programme news and features issue 1 - 2008 eurofighter review

■ Locked on to Success

■ Qualifying Tranche 2

The Morón “Typhoon Meet” initiative was the first time that all four core programme Air Forces have collaborated in Exercise. Highlighting the scale of the deployment, the image shows all aircrew ■ First Line of Defence and ground staff involved throughout the week long operation, hosted by the Spanish . See Latest News on page 3 for more details.

General Jesús Pinillos Prieto: – The Answer Communications Department at Eurofighter GmbH at Eurofighter Communications Department Review,Eurofighter please contact the PR & If you would like to request additional copies of www.eurofighter.com ReviewEurofighter on the Internet www.esta-druck.de ESTA GmbH Druck Printed by www.iad-design.de Andreas Westphal images.art.design. Design & Production JG74 Air Force German Tom Hill “TJ” Lee Planefocus, Geoffrey Companies, Partner GmbH, Eurofighter Eurofighter Photography Phillip Lee Editor VP PR & Communications Wolfdietrich Hoeveler Editorial representative Tel: +49 (0) 811-80 1587 17,Am Söldnermoos 85399 GmbH, PR & Communications Eurofighter ReviewEurofighter is published by 2 New Eurofighter, new faces 08 1 - 2008 eurofighter review1 - 2008 eurofighter Conference 2008 Management Eurofighter 06 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 12 11 08 07 06 04 03 Contents RAF Typhoons Rip Through the Welsh valleys : Combat Capability Redefining Lee’s LatestGeoffrey Typhoon Eurofighter Book Optimum Power for Typhoon Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter Begins QRA in Fighter 74 Cruise to a Flight Milestone Italian Air Force Relationships Strengthens Eurofighter By General Jesús Pinillos Prieto New Face of the Customer Acquisition, Negotiation, Delivery Flight Test Fleet Powering Ahead ManagementEurofighter Conference 2008 Joint Flight Tests +++ Bilateral Force +++ Austrian Guests +++ Star Attraction Welcome note from Aloysius Rauen, Chief Executive Officer Low Level Flying Beyond Visual Range Above the Rest High Performance First Line of Defence 1,000 and Climbing Meeting the Partners TyphoonEurofighter - The Answer! NETMA Changes New Eurofighter, New Faces Qualifying Tranche 2 Locked on to Success News Editorial - contents Photography: Tom Hill “TJ” the “Mac Loop” in Wales, UK low level pass through TyphoonEurofighter on a No. 3 Sqn Cover picture shows a Strength in Numbers Four Typhoon Eurofighter Air Forces United in Exercise on the flight apron at Morón Air Base, from across the core programme´s Air Forces Aircraft logistical support. regards to maintenanceisons with and inter-squadron was compar- the portance wereistic scenarios evaluated, im- of equal aspects in real- types. While tactical aircraft and in mock combat against, fighter other its air-to-air capabilities while training with, and teroperability Typhoon of Eurofighter ’s 11 Gruppo Ala 11. of the already stationed at Morón as part RAF Coningsby; remaining nine the with Air Force’s from No. 3 and XI Squadrons four weapon systems Royal came out of the Grosseto, a total sent two both of aircraft; IX 4° Stormo, at del Colle, and Gruppo XII 36 Stormo,’s based at Gioia Gruppo Wing 73 “Steinhoff” from Rostock-Laage; Force deployed from three exercise: Air in the took German part the on Fridaycially 14 finished March. commenced on Monday 10 March and offi- deployment Meet”, the named “Typhoon Spanish Air Force.invitation Code- of the Morón Air Force Base, near Sevilla, upon skills for a mutual exercisebined their at Italy, United Spain and the Kingdom com- core Air ForcesTyphoon from Germany, time, all four first Eurofighter For the The objective was to demonstrate in- the aircraft In total, Typhoon 20 Eurofighter tasks with Eurofighter Typhoon this summer. this Typhoon Eurofighter with tasks year. And air surveillance will start 2006 and is to follow QRA duties this with experts. military the ered an impressive for operational scenario Huelva (Atlantic Coast) daily, which deliv- training areas overthe Toledo, Albacete and in flying total aircraft of up to 70 different Meet" per day,"Typhoon was three a with rate for sortie the Typhoon The Eurofighter AV-8Plusfour Harrier Rota. of 9 Escuadrilla, Spanish Navy also played with part their assets of 310 Escuadron, Monte Real. The exercise, four F-16 them who brought with Air Force Portuguese tothe take in the part Albacete. well jets as four of Ala 14, Mirage F-1 (supplying six and four respectively), as Ala 12, Torrejon, and Ala 15, Zaragoza, Force, including a combined ten F-18s from Spanish Air brought in from across the of up to twelve against fighters aircraft Spain took up air surveillance tasks in tasks Spain took up air surveillance Spanish hosts had invitedIn addition, the in formations flew Typhoon Eurofighter - latest news - editorial -

