Eurofighter Typhoon News and updates

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Eurofighter Typhoon Meteor and Storm Shadow

Further trials of the Storm Shadow deep strike missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile have been successfully completed as part of a program of improvements which will further enhance the powerful swing-role capability of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet.

It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides range in Scotland. The release – from the Italian Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) 2 – is part of work conducted to expand the safe weapon trajectory data envelope of the missile. The test, which was led by Finmeccanica – Aircraft Division, with the support of Eurofighter, BAE Systems, Airbus Defence and Space, and MBDA, follows the completion of ground trials on the weapon and a successful release of Storm Shadow in November 2015.

It was followed by another firing of a Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile using UK Typhoon aircraft IPA6, also at the Hebrides range. Led by BAE Systems with support from MBDA, Selex, QinetiQ and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Eurofighter teams. The firing follows trials held in late 2015 which saw the Typhoon aircraft conduct guided Meteor firings against real air targets in pre-planned scenarios.

Eurofighter Typhoon Successfully Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile

The Storm Shadow and Meteor firings are part of the flight test campaign for the Phase 2 Enhancement (P2E) program which will introduce a range of new and improved long range attack capabilities to Typhoon.

Commenting on the Storm Shadow tests, Enrico Scarabotto, the Italian Chief Test pilot who flew the IPA2, said: “The integration of the weapon further enhances Typhoon’s potent multi-role and swing-role capabilities, adding new capability to strike in day or night, in all-weather conditions. Storm Shadow adds attack stand-off capability to Typhoon which now really accomplishes every possible role in the combat scenario. The aircraft retains excellent performance in an incredible low pilot workload cockpit environment, essential for a single seat multirole aircraft.”

Steve Greenbank, Director of Aircraft Programs for Military Air & Information, BAE Systems, said: “These latest Meteor firing trials are another step forward in the integration of the missile onto the Typhoon aircraft, demonstrating they can operate safely, accurately and effectively.

“2015 was a hugely exciting 12 months for Typhoon, with contracts placed for new capabilities and enhancements. The integration of Meteor further enhance the aircraft’s abilities to ensure Typhoon maintains its position as the most capable, agile and enduring swing role fighter in the international market. These trials also form important maturity points for the UKs Project CENTURION plan, which will see Typhoon provide the continuous delivery of key combat air capabilities as Tornado moves towards its out-of-service date.”

In addition to Meteor and Storm Shadow, the integration of MBDA’s Brimstone, part of the Phase 3 Enhancements (P3E) program, is on contract for Eurofighter Typhoon. Brimstone is a precision attack missile with proven capabilities against both static and moving/manoeuvring targets.



Read more: Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Storm Shadow and Meteor Missile Trials | at DefenceTalk

 

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BAE starts final assembly on Omani Typhoon
The first Eurofighter Typhoon for the programme’s seventh customer nation has entered final assembly, with the aircraft the first of 12 on order for the Royal Air Force of Oman.

Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems on 18 February announced final assembly had started at its Warton site in Lancashire, UK. It identifies the aircraft as a two-seat trainer and says the activity will begin “with the marry-up of the fuselage, wings and undercarriage”, before progressing to “fitting of the fin, foreplanes and marry-up of all the systems.”

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Under a contract signed in 2012, Oman will also take delivery of eight Hawk 166 advanced jet trainers from BAE.

In its annual results statement for 2015, also released on 18 February, the company says: “The Oman Typhoon and Hawk aircraft programme continues to meet all contractual milestones and is on track for commencement of deliveries in 2017.”

Meanwhile BAE says it delivered 12 Typhoons to Saudi Arabia last year, from 18 completed in Warton. The others were for the UK Royal Air Force.

With an eye on further business for the European type, BAE notes: “There are opportunities to secure future Typhoon export sales, supported by the announcement made in September [2015] relating to the supply of 28 aircraft for the Kuwait air force.” A contract has yet to be signed, with the Italian government and Alenia Aermacchi leading the sales campaign in the Gulf state.

Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database records 408 Eurofighters in active use, with the air forces of Austria, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK.
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BAE starts final assembly on Omani Typhoon
The first Eurofighter Typhoon for the programme’s seventh customer nation has entered final assembly, with the aircraft the first of 12 on order for the Royal Air Force of Oman.

Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems on 18 February announced final assembly had started at its Warton site in Lancashire, UK. It identifies the aircraft as a two-seat trainer and says the activity will begin “with the marry-up of the fuselage, wings and undercarriage”, before progressing to “fitting of the fin, foreplanes and marry-up of all the systems.”

BAE Systems

Under a contract signed in 2012, Oman will also take delivery of eight Hawk 166 advanced jet trainers from BAE.

In its annual results statement for 2015, also released on 18 February, the company says: “The Oman Typhoon and Hawk aircraft programme continues to meet all contractual milestones and is on track for commencement of deliveries in 2017.”

Meanwhile BAE says it delivered 12 Typhoons to Saudi Arabia last year, from 18 completed in Warton. The others were for the UK Royal Air Force.

With an eye on further business for the European type, BAE notes: “There are opportunities to secure future Typhoon export sales, supported by the announcement made in September [2015] relating to the supply of 28 aircraft for the Kuwait air force.” A contract has yet to be signed, with the Italian government and Alenia Aermacchi leading the sales campaign in the Gulf state.

Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database records 408 Eurofighters in active use, with the air forces of Austria, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK.
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Great going. Another customer for the typhoons. Looking forward to the Kuwaiti 28 aircraft order.

By the way how is the Bahrain negotiations with BAE systems going?
Plus I heard that Poland is also planning to replace all its aging 64 multirole fighters from 2020, Hopefully they will go for our Typhoons, though we will be facing tough competition from the F-35 Lightning II, JAS 39 Gripen E/F, Dassault Rafale, and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

 

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Great going. Another customer for the typhoons. Looking forward to the Kuwaiti 28 aircraft order.

By the way how is the Bahrain negotiations with BAE systems going?
Plus I heard that Poland is also planning to replace all its aging 64 multirole fighters from 2020, Hopefully they will go for our Typhoons, though we will be facing tough competition from the F-35 Lightning II, JAS 39 Gripen E/F, Dassault Rafale, and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

excuse me, you forgot finland!?
kuwait was supposed to sign for them this week i think or i think they may have signed for them already. but they need to put a deposit down, so the contract will be honoured. oman will be getting the first batch of typhoons next year.

 

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excuse me, you forgot finland!?
kuwait was supposed to sign for them this week i think or i think they may have signed for them already. but they need to put a deposit down, so the contract will be honoured. oman will be getting the first batch of typhoons next year.

Looking forward to Kuwaits order deposit so BAE can begin work on their fighter.

EXCUSE ME, You also forgot Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark and even Malaysia(where BAE has been lobying hard for a contract).
I think NORMALLY the former three SHOULD be choosing the Typhoon since its Europe's(and one of the world's) premier/leading fighter jet, is battle proven, advanced and it already patrols majority of European skies. It should be the natural choice for Belgium, Bulgaria,Poland, Finland and Denmark.

Bulgaria looks for new fighters while questions raised whether Denmark has enough funding for new planes | Ottawa Citizen

Huh....hopefully our American ally's F-18 and F-35 wont act as spoilers.lol They are our only threat.

 

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Impressive documentary blue marlin.
The RAF has been protecting British skies since first world war to this day. They have been crucial in defending both our interests at home and around the world.
Kudos to these guys. Top guns indeed.