of the original CAPTOR radar, also known as CAESAR (from CAPTOR Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar) being developed by the EuroRADAR Consortium, led by Selex ES. [169], Between January and August 2015, four Aeronautica Militare F-2000A Typhoons (from 36º and 37º Stormo) were deployed to Šiauliai Air Base in northern Lithuania as part of the Baltic Air Policing mission. "[72], In April 2016, Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) demonstrated the air-to-ground capabilities of its Mode 5 Reverse-Identification friend or foe (IFF) system which showed that it is possible to give pilots the ability to distinguish between friendly and enemy platforms in a simple fashion using the aircraft's existing transponder. [84], The manufacturers carried out tests on the early Eurofighter prototypes to optimise the low observability characteristics of the aircraft from the early 1990s. ", "Data Link Solutions Delivers First Production MIDS Low Volume Terminal for Eurofighter 2000 Aircraft. "[194] Target designation was provided by the Tornados with their Litening III targeting pods due to the lack of Typhoon pilots trained in air-to-ground missions. Armament configuration would include four MBDA Meteor, two IRIS-T and six SPEAR-EW in addition to three drop tanks. P1Ea (SRP10) entered service in 2013 Q1 and added the use of Paveway IV, EGBU16 and the cannon against surface targets. [188] No. [28], The maiden flight of the Eurofighter prototype took place in Bavaria on 27 March 1994, flown by DASA chief test pilot Peter Weger. [101] MIDS provides a Link 16 data link. 1 (F) Squadron stood up at RAF Leuchars, joining No. [183] On 9 August 2007, the UK's MoD reported that No. [180] The first operational RAF Typhoon squadron to be formed was No. [11], In 1979, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) and British Aerospace (BAe) presented a formal proposal to their respective governments for the ECF, the European Collaborative Fighter[14] or European Combat Fighter. [87], The Typhoon features a glass cockpit without any conventional instruments. XI (F) Squadron's Typhoons were sent to intercept a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 approaching British airspace on 17 August 2007. The Typhoon features lightweight construction (82% composites consisting of 70% carbon fibre composite materials and 12% glass fibre reinforced composites) with an estimated lifespan of 6,000 flying hours. [186] The RAF Typhoons were declared combat ready in the air-to-ground role by 1 July 2008. [226], RSAF Typhoons are playing a central role in the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. [137] In July 2009, Former Chief of Air Staff for the RAF, Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, said that "The Eurofighter Typhoon is an excellent aircraft. The Typhoon is a multi-role fighter with maturing air-to-ground capabilities. [91] Emergency escape is provided by a Martin-Baker Mk.16A ejection seat, with the canopy being jettisoned by two rocket motors. "Euro-fighter goes supersonic on maiden flight: First test flight of EAP aircraft in Lancashire. [11] However, the simultaneous West German requirement for a new fighter had led by 1979 to the development of the TKF-90 concept. [162] The first Luftwaffe Wing to accept the Eurofighter was Jagdgeschwader 73 "Steinhoff" on 30 April 2004 at Rostock–Laage Airport. China Has the World's Largest Navy - What Now for the US? [124] It allows the detection of both hot exhaust plumes of jet engines and surface heating caused by friction; processing techniques further enhance the output, giving a near-high resolution image of targets. — all absolutely top notch. This was achieved by translating the MADL messages into Link 16 format, thus allowing an F-35 in stealth mode to communicate directly with the Typhoon.[108]. The ACA was to be powered by a modified version of the RB199. ", "II(AC) Sqn re-role and reformation of 12(B) Sqn", National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, "Suspension of Schengen borders to remain in place until end of year", Royal Air Force Aircraft Arrive in Japan 22 October 2016, "Defence Minister reveals new RAF Squadron at Qatar event", "Eurofighter TYPHOON—Moving to Electronically Scanned Radar", "Military Aircraft Markings Update Number 170, July 2019", "Advanced Typhoon delivered to the Royal Air Force", "BAE Systems wins £2.5bn Hawk and Typhoon contract", "Official roll-out for Omani Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet and Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft", "Probe into BAE's Saudi defence deal dropped. No. [48] The Spanish MoD put the cost of their Typhoon project up to December 2010 at €11.718 billion, up from an original €9.255 billion and implying a system cost for their 73 aircraft of €160 million. [173] The Kuwaiti aircraft will be the first Typhoons to receive the Captor-E AESA radar, with two instrumented production aircraft from