editorial GmbH CEO Eurofighter Aloysius Rauen Chief Executive Officer, Eurofighter GmbH Aloysius Rauen Enjoy the issue. it will be a decisive year. just be another year for Typhoon, Eurofighter worldwide for years to come. 2008 will not the backboneform of strategic operations and unbeatable product that will profitable will undoubtedly ensure a capable, programme est. Conclusively strengthening the core will generate intenseprogramme global inter- in the Domestic in export. confidence benefit interoperability.assessing aircraft played host to a four nation joint exercise the Spanish Air Base at Morón, in mid-March, their multi-role deployabilityfinalising while of capability.in terms The Royal Air Force are our Air Forces to best be the very in the world Future Enhancements packages will elevate outcome to the Tranche 3 negotiations. AcceptanceTranche 2 Type and a successful forceis the driving behind our targets of beginning. Advanced weapon system capability veillance in July. tasks But this is just the follow soon. Austria is due to begin Air Sur- with Spain to Typhoon, with Eurofighter responsibilities placed Air ForceForce have and the German already date. The Italian Air Force, the Royal Air to hours flying the 33,000 total in-service accumulated hours in 2007, almost half of harder than ever before, with 15,000 flying the Umbrella in 1998. Contract that they agreed nations will commit to the third Tranche of debate, but we that our partner are confident the end of year. We expect strong political nations will strive for contract signature at and our NETMA customerboth industry Tranche 3 negotiations have commenced and deliveries byfirst Summer this year. The worked hard to achieve Acceptance Type and Evaluation where it will be programme and is nowflown integrated into the Test and has Tranche 2 aircraft The first Typhoon. future of Eurofighter the long-term on securing for ahead of us. the tasks in 2008, setting the pace running the ground Tranche 3 proposal to We NETMA. have hit of the Salam contract and the delivery of the December with the full agreement in 2007programme were topped in off Dear Friends of Eurofighter Typhoon, This will, of course, be of tremendous This will, of course, the jets Air Forces are flying Our partner focusedAll activities this year are firmly The remarkable achievements across the 1 - 2008 eurofighter review1 - 2008 eurofighter 3 4 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - news - - news - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 5

International Co-operation in Aircraft Development Defence Attaché visits Eurofighter HQ Joint Flight Test Austrian Guests

Austrian Defence Attaché (5th from left) at consortium headquarters, Germany

Eurofighter Typhoon is truly a product of in- designator pod trials using Instrumented On Tuesday 05 February, a delegation from trian representatives who are stationed with first handovers took place in July 2007 following dustry and operator co-operation. Nowhere is Series Production Aircraft One (ISPA1, or the Austrian Ministry of Defence in Industry and NETMA to assist in the process months of renegotiations on the original contract. this more evident than in the Test & Evaluation BT005 of the RAF). led by the Defence Attaché, Brigadier Magisto of aircraft acceptance into service with the By the end of 2007, five aircraft had been deliv- teams from across the partners. This joint Mark Bowman, BAE Systems’ Typhoon Andreas Mempör, arrived at the Eurofighter . The group also received a ered to the Air Surveillance Wing at their approach was demonstrated recently when test Project Test Pilot commented: "It has been a consortium headquarters in Hallbergmoos, status briefing from the Austria team headed Main Operating Base, with the remainder sched- aircrew from EADS Military Air Systems in pleasure to again work so closely and produc- Germany, to meet with colleagues seconded by Programme Director, Peter Maute. uled for delivery by 2009. Germany and the Royal Air Force supported tively with both the customer and our industry to the programme. The procurement contract with the Repub- crucial flying tasks utilising all four of the BAE colleagues. Not only does this expand the Accompanied by Amtsdirektor Bruno lic of Austria covers 15 Eurofighter Typhoon Systems-operated aircraft stationed at 4 Hangar knowledge base of the evolving product across Demmel, the two VIPs met with the four Aus- weapon systems of Tranche 1 standard. The at their Warton facility, . the whole programme, but also exposes other Their combined efforts covered a whole Eurofighter Partner Companies to the integrat- range of Main Development tasks. The EADS ed way the United Kingdom has adopted to the contribution focused on providing support to design/development/operational test cycle. DA2 Relocates to the RAF Museum the Block 8 Entry into Service programme In support of this, aircraft availability has been which included air-to-surface, and Defen- key where, on most days, all four aircraft have sive Aids (DASS) testing. The BAE Systems and been made available to the flying programme" Star Attraction From left to right: Test Pilots from the Royal Air Force, BAE Systems and EADS combine for flight test at Warton, UK Royal Air Force crews meanwhile dedicated their attention to the now completed laser

