EF Typhoon News

[Amateur]

Can't you see the pod under the belly in the above photo?

I guess I missed it because it's in the shade.

[Herman the II]

Eurofighter is part of the Brazilian fighter-tender.

Brazil issues 120-aircraft request to five fighter manufacturers

Bidders for the new contest have been restricted to the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen NG (Next Generation) and the Sukhoi Su-35.

Full story: flightglobal


Germany stays fully committed:

Germany to order a total of 180 Eurofighter Typhoons

The Commander of the German Air Force Command also responded to media questions at concerning Tranche 3. He confirmed the German Air Force would need the ordered total of 180 Eurofighter Typhoon, this number being confirmed time and time again by the German Parliament.

full story: frontierindia


Additionally the consortium has released more pictures from the Exercise Green Flag where RAF Typhoons qualified in the A2G-role with the Litening III pod.

June 2008 - Two Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons from XI Sqn during a deployment to Nevada, United States, as part of Exercise Green Flag. The aircraft in the foreground is loaded with two Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs and one 1,000L droptank, while the other is carrying six Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs and the Litening III laser designator pod. Both jets are fitted with a real-time range pod. (picture from eurofighter.com)

June 2008 - Two Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons from XI Sqn during a deployment to Nevada, United States, as part of Exercise Green Flag. The lead aircraft is loaded with two Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs and one 1,000L droptank, while the other is carrying six Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs and the Litening III laser designator pod. Both jets are fitted with a real-time range pod. (picture from eurofighter.com)

June 2008 - A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon from XI Sqn during a deployment to Nevada, United States, as part of Exercise Green Flag. The aircraft is carrying six Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bombs, the Litening III laser designator pod and a real-time range pod.
(picture from eurofighter.com)

[Eoin666]

"Brazil issues 120-aircraft request to five fighter manufacturers

Bidders for the new contest have been restricted to the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen NG (Next Generation) and the Sukhoi Su-35."

I'm a bit surprised at this, Brazil often issues these grandiose plans,......what was the last one, nuclear submarines, .....and then ends up buying 12 second hand Mirages from France

[Skyman]

I always love photos from Eurofighter team. They bring out all the beauty of this beautiful jet.

Thank for such a great thread. MAybe someone could start the Rafale thread to make all eurocanard fly in MPs.net.

[gripen_39]

I always love photos from Eurofighter team. They bring out all the beauty of this beautiful jet.

Thank for such a great thread. MAybe someone could start the Rafale thread to make all eurocanard fly in MPs.net.

Or euro canard/delta thread there we can talk down the ugly VLO platforms

anyway i love eurofighter, and would love to see it fly over south america and maybe engage some sukhois

but im pretty sure Rafale have to defend our honor there.

however, my question was about the tranche 3, i heard something about UK, and Italy decreased their order, is this corect or only rumors?

[easyand]

"Brazil issues 120-aircraft request to five fighter manufacturers

Bidders for the new contest have been restricted to the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen NG (Next Generation) and the Sukhoi Su-35."

I'm a bit surprised at this, Brazil often issues these grandiose plans,......what was the last one, nuclear submarines, .....and then ends up buying 12 second hand Mirages from France

and this time could be 24 EF 2000 block 5 former italian air force, our chief of staff was in Brazil 2 months ago to discuss about that.

Italy wants tranche 2 and 3 but also wants to get rid of tranche 1

[Herman the II]

is this corect or only rumors?

For now there are only rumors. All European Air-forces face budget problems/cuts but there hasn't been a decision about Tranche3 orders jet. For me its very unlikely that the overall number of Typhoons will be reduced but maybe Italy and/or Uk will try to sell some units to other countries.

and this time could be 24 EF 2000 block 5 former italian air force, our chief of staff was in Brazil 2 months ago to discuss about that.

I still believe/hope that some Italian Typhoons (24 or whole Tranche1)will go to Romania. Did you hear any news about the planed acquisition of the Romanian "Avioane Craiova" by "Alenia Aeronautica"? If that deal goes through I'm quite confident about the Romanian Typhoons.

[easyand]

they're in talks also with romania, but I think Romania will buy F16 (mix of used and new)

[zalmoxis]

I still believe/hope that some Italian Typhoons (24 or whole Tranche1)will go to Romania. Did you hear any news about the planed acquisition of the Romanian "Avioane Craiova" by "Alenia Aeronautica"? If that deal goes through I'm quite confident about the Romanian Typhoons.

Herman,
This week or next week will be opened the offers, and after that will start negotiations with the winner. There was three bids from Alenia, Aero Vodochody, and INAV from Romania.

[Herman the II]

Thanks zalmoxis, I'm looking forward to the decision.


Additionally "defense-aerospace" released an article about the new German QRA with the Typhoon and the QRA in general. A short extract that quotes some performance parameters important for the QRA duty.