the UK and Germany currently undergoing ground-based integration trials. The Typhoon had its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention in Libya with the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Italian Air Force, performing aerial reconnaissance and ground-strike missions. [5] The UK's then Defence Secretary Liam Fox admitted on 14 April 2011 that Britain's Eurofighter Typhoon jets were grounded in 2010 due to shortage of spare parts. ", "Life Support System & Aircrew Equipment Assembly (AEA). [135] In March 2005, United States Air Force Chief of Staff General John P. Jumper, then the only person to have flown both the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Raptor, said: The Eurofighter is both agile and sophisticated, but is still difficult to compare to the F/A-22 Raptor. [33] In September 1998, contracts were signed for production of 148 Tranche 1 aircraft and procurement of long lead-time items for Tranche 2 aircraft. ", "Deliveries to Eurofighter partner nations near conclusion", "EADS-CASA begins the Eurofighter Typhoon final assembly phase. [164], The Luftwaffe assigned their Eurofighter Typhoons to QRA on 3 June 2008, taking over from the F-4F Phantom II. Tranche 2 Eurofighter production. When used with the radar in an air-to-air role, it functions as an infrared search and track system, providing passive target detection and tracking. The P.106 was in actuality the P.106B. The AIS physically comprises two essentially separate units: the Attack Computer (AC) and the Navigation Computer (NC). The F/A-22 performs in much the same way as the Eurofighter. Air Forces Monthly gives a maximum supercruise speed of Mach 1.1 for the RAF FGR4 multirole version,[128] however in a Singaporean evaluation, a Typhoon managed to supercruise at Mach 1.21 on a hot day with a combat load. XVII (Reserve) Squadron was reformed at Warton as the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit (TOEU), receiving its first aircraft on 18 December 2003. (Luftwaffe photo). [51] As of August 2019, a total of 623 orders had been received with 560 delivered. Eurofighter Typhoon CC (Carrier Capable) Großbritannien, Italien und Spanien betreiben - wenn auch kleine - Flugzeugträger. The MoD warned that the problems were likely to continue until 2015. [129] Eurofighter states that the Typhoon can supercruise at Mach 1.5. That is what it was designed to do, especially the version I flew, with the avionics, the color moving map displays, etc. [132], The EJ200 engine has the potential to be fitted with a thrust vectoring control (TVC) nozzle, which the Eurofighter and Eurojet consortium have been actively developing and testing, primarily for export but also for future upgrades of the fleet. ", "Eurofighter Studying Missiles To Give Typhoon Maritime Attack Capability. [24], By 1990, the selection of the aircraft's radar had become a major stumbling-block. In May 1983, BAe announced a contract with the MoD for the development and production of an ACA demonstrator, the Experimental Aircraft Programme.[17][18]. Kuwait and Qatar have also ordered the aircraft, bringing the procurement total to 623 aircraft as of 2019[update]. ", "Saudi jet deal delay threatens BAE earnings. [53] This should equate to a saving of at least £550 million ($712 million), which "will be recycled into the programme" and, according to BAE, will result in the Typhoon having a per-hour operating cost "equivalent to a F-16". Eurofighter GmbH and NETMA today signed the Quadriga contracts that will support the continued modernization of the German Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. More than 550 Typhoon jets have been sold to the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Oman and Saudi Arabia as of 2019. ", Fairhill, David. [233], In 2005 the Eurofighter was a contender for Singapore's next generation fighter requirement competing with the Boeing F-15SG and the Dassault Rafale. [97], The Typhoon Direct Voice Input (DVI) system uses a speech recognition module (SRM), developed by Smiths Aerospace and Computing Devices. ", "Eurofighter woos buyers for 10 billion euro order", "One killed in Eurofighter collision over eastern Germany", https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/german-parliament-commits-to-acquisition-of-38-eurofighter-jets/, "Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 "Richthofen, "Difesa Aerea: i velivoli del 51° Stormo pronti allo scramble", "Finmeccanica Signs a Contract to Supply 28 Eurofighter Typhoon to Kuwait", "Joint UK-Qatari Typhoon squadron stands up as defence relationship deepens", Spain to receive new Eurofighters under Project 'Halcon', "Spanish Air Force operates new Typhoon squadron", "Minister Announces New Typhoon Squadron", "Saudi pilot killed as Eurofighter crashes in Spain. [66] In 2015, BAE was awarded a £1.7 million contract to study the feasibility of a common weapon launcher that could be capable of carrying multiple weapons and weapon types on a single pylon. 