Indian Air Force Chief visits Spain Just short of 14 years after its first flight from BAE Systems Warton, and a little over one year after its final landing at RAF Con- Bilateral Force ingsby, Eurofighter Typhoon Development Aircraft Two (DA2) is now permanently residing at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon, United Kingdom. In support of the ongoing campaign to export The British-built prototype aircraft, a Eurofighter Typhoon to India, the Chief of workhorse of the flight test fleet, is now the , Air Chief Marshal Fali proudly hanging at the front of the viewing DA2 in its final position Homi Major, spent two days with the Euro- gallery as part of the Museum’s “Milestones at the RAF Museum, Handon fighter programme in Spain to be briefed on of Flight” Exhibition. the production and operational aspects of DA2 arrived by road on Tuesday 22 Janu- the Spanish Air Force’s newest weapon ary. Engineers from RAF Coninsgby and system. RAF St. Athens assembled the aircraft, remain over the following eight weeks while Part one of Air Chief Marshal Major’s initially putting it on display on the ground the engineers planned the rigging and trip took in the Final Assembly facilties at in the exhibition hall where it was to hoisting process. Finally, on 19 March, the EADS CASA, Getafe, on 21 January. Hosted team put their plans into operation and by Mariano Barrena, Key Account Leader at slowly lifted Eurofighter Typhoon DA2 into EADS Defence & Security in Spain, and its final dramatic position in the Milestones Antonio Rodriguez Barberán, Director of of Flight gallery. Marketing and Sales at Military Air Systems, As the “black” Typhoon (the aircraft was India’s top Air Force official was given unre- painted black in order to hide the 490 pres- stricted access to Military Air Systems’ sure transducers), DA2 was at the forefront production capabilities. Day two saw the Air The India campaign, for the export of then assess the respective manufacturers’ of developing the carefree handling aspects Chief Marshal flown to Morón Air Force 128 multi-role combat aircraft, is set to hot responses to the initial Request for Proposal of the Flight Base on the invitation of Colonel Machés, up over the next twelve months. The flying (RFP), submitted already in early March Control System. Its edge-of-envelope work Base Commander at Morón, for a bilateral evaluations will take place at the end of the this year, before a final decision is given. meant that it was the only Eurofighter meeting between the two Air Forces. year, possibly running into 2009, where Typhoon to be fitted with the anti-spin gantry. Although he didn’t participate in any flying, each competing party is expected to place The full scale replica model that DA2 has a Eurofighter Typhoon display of three aircraft in-country for a period of The lifting process begins DA2 was temporarily displayed on the replaced is scheduled to be erected on poles Air Chief Marshal Major (3th from left) takes a exhibition floor prior to suspension was organised in his honour where Air three months. The results of these evalua- guided tour of the EADS-CASA final assembly outside the museum as a “gate guardian”. Chief Marshal Major was able to admire the tions will determine the three aircraft to be facilities. aircrafts performance. short-listed. The Indian authorities will 6 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - programme - - flight test - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 7

Eurofighter Management Conference 2008

Eurofighter CEO calls for a “joint and efficient approach” Flight Test Fleet Powering Ahead Qualifying Tranche 2

All eyes were on Munich on 13 March as the key decision-makers from across the As Instrumented Production Aircraft Seven AMRAAM and IRIS-T Eurofighter consortium converged in Southern Germany to discuss the programme (IPA7) touched down at EADS Military Air for air-to-air combat, status and the way ahead. Almost 90 managers from , BAE Systems, Systems’ Manching site following its first and II, En- EADS Deutschland, EADS CASA and Eurofighter GmbH took part in the Locked On flight on 16 January, the target of Tranche 2 hanced Paveway II, IPA2 airborne during AMRAAM C5 To Success management conference together with the members of the Supervisory Type Acceptance was fixed firmly in the GBU-10 and GBU-16 separation tests Board. The special guest was Werner Sabarz, Deputy General Manager of NETMA. sights of the Eurofighter Test & Evaluation for air-to-ground teams. IPA7, as the first Tranche 2 Eurofighter tasks. Lending their Typhoon, and IPA6, essentially a Tranche 1 presence to Tranche “After a successful 2007, major steps lie 2) Improvements in the equipment supply aircraft but one which is loaded with the 2 testing further, several IPAs have, in recent This is a NETMA-approved initiative where, ahead in the programme, so the time to chain leading to common logistic support computer suite and of the second weeks, been heavily and successfully involved under controlled flying parameters, only meet is right,” said Aloysius Rauen, CEO based on National Performance-related Tranche standard, will be leading the charge in Equipment qualification. The Computer certain sections of the FCS are tested within Eurofighter GmbH, in his opening remarks. requirements and specifications with more to attain the certifications required for Symbol Generator (CSG) and the Identifica- the entire system. This technique is proving “It’s all about people, as we need a com- management authority of Eurofighter GmbH. delivering the next batch of 251 weapon tion Friend/Foe (IFF) transponder have been to be much more efficient than standard mon understanding, what we have to do, systems into operational service. put through a rigorous evaluation procedure bench-testing of upgraded software, where who does it and who is responsible for it. 