Eurofighter is particularly suitable for such assignments, being specially designed for quick reaction tasks. The takeoff distance prescribed for aircraft in the air policing configuration is a mere 300 metres. Eurofighter's powerful engines can take the aircraft to an altitude of roughly 39,000 feet – and thus above civil flight levels – in just 90 seconds. Its sensors with data processing directly in the cockpit provide the pilot with a constant comprehensive overview of wide areas of the surrounding airspace. The situation picture is complemented by data links from Eurofighter to other military aircraft and ground radar stations.

full story: defense-aerospace.com

As a bonus the consortium released a set of pictures that shows the Typhoon on "Air Police" over Italy.

June 2008 - Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons from 4º Stormo accompany a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft in monitoring Italian airspace. Photography: Italian Air Force (picture from eurofighter.com)

June 2008 - Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons from 4º Stormo accompany a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft in monitoring Italian airspace. Photography: Italian Air Force (picture from eurofighter.com)

[Ulytau]

If we add Eurofigther to TuAF wont be surprise for me..

Especially after reading interview with Eurofighther Ceo from a Turkish Defense Magazine..

[Herman the II]

Flightglobal has additional coverage for the EF Typhoons that were part of the "Green Flag" exercise held in the US.
I will summarise the most interesting points because the article is rather long.
In some cases during "Green Flag" the Typhoons operated alongside USAF A-10C and F16 pilots acting as airborne forward air controllers (FAC) using the Link-16 situational-awareness data-link technology to illuminate and designate targets for the other fighters.
When on strike mission the Typhoons normally left Nellis in dry power carrying four Enhanced Paveway IIs, a Litening III pod and two external fuel tanks, plus two Raytheon AMRAAM and two MBDA ASRAAM air-to-air missiles.
Already being the fighter with the best t/w ratio the article again confirmed the work being done by Eurojet to further increase the power available from the aircraft's EJ200 turbofans.
Additional exercises are planned in the United Arab Emirates and in the first quarter of 2009 at the Nellis-based Red Flag manoeuvres - potentially with USAF Lockheed F-22 Raptors - and in Oman. So maybe the Typhoon is also considered for export in Oman and UAE (been rumored before).

Full story:

Eurofighter Typhoon proves close-air support credentials for RAF

Early in 2007, the incoming commanding officer of the UK Royal Air Force's newest unit to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon was issued with a daunting challenge: to prepare his aircraft, pilots and squadron personnel to sustain deployed operations as a multirole type from 1 July this year.

from:
flightglobal.com


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First Austrian intercept:

On Friday Austrian EF Typhoons saw action for the first time intercepting a French Hercules C-130 that had entered Austrian airspace unannounced and without permission. The Typhoons escorted the Hercules out of Austrian airspace before returning to their base.

Austrian derstandart.at


Additionally some news from the RAF: the 15th aircraft to go through the Retrofit R2 programme has been delivered and targetlock.org.uk reports that the plane that made a wheels-up landing at China Lake was declared as Cat 4.

[zema_06]

they're in talks also with romania, but I think Romania will buy F16 (mix of used and new)

i've read that the plane to get rid of the 1st tranche an order more 2 seaters in 3rd one, as most of the 1st aircrafts are 2 seaters. it seems romania will 24 f-16 block 50/52 and 24 block 25...

[zalmoxis]

All three companies that have submitted bids for the sale of company Avioane Craiova, Alenia, AERO Vodochody and INAV, were qualified in the first phase of privatisation and enter the stage of negotiations on improved offers, said president of AVAS (Authority for State Assets Recovery). He said in a press conference held Friday 27th June 2008, that negotiations on the final improved offers of the three companies will begin next week (this week)."We negotiate with them now the price offered on the package of shares and investment program," said Teodor Atanasiu.

[Herman the II]

-The Typhoon is now the only jet-fighter in the Austrian Airforce.
-F5 retired (given back to the Swiss in fact)
-The whole Typhoon fleet has accomplished 47,000 flying hours now

Eurofighter Typhoon Begins Air Surveillance in Austria

Hallbergmoos / Graz - As of 01 July, Eurofighter Typhoon will take over the protection of Austrian airspace under the leadership of the Joint Armed Forces Command, Graz, and the Air Surveillance Command, Wals, of the Austrian military.

The Republic of Austria became the first export customer for Eurofighter Typhoon following selection of the type in 2003. The Austrian Air Force will receive a total of 15 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft up to 2009, all of which will be stationed with the Air Surveillance squadron at Zeltweg, Steiermark.

The first of the 15 aircraft was accepted into the squadron on 12 July. In just eleven months since then, fully armed Eurofighter Typhoons have been patrolling the skies over the Austrian host stadiums during the Euro2008 football championships, securing the airspace together with other aircraft types and ground-based support, therefore guaranteeing security at the venues.

Since Entry-into-Service in Spring 2004, 147 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been delivered to ten units across five Air Forces. 707 weapon systems have been ordered by six nations following the 72 on order for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with deliveries due to begin in 2009. More than 47,000 flying hours have been amassed between the Air Forces and the Test and Evalution fleet (end of June 2008).

full story:
http://www.eurofighter.com/news/20080630_ef-austria.asp

June 2008 - Flight preparations at Zeltweg, home to the Austrian Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon Air Surveillance squadron. Photography: Bundesheer (picture from eurofighter.com)