29 (R) Squadron which formed as the Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit (OCU). ", "Eurofighter Typhoon—The world's most advanced fighter aircraft", "New helmet to give Typhoon pilots killer look. One major external difference was the replacement of the side-mounted engine intakes with a chin intake. [227] In February 2015, Saudi Typhoons attacked ISIS targets over Syria using Paveway IV bombs for the first time. Chuter, Andy. By 1997 the estimated cost was £17 billion; by 2003, £20 billion, and the in-service date (2003, defined as the date of delivery of the first aircraft to the RAF) was 54 months late. [59], Tranche 3 aircraft ESM/ECM enhancements have focused on improving radiating jamming power with antenna modifications, while EuroDASS is reported to offer a range of new capabilities, including the addition of a digital receiver, extending band coverage to low frequencies (VHF/UHF) and introducing an interferometric receiver with extremely precise geolocation functionalities. [27] On 22 December 1997 the defence ministers of the four partner nations signed the contract for production of the Eurofighter. [119] Germany has announced the intention to integrate the AESA Captor-E into their Typhoons, beginning in 2022. [104] The ESM-ECM and MWS consists of 16 AESA antenna array assemblies and 10 radomes. ", "Watchdog slams delays, high costs of Typhoon jet. The change in Austria's order from six Tranche 1 and 12 Tranche 2 aircraft to 15 Tranche 1 jets led to a reduction in Tranche 1 quantities for the four partner nations, with a commensurate increase in Tranche 2 numbers. The new tranche 4 Typhoons are to replace tranche 1 Typhoons. [100], Navigation is via both GPS and an inertial navigation system. [3] The UK's Committee of Public Accounts reported that mismanagement of the project had helped increase the cost of each aircraft by seventy-five percent. Testing at BAE's Warton facility on the DA4 prototype measured the RCS of the aircraft and investigated the effects of a variety of RAM coatings and composites. The contract has been awarded to Airbus for the purchase of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, with the cost estimates indicating a figure of 5.4 billion euros. The Air Staff Target (AST) 403 specification in 1972 led to the P.96 conventional "tailed" design presented in the late 1970s. The maneuverability of the airplane in close-in combat was also very impressive. Und während in Großbritannien der Bau von zwei neuen großen Flugzeugträgern schon beschlossene Sache ist zwischenzeitlich auch schon in Deutschland so ein Projekt einmal angedacht worden. ", "Eurofighter Typhoon—Luftüberlegenheitsrolle", "There's No Way The F-35 Will Ever Match The Eurofighter In Aerial Combat", "EJ200 Engine Powers Eurofighter Typhoon in Four Major European Air Forces", "Eurojet pushes thrust-vectoring technology for Typhoon", "CSAF: Raptor, Eurofighter complementary. ", "Exercise Indra Dhanush wraps up at Waddington. US Spied on Denmark, Sweden in Lead-Up to F-35 Order: Report, US Air Force Prepares Further Revamp of Tanker Fleet, Selective Arithmetic Hides the F-35’s True Costs. User needs were given a high priority in the cockpit's design; both layout and functionality was developed with feedback and assessments from military pilots and a specialist testing facility. Threat detection methods include a Radar warning receiver (RWR), a missile warning system (MWS) and a laser warning receiver (LWR, only on UK Typhoons). These are the operational and training aircraft. A Eurofighter Typhoon from Ala 14 wing over Albacete Air Base in southern Spain. ", "Typhoon air-to-ground ability near fruition. A 2009 compromise was found in the EUR 9 billion “Tranche 3A” buy, and the program has renewed its efforts to secure serious export sales. Government officials said the decision to select the F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon came down to price, stating that "The offer from the Americans was the best in all our seven valuation criteria." 7 April 2016. At the time it was claimed that Singapore was concerned about the delivery timescale and the ability of the Eurofighter partner nations to fund the required capability packages. [212], During the 2008 Farnborough Airshow it was announced that Oman was in an "advanced stage" of discussions to order Typhoons as a replacement for its SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft. [143] Tranche 1 aircraft could drop laser-guided bombs in conjunction with third-party designators but the anticipated deployment of Typhoon to Afghanistan meant that the UK required self-contained bombing capabilities before the other partners. The German and Italian governments withdrew funding, and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) agreed to fund 50% of the cost with the remaining 50% to be provided by industry. XI (F) Squadron of the RAF, which stood up as a