3) Streamlining of processes and contracts Although IPA7 was put into a Pause to ensure the correct tagging of other airborne the entire software package is examined, We have innovative technology and a com- is a central task of Eurofighter GmbH lead- phase throughout February as it underwent platforms. Additionally, the Interface Proces- and ensures that the Flight Test programme petitive product. We need a joint and effi- ing to a new contracts suite in the support upgrades to its avionics, IPA6 has been sor Unit (IPU), the system that deals with all retains all its assets. cient approach to satisfy the customer.” area reducing existing complexity of con- building up the air miles most notably in Bus traffic between aircraft systems, has Elsewhere across the programme, ISPA1 Werner Sabarz made it very clear in his tracts and increasing efficiency. ASRAAM integration tests, flying in co-oper- undergone a series of tests assessing correct (the Series Production Aircraft BT005 of the presentation that efficiency is the main ation with IPA1. In further firing evaluations, maintenance recording and failure tracking. Royal Air Force) has been involved in the concern, demanding more cost reduction 4) Improvements in the Air Forces´ opera- assessment of the Head Equipment Assembly and improvement of processes. The area of tions by strengthening engineering services (HEA). Utilising Air Force pilots from the Integrated Logistic Support has received a leading to common technical support in all partner nations, the Night Vision Enhance- tremendous amount of industrial attention nations through the National Support Centres. ment goggles have been put through their as part of the reduction process. Conse- paces on the HEA MK II+. ISPA1 is also quently, the customer is happy with the Eurofighter’s Chief Financial and Com- deployed with the Combined Test Team development of the Aircrew Synthetic Train- mercial Officer, Victor De La Vela, under- (CTT) for joint industry/Air Force tasks, ing Aids (ASTA) programme and the so lined that the business opportunities in the especially where the integration of air-to- called Neuburg approach which have already programme are immense. Brian Phillipson, ground munitions is concerned. As well as yielded improvements, and therefore cost Chief Operating Officer Programmes, high- avionics integration for the Enhanced Pave- reductions, in areas such as Defensive Aids lighted recently achieved milestones includ- way II bomb, the CTT has, at the end of and radar maintenance. Mr Sabarz also ing the agreement of Main Development February, conducted a live laser firing of called for a more transparent contract struc- Contract closure and the completion of all the Pod (LDP). Although ture in the area of Logistic Support as a Tranche 1 weapons testing including the in- the Enhanced Paveway II is scheduled for joint initiative between NETMA and the tegration of a Laser Designator Pod for the future integration, the LDP work is consid- industry. Royal Air Force. The gap between stores through which ered highest priority under the banner of the AMRAAM C5 must safely pass In his presentation, Maurizio De Mitri, Questions and Answer periods were Change Proposal 4.2 (CP 4.2), otherwise Chief Operating Officer Capabilities, focused intensively used for discussions amongst known as the “Austere capability”, along largely on the transition of Integrated Lo- the participating managers demonstrating with the full integration of the Paveway II gisitc Support. Two major objectives deter- the overall success of the initiative. IPA2, the Alenia-operated aircraft, has been As the workload for Tranche 2 increases, laser-guided weapon. mine the industrial ILS strategy: more carrying out important AMRAAM C5 sepa- the number of tasks remaining in order to Making up the rest of the team, IPA4 has reduction in respect to cost of ownership; Wolfdietrich Hoeveler ration tests. The objective was to check on complete the Main Development Contract just returned to operations following its 400 and provision of higher operational avail- the safe jettison of the in relation (MDC) is shortening. By the end of 2007, flight hours inspection and will now progress ability. These goals are to be achieved to other stores ensuring that, on launch, a Service Release Package 4.1 (SRP 4.1), the on to Multi-function Information Distribu- through four workstreams: safe distance is achieved between the weapon last evaluation segment of the MDC, was tion System (MIDS) testing. IPA5’s notable itself and the Paveway II store still loaded on nearing finalisation with just a handful of contributions have come on the Defensive 1) Management of Changes and In Service the inboard pylon of the aircraft. Both the customer re-fly requests outstanding. IPA1 Aids programme, assessing the threat embodiment, representing aircraft modifica- jet and the missile performed flawlessly. completed both the Autopilot assessment as prioritisation of the DASS system. Top: Aloysius Rauen presents to the Programme Managers tions and retrofits as well as modifications The successful test flight, conducted by well as the Official Assessment of the air-to- Middle: Werner Sabarz, Deputy General Manager of NETMA, in other areas like ground equipment or Alenia Aeronautica at Decimomannu Air air Handling Qualities. At the end of Febru- Phillip Lee speaks at the conference training aids. Main responsible player in Base, , means that all required ary, IPA3 took to the skies at Manching for Bottom: The Board of Management listens intently to the this is the National Partner Company, weapons for operation with Tranche 1 are work on the Limited Change Capability 4.1 conference presentations supported by Eurofighter GmbH. now cleared, including AIM-9L, ASRAAM, (LCC 4.1) of the Flight Control System (FCS). 8 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - programme - - programme - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 9

