E u r o f i g h t e r T y p h o o n – M e d i a G u i d e

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THE PROGRAMME
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON PROGRAMME
EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED

§ The world's most advanced multi-role/swing-role § More than 100,000 jobs across 400 companies
combat aircraft. secured by the programme.

§ Ordered by nine nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, § 22 Typhoon units spread across a wide range of
United Kingdom, Austria, the Kingdom of Saudi operational locations.
Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait and Qatar).
§ Combat proven.
§ With 623 aircraft ordered it is Europe‘s largest
military collaborative programme. § Effective, Proven, Trusted

§ Technology driver for European aerospace

Industry.
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THE PROGRAMME
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON PROGRAMME
EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED

Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme

on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies.

Shareholders:
Airbus Defence & Space 33,0%
Airbus Defence & Space SA 13,0%
BAE Systems 33,0%
Leonardo 21,0%

Production Workshare:
Airbus Defence & Space, Germany 30,0%
Airbus Defence & Space, Spain 13,0%
BAE Systems 37,5%
Leonardo 19,5%
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IN-SERVICE
IN-SERVICE OPERATIONS - STATUS

THE EUROFIGHTER FLEET HAS ACCUMULATED

MORE THAN

480,000+ FLYING HOURS

Partner Nations – In Service

Customer Nations – In Service
Customer Nations – On Contract
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THE AIRCRAFT
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON – THE AIRCRAFT
EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED

Wingspan 10.95m (35ft 11in) Height Length Overall 15.96m (52ft 4in) Wing Area 50.0m2 (538ft2)
5.28m (17ft 4in)

Eurofighter Typhoon has a foreplane/delta wing Mass

configuration that is aerodynamically unstable. Basic Mass Empty 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
Maximum Take-Off > 23,500 kg (51,809 lb)
This gives the aircraft advantages in: Maximum external load > 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)

§ Agility
§ Supersonic performance Design Characteristics
§ Reduced drag Single seat twin-engine, with a two-seat variant
§ Lift and STOL performance Weapon Carriage 13 Hardpoints
G’ limit +9/-3 ‘g’
Eurofighter Typhoon is both light and strong based Engines Two Eurojet EJ200 reheated turbofans
on adoption of modern construction and max dry thrust class 60 kN (13,500 lb)
manufacturing technology combined with the use of
max reheat thrust class 90 kN (20,000 lb)
advanced materials and assembly techniques.
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STATUS
PRODUCTION – STATUS
EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED

143
160
96
73
15
ORDERED : 623
72
12 DELIVERED: 542
28
24
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CAPABILITY JOURNEY
CAPABILITY JOURNEY
THE ULTIMATE SWING-ROLE FIGHTER
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HISTORY
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON - PROGRAMME TIMELINE
EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED

1998 2004 2006 2009 2013 2015 2017

§ Typhoon name formally
adopted
§ Tranche 1 contract
signed with Core
Nations for supply of
148 Typhoon aircraft
§ Tranche 2 contract
signed with Core Nations
for supply of further 236
Typhoon aircraft
§ Italian Air Force first to use
Typhoon operationally
providing air surveillance
role during Winter
Olympics
§ Tranche 3 contract signed
with Core Nations for
supply of further 112
Typhoon aircraft
§ Typhoon commences
Baltic Air Policing role with
German Air Force
§ Contract signed for Meteor
integration
§ Phase 2 Enhancements
(P2E) contact signed
§ Phase 3 Enhancements
(P3E) contract signed
Typhoon commences
§ Combat Air Patrol duties for
RAF over Syria and Iraq
§ Successful dual Meteor firing
§ Oman deliveries commenced
§ Brimstone test firings
completed
§ Contract signed for the supply
of 24 Typhoon aircraft to the
State of Qatar

1994 2003 2005 2007 2012 2014 2016 2018

§ First flight of DA1
Development aircraft
§ First flight of production
aircraft
§ Contract signed for
supply of 18 (later
reduced to 15) Typhoon
aircraft to
Austria
§ Core nations of Italy,
Germany, Spain and UK
take first deliveries of
Typhoon aircraft
§ Italian Air Force
declares Typhoon IOC
§ Phase 1 Enhancements
(P1E) contract signed
§ Contract signed
between Eurofighter
GmbH and BAE
Systems for supply of
72 Typhoon aircraft to
the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
§ Typhoon commences
combat operations in
Libya with RAF
§ Contract signed for
supply of 12 Typhoon
aircraft to the Sultanate
of Oman
§ P1E upgrade enters
service
§ Contract signed for
development of Captor-E
(E-Scan) radar for
Typhoon by Core
Nations
§ Contract signed for the § RFI response for
supply of 28 Typhoon Tornado replacement
aircraft to the State of submitted
Kuwait
§ P2E upgrade enters
service