Typhoon squadron on 29 March 2007,[184] had taken delivery of its first two multi-role Typhoons. [84] The Captor-M has three working channels, one intended for classification of jammer and for jamming suppression. [26] In January 1996, after much negotiation between German and UK partners, a compromise was reached whereby Germany would purchase another 40 aircraft. Since the formation of Eurofighter the workshare split had been agreed at 33/33/21/13 (United Kingdom/Germany/Italy/Spain) based on the number of units being ordered by each contributing nation, all the nations then reduced their orders. and other improvements. [145] The Storm Shadow and Meteor firings are part of the Phase 2 Enhancement (P2E) programme which introduced a range of new and improved long range attack capabilities to Typhoon. ", "Evaluación de los Programas Especiales de Armamento (PEAs)", "Unique AMRAAM Firing with Eurofighter Typhoon. 3 (Fighter) Squadron on 31 March 2006, when it moved to RAF Coningsby. [115] A senior EADS radar expert has claimed that Captor-E is capable of detecting an F-35 from roughly 59 km away. [117] On 19 November 2014 the contract to upgrade to the Captor-E was signed at the offices of EuroRadar lead Selex ES in Edinburgh, in a deal worth €1bn. Eurofighter GmbH and NETMA today signed the Quadriga contracts that will support the continued modernization of the German Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. [190] On 21 March, RAF Typhoons flew their first-ever combat mission while patrolling the no-fly zone. Spick, Mike. [68][69][70] Eurofighter's Laurie Hilditch said these improvements should increase subsonic turn rate by 15% and give the Eurofighter the sort of "knife-fight in a phone box" turning capability enjoyed by rivals such as Boeing's F/A-18E/F or the Lockheed Martin F-16, without sacrificing the transonic and supersonic high-energy agility inherent to its delta wing-canard configuration. Buy Tickets for 2019 HERE: ... TYPHOON TRANCHE 3: FULLY LOADED - AIRSHOW DEMO 2016 (airshowvision) - Duration: 5:51. [209] Five Typhoons of No. [218] The Times raised the possibility that RAF production aircraft would be diverted as early Saudi Arabian aircraft, with the RAF forced to wait for its full complement of aircraft. The Eurofighter is certainly, as far as smoothness of controls and the ability to pull (and sustain high G forces), very impressive. 41 (R) Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) began operating the Typhoon from RAF Coningbsy.[198]. [139] The IAF did not allow their pilots to use the MKI's radar during the exercise to protect the highly classified Russian N011M Bars. [151], In 2002 Austria selected the Typhoon as its new air defence aircraft, it having beaten the F-16 and the Saab Gripen in competition. [201] In 2015 Typhoons were deployed to Malta as security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. [110] P1Eb (SRP12) added full integration with GPS bombs such as GBU-10 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II, Paveway IV and a new real-time operating system that allows multiple targets to be attacked in a single run. Denmark is a level-3 partner in the Joint Strike Fighter programme, and had already invested $200 million. [165], A Spanish Air Force Typhoon, on a training exercise near Otepää in Estonia, released an AMRAAM missile by mistake on 7 August 2018. [50] The entire Typhoon fleet passed the 500,000 flying hours milestone in 2018. [56] In 2014 the "second element of the Phase 1 Enhancements package known as 'P1Eb'" was announced, allowing "Typhoon to realise both its air-to-air and air-to-ground capability to full effect". Eurofighter says it is comfortable with delivering integration of the U.S. B61 nuclear weapon onto the aircraft, a process that requires U.S. certification. ", "BBC News—Eurofighter radar deal secures 500 jobs in Edinburgh", "Captor-E AESA Upgrades for Bundeswehr's Eurofighters from 2022", "1st Eurofighter with PIRATE-IRST Radar delivered to Italian Air Force. In 1984, France reiterated its requirement for a carrier-capable version and demanded a leading role. [32] The name "Spitfire II" (after the famous British Second World War fighter, the Supermarine Spitfire) had also been considered and rejected for the same reason early in the development programme. [214] The first of the Typhoons (plus Hawk Mk 166) ordered by Oman were "formally presented to the customer" on 15 May 2017. ", "Italy receives final Eurofighter, closing core nation programme of record", "Haushaltsausschuss billigt Bundeswehrprojekte (in German. The ministry said continued use of its Typhoons over their 30-year life span would cost about €5 billion with the bulk being for maintenance. Phase 1/P2EA – MBDA Meteor integration and initial Storm Shadow Capability. The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at this year's Air Tattoo. The contract is for the delivery of 38 new Typhoon Quadriga aircraft to replace Tranche 