Acquisition, Negotiation, Delivery the negotiation team by bringing to the table In the phase of contract acquisition, you very important. We are generating an all the technical capability aspects. We had describe how your teams respond to customer “Availability Report” which covers these to, for example, support them in terms of requirements. Putting this into an export issues, highlighting that our attention is not New Eurofighter, New Faces defining the technical specifications, air- context, for example, should a nation only focused on contract delivery but also to craft delivery plan and in-service support for request a capability not currently under responding to customer needs. I believe that the Salam product. This is something gener- contract in the core programme, can you our In Service Support function must play a ated by us in Capabilities. still deliver? key role in this, while we must also utilise Export is a very specific area demanding this channel for discussions on future up- 2007 saw the major overhaul of the internal The re-organisation of Eurofighter GmbH We’re almost 12 months into the life of You described your involvement in the special attention. In the core programme, grade programmes. There is already a close structure at Eurofighter GmbH. The result- has seen the company streamlined into ‘New Eurofighter’. What have been the Salam negotiations but, in terms of the we have one customer, a clear customer, co-operation with the core customer in iden- ing streamlined organisation, reducing three programme areas. What was the major achievements in that time? core programme, how much interlinking is which is NETMA representing the core tifying the areas for future capabilities in from nine directorates to just three, also rationale behind this? We have recorded significant achieve- there with the Commercial and Programmes nations. In export, the customer is the po- Tranche 2 and Tranche 3, and it’s with this took influence from the new philosophy at Reducing the organisation into three ments in 2007 and are continuing in that directorates within the new structure? tential market. We, as Capabilities, working industry/operators integration that we the heart of all contract work – Acquisition, pure areas, Programme, Finance & Commer- vein in 2008. I believe 2007 has been a very This is one of the key points in creating with the export analysts, identify the possible could improve our performance in deliver- Negotiation, Delivery. Playing their signifi- cial and Capabilities, demonstrates the important year for the programme, in that the new organisation. We need to work in requirements emanating from the market ing capabilities. cant parts in the re-structured programme change into an organisation that is more ef- we have issued the operational performance an integrated environment because, for and our contribution is to then identify a are Maurizio De Mitri, Chief Operating ficient and more effective. In other words, for Service Release Package 4.1 (SRP4.1) example, any decision taken in the technical product which can be offered to the market. Do you envisage the change at the top of Officer Capabilities, and Victor de la Vela, an integrated organisation, because three which, in real terms, means basic develop- area has an impact in the other areas and In the instances where there is a clear NETMA affecting the transition in the Chief Financial and Commercial Officer. directorates interact much more effectively ment is broadly completed. With the im- vice versa. If you look at the business demand, we contribute in developing the Support System? Both took the time to speak to EF REVIEW than nine separate teams. This is the idea. mense growth potential of our product, process from programme acquisition to pro- proposal and discussing what kind of product No, not at all. On the contrary I believe to discuss their achievements during their We have more of a focus on programme ob- there will be future upgrades, future en- gramme delivery, you will see that there is and what kind of services we are in a posi- that the new Management in NETMA could first year at the helm and where they hope jectives with clear and integrated targets to hancements to use the buzz word. There are always a need for each Directorate through- tion to deliver. positively contribute to this process. One of to steer the programme through its next be achieved. Of course, running simultane- some remain- ing activities which are still out. In the contract acquisition phase, Capa- In this respect, I would like to highlight the big achievements in 2007, and which is phase. ously is the drive to reduce overall pro- to be completed in the next phase of the bilities’ input is critical in defining what