Eurofighter Typhoon – Media Guide 01
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON PROGRAMME THE 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. 02
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON PROGRAMME THE 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% 03 SERVICE - IN-SERVICE OPERATIONS - STATUS IN
THE EUROFIGHTER FLEET HAS ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 480,000+ FLYING HOURS
Partner Nations – In Service Customer Nations – In Service Customer Nations – On Contract 04
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON – THE AIRCRAFT 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. 05
PRODUCTION – STATUS STATUS EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED
143 160 96 73 ORDERED: 15 623 72 12 DELIVERED: 542 28 24 06
CAPABILITY JOURNEY
THE ULTIMATE SWING-ROLE FIGHTER CAPABILITY JOURNEY 07
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON - PROGRAMME TIMELINE HISTORY EFFECTIVE PROVEN TRUSTED
1998 2004 2006 2009 2013 2015 2017
§ Typhoon name formally § Tranche 2 contract § Italian Air Force first to use § Tranche 3 contract signed § Contract signed for Meteor § Phase 3 Enhancements § Successful dual Meteor firing adopted signed with Core Nations Typhoon operationally with Core Nations for integration (P3E) contract signed § Oman deliveries commenced § Tranche 1 contract for supply of further 236 providing air surveillance supply of further 112 § Phase 2 Enhancements Typhoon commences § Brimstone test firings signed with Core Typhoon aircraft role during Winter Typhoon aircraft (P2E) contact signed § Combat Air Patrol duties for completed Nations for supply of Olympics § Typhoon commences RAF over Syria and Iraq § Contract signed for the supply Baltic Air Policing role with of 24 Typhoon aircraft to the 148 Typhoon aircraft German Air Force State of Qatar
1994 2003 2005 2007 2012 2014 2016 2018
§ First flight of DA1 § First flight of production § Italian Air Force § Phase 1 Enhancements § Typhoon commences § P1E upgrade enters § Contract signed for the § RFI response for Development aircraft aircraft declares Typhoon IOC (P1E) contract signed combat operations in service supply of 28 Typhoon Tornado replacement § Contract signed for § Contract signed Libya with RAF § Contract signed for aircraft to the State of submitted supply of 18 (later between Eurofighter § Contract signed for development of Captor-E Kuwait reduced to 15) Typhoon GmbH and BAE supply of 12 Typhoon (E-Scan) radar for § P2E upgrade enters aircraft to Systems for supply of aircraft to the Sultanate Typhoon by Core service Austria 72 Typhoon aircraft to of Oman Nations § Core nations of Italy, the Kingdom of Saudi Germany, Spain and UK Arabia take first deliveries of Typhoon aircraft