1 versions currently in service. Initial requirements were: UK: 250 aircraft, Germany: 250, Italy: 165 and Spain: 100. Using the "war" setting, dry thrust increases by 15% to 69 kN per engine and afterburners by 5% to 95 kN per engine and for a few seconds, up to 102 kN thrust without damaging the engine. Roll control is primarily achieved by use of the ailerons. [237], Data from RAF Typhoon data,[274] Air Forces Monthly,[128] Superfighters,[275] and Brassey's Modern Fighters[276], 1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter; primary fighter of British, German and other air forces, "EF2000" and "Eurofighter" redirect here. [13] In October 1979 Dassault joined the ECF team for a tri-national study, which became known as the European Combat Aircraft. The production aircraft are now operational with the partner nation's air forces. On 18 December 2018 the RAF approved release to service for the full Project Centurion package.[61]. The UK had identified a requirement for a new fighter as early as 1971. II (AC) Squadron, supported by an Airbus Voyager KC3 aerial tanker and a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, deployed to Misawa Air Base in Japan for the first bilateral exercises with non-US forces hosted by the JASDF. [34] In March 2008, the final Tranche 1 aircraft was delivered to the German Air Force. [200] In the 2015 Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR), the UK decided to retain some of the Tranche 1 aircraft to increase the number of front-line squadrons from five to seven and to extend the out-of-service date from 2030 to 2040 as well as implementing the Captor-E AESA radar in later tranches. In STT mode PIRATE will provide tracking of a single designated target. "Eurofighter partners: West Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain.". [114] The coverage of a fixed AESA is limited to 120° in azimuth and elevation. The first production contract was signed on 30 January 1998 between Eurofighter GmbH, Eurojet and NETMA. "3 European Countries Plan Jet Fighter Project. [40] Tranches were further divided up into production standard/capability blocks and funding/procurement batches, though these did not coincide, and are not the same thing; e.g., the Eurofighter designated FGR4 by the RAF is a Tranche 1, block 5. [122] Aircraft with this upgrade were designated Typhoon FGR4 by the RAF. It is a decisive step towards meeting Germany's obligations to NATO. The model is known as Typhoon in the United Kingdom and export markets and as EF-2000 in Germany, Italy and Spain. At the 1996 Farnborough Airshow the UK announced funding for the construction phase of the project. ", "Eurofighter Typhoon—Successful Storm Shadow and Meteor missile trials continue for Eurofighter Typhoon", "Successful Completion of First Live Firing of Brimstone Missile", "Can Typhoon Still Win Orders in the Era of the F-35? [105], Traditionally each sensor in an aircraft is treated as a discrete source of information; however this can result in conflicting data and limits the scope for the automation of systems, hence increasing pilot workload. [109] A succession of radar software upgrades have enhanced the air-to-air capability of the radar. Pro Eurofighter der Tranche 1 also 47,3 Mio. 6 Squadron stood up at RAF Leuchars on 6 September 2010, making Leuchars the second RAF base to operate the Typhoon. [13] The ECA project collapsed in 1981 for several reasons, including differing requirements, Dassault's insistence on "design leadership" and the British preference for a new version of the RB199 to power the aircraft versus the French preference for the new Snecma M88. If the pilot does not react, however, or if the warning is ignored, the ALSR takes control of the aircraft, selects maximum dry power for the engines and returns the aircraft to a safe flight condition. While the design would have met the Air Staff's requirements, the UK air industry had reservations, as it appeared to be very similar to the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, which was then well advanced in its development. The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, representing the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain manages the project and is the prime customer.[9]. [232], The Royal Danish Air Force held a competition to replace its ageing fleet of F-16s in which the Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and the F-35 Lightning II were assessed. This saw the Typhoon name formally adopted, initially for export aircraft only. ", "BAE Systems delivers first Eurofighter Typhoon Ground Proximity Warning. "[138], In July 2007, Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighters participated in the Indra-Dhanush exercise with the RAF's Typhoon. The consortium is keen to make use of the engine's growth potential to boost thrust by around 15% as well as improve fuel efficiency and range.

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