one very important accomplishment from ongoing in 2008, is the transformation of gramme costs, and this goes hand-in-hand programme, but the basic development of kind of product we, as a whole, can deliver. December last year. We have, in cooperation the Integrated Logistics Support. We are with lowering the number of people in man- the aircraft is there. It is also important to note that in the case with Export Support, produced the “Product developing the future In-Service Support agement positions. of there being no specific requirement from Export Strategy”, which is the first of its (ISS) strategy detailing how we manage the Introducing: Are you referring to the Main Development the customers, our role is also to generate kind in the programme, and which represents support in the future through recognition of Maurizio De Mitri, Integration is the key then? Contract (MDC)? such a requirement by examining the over- what we are able to offer into the market, the expectations from each individual na- COO Capabilities Exactly. Better integration is the mission Yes. Basically, the obligations under the all scenario and defining a proposal which recognising also the inter-linkage with the tion. If we talk about affordability, we need of the new organisation. Something that is Main Development Contract have been could attract their interest. In case opera- core programme. It highlights the potential to look for efficiencies together with effec- From a starry-eyed particular to the and defence fulfilled. We have delivered the requested tional requirements are defined by the cus- customers and their respective requirements tiveness i.e. reducing the total cost but im- student dreaming of business is that we share expectations not evidences and documentation and have tomer, it is Capabilities which is outlining and, based on those scenarios, what we as proving aircraft availability. In this ILS strat- one day joining the only in contract delivery, but also product provided the customer with an Overall the best solution. Capabilities are in a position to offer. egy, there is a trade-off between national aeronautical world, delivery, and by this I mean to deliver Weapon System Assessment in relation to As Commercial build a price proposal, support policies and national expectations. Maurizio De Mitri capability to the customer to operate the the performance capabilities which have our contribution is delivering the technical Does the document also account for future The cost-saving measures are also achiev- began his professional aerospace career as Eurofighter Typhoon as a complete Weapon been achieved. This is very important documentation in the form of annexes to be capabilities? able through economies of scale in an inter- a Commercial Executive on the Tornado System. This is the essence of my function. because, although it brings the curtain discussed with the customer during the Absolutely. Not only do we take into con- national framework, working towards a shared programme at , now Alenia Aero- down on a tremendous amount of work, negotiation. Once the proposal is received sideration what is the state-of-the-art today, investment, and, consequentially, working nautica. Moving up through the Commercial How would you define capability? crucially it has laid the foundation for by the customer, we move into contract but also what we are already developing for in an integrated overall ILS environment. ranks, Mr De Mitri soon established himself My interpretation of the role of Capabili- future enhancement activities. There are negotiation. Here, we support the Commer- the core programme in the future. This in- as Commercial Director for ties is to align product capability with cus- new upgrades, new developments in the cial team in conjunction with Programmes in cludes the Phase One and Phase Two En- When do you hope to roll the strategy out? becoming a major force in Alenia’s Military tomer expectations. We are managing the pipeline. What we have accomplished is to trying to negotiate the best balance between hancements (P1E, P2E) and, in addition, the The Industrial Strategy is finalised. We Programmes of Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon, development, production and in-service have developed an outstanding and capable technical, programme and commercial issues. predicted requirements identified in the have started promoting this strategy to the the C-27J transport aircraft, the ATR 42 support, and the relevant contracts, of the platform, and one which has the growth po- After the contract signature, while discharg- wider market. Our “Product Export Strategy” customer. I believe that it is in line with the Maritime Patrol aircraft and the Harrier. Eurofighter Typhoon weapon system. Our tential to receive further upgrades in order ing our obligations, our responsibility in also handles the economic and technologi- nations’ strategy and in line with the inter- From 1995 to 1998, he operated in the role goal is purely and simply to deliver the con- to reflect the state-of-the-art in terms of Capabilities is to really manage the Partner cal market requirements, namely Offsets national programme needs. We are not simply of Programme Director for Eurofighter tracted capabilities to the customer i.e. a technology and weapons. Companies and the Supplier work in order and Industrial Participation. The national developing, we are not simply producing Typhoon at Alenia, and then on to Head of weapon system which is not only able to fly, Additionally, we are about to complete to deliver the contracted product/ services industries in the potential Customers can be and we are not supplying simply in-service the Combat Aircraft Business Unit. In 2004, but one that is capable to perform missions the core programme’s Tranche 1 delivery, thus ensuring that the Programmes team assured that they will benefit from technol- support to the aircraft but we are thinking and for the subsequent three years, and be supported through a comprehensive another very important achievement in can deliver them to the customer. Careful ogy transfer as well as potential involvement strategically. And strategic integration. That Maurizio De Mitri was Managing Director at in-service support system. The integration 2007. Although we still have a few Tranche 1 management of this phase is of utmost im- in future capabilities development. is our mission. We have a revolutionary Panavia Aircraft GmbH before finally landing of in-service support is as critical as any standard jets to be delivered, in essence, portance. All programmes go through diffi- weapon system and now we are developing the role of Chief Operating Officer for other factor in the overall programme in de- we have completed the basic production of cult periods but strong management can How can we further improve on delivering capabilities in an integrated environment Capabilities within the Eurofighter consor- livering capability. From an industry point the aircraft. turn all positions positively. capability to the customer? and this is the way forward. tium. Ten months later, he sat down with EF of view, we have been good in delivering de- Looking ahead, we have put in place all Should we, as an organisation, fail to Our first priority is to ensure aircraft REVIEW to discuss all things Capabilities. velopment contracts, production contracts the activities in order to be able to start the meet all criteria of a contract, the Capabili- availability. We need to maintain close rela- and in performing within the Initial Logis- delivery of the Tranche 2 aircraft this year. ties and Programmes organisations enter tionships with the operators to understand tics Support contracts. This places the air- We have been able to sign the Salam con- into the joint Risk Management process, how they are using the aircraft and any dif- craft in the hands of the Air Forces. What tract for deliveries to the Kingdom of Saudi where alternative options to mitigate the ficulties they are encountering in-service. we are now striving to do is to deliver the Arabia which, after the Austria contract, problem will be identified. Then, in co-oper- We must then work together through the operational capabilities and a sustained in- gives the programme’s international ation with Programmes, we decide which is International Weapon System Support Sys- service support in order for the Air Forces prospects a further enormous boost. In the most suitable solution that can be im- tem (IWSSS) to recover in-service issues in to fulfil their mission responsibilities. achieving this contract, we have supported plemented in order to ultimately achieve order to ensure that we are delivering a product/service acceptance from the customer. high-availability weapon system. This is 10 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - programme - - netma - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 11

Introducing: It’s a big challenge culturally in the company decision-making, but also gives accountabil- Request for Quotation (RFQ) is required to Victor De La Vela, but it is working much better each day. ity and clarity on how we, as a company, need be sent, and then the Commercial teams Chief Financial & to progress. begin the standard Commercial procedure Commercial Officer Your new process encourages more (the bid approval process) engaging with (CFC0) interaction? Where does Finance & Commercial fit into the EPCs and discussing with them the New Face of the Customer Exactly, and now it’s mandatory. There is the three point strategy of Acquisition, conditions from which the prices will be In terms of pro- no excuse for overlooking the people from Negotiation and Delivery? given. I would like to add that Export is gramme of work, any department, because, when we sign a Let me tackle this in reverse order and something that I think the Eurofighter com- NETMA Changes Victor De La Vela’s contract, we do so safe in the knowledge begin with contract delivery. In this end munity should pursue more aggressively. professional career that all aspects are satisfactory for the Com- phase, the basic premise is we must deliver We have a very good product that, if it is has gone full circle having started at CASA pany, the Terms and Conditions, the payment on an agreed contract, and here the Pro- priced correctly to be competitive, can win in Spain on the Eurofighter project. He plan, the associated risks, etc. In the past, it grammes directorate has to take the lead. important campaigns. The message I want switched to civil programmes after two wasn’t structured like that and that’s a big However, we will be supporting Programmes to send to all the Eurofighter stakeholders is The Eurofighter programme has entered Armed Forces, including the Eurofighter years, where he operated for twelve months improvement. because, during the life of a contract, there that we all benefit from any export successes. perhaps its most important phase. Tranche Typhoon weapon system. Prior to that, before emigrating to the for will be amendments and changes that re- Job creation, full order books for our suppli- 3 is the hot topic throughout the consor- Herr Sabarz directly participated in the an engineering role supporting CASA’s What are the major objectives over the next, quire Commercial participation. Going back ers, and the benefits to the programme tium with all stakeholders firmly focused on Eurofighter programme as Head of the contracts with the McDonnell Douglas lets say, two or three years for your depart- further in the process, we have the contract itself need to be more appreciated. securing the contract to be able to deliver German Delegation in the NEFMO Board company. During his six years in America, ment? negotiations phase. This is the area where the third tranche of Eurofighter Typhoon between 2003 and 2005. Victor De La Vela made the transition to a There are a number of challenges that I my directorate will take charge, covering A lot of emphasis at the moment is place aircraft to the nations. The customer, the more business-oriented role, becoming would like to mention. The first one, very the time between identification of a poten- on Future Capabilities. How is the Finance NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Manage- Director of Opera- responsible for a wider range of aspects in clearly, is the Tranche 3. The teams in my tial contract till the moment we sign the & Commercial directorate involved in ment Agency (NETMA) have, for their part, tions and the aerospace programmes. Mr De La Vela’s directorate are heading the Tranche 3 nego- contract. If I go right to the beginning, preparing the programme for this? injected fresh life into the negotiations fol- Engineering: area of work gradually enlarged to the tiations on behalf of the Eurofighter consor- contract acquisition is the phase where we The capabilities discussion is not driven lowing a raft of changes at the top of their MGen Juan Antoni- Boeing Company and had the privilege of tium, so we are, in effect, responsible for evaluate what can be offered to the cus- by the consortium, but is rather driven by management structure. no Dorronsoro witnessing the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas the successful completion of the contract. tomer. This means the Capabilities team. the customer because they want to have ca- His re-appointment merger. It was around this time that Franco, This is the biggest target right now. They identify what is feasible and look to pable aircraft. Our responsibility is to en- General Manager: Lt Gen Antonino Altorio at NETMA marks a German and Spanish aerospace interests Another objective is the Main Develop- create a real opportunity of where we can sure that we can support commercially Before being appointed by NATO’s General return to a former combined to form EADS, convincing Victor ment Contract (MDC) closure. We are on the deliver. In summary, we clearly lead the those discussions. Once we are clear on what Secretary to be office for MGen De La Vela to return to Europe where he threshold of wrapping up the MDC and are negotiation point of the strategy. the customer is looking for and what the in- NETMA’s next Gener- Dorronsoro having became Vice-President of Mergers & working hard to ensure the contracts for dustry can provide, we enter the negotia- al Manager, Lt Gen already been in the employ of the customer Acquisitions at EADS’ Headquarters. further development after the MDC are Ten months have passed since the organi- tions and attempt to sew it together finan- Altorio held the between 1993 and 1996. Since then, he has From EADS, he led the UK Future Strategic correctly structured. sational restructuring. What have been the cially. We are talking about further aircraft position of Logistics been responsible for the Personnel, Logis- Tanker Programme (FSTA) and headed a We have another target in creating a major achievements in this period? development which, at the end of the day, Com- tics, CIS, Financial, Engineer- Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to the proper new contractual framework for the Delivering the Tranche 3 proposal in presents its own risks, so we need to be mander ing and Support Group for all banking competition stage (just before the Support Contracts. At the moment, we have December and the clarifications in February, very mindful of the contractual obligations for the Headquarter activities of the contract signature), progressively adding too large a number of very different contracts, both on time, has been the big achievement. and to always consider providing value for Italian JFC in Brunssum, The Nether- Corporate Business Development to his which require a lot of resources and effort Everybody, including the colleagues in the the money. Although we do not initially lead Air lands. Following this, and be- repertoire, before accepting the opportunity to manage. We believe a uniformed contract Eurofighter Partner Companies (EPCs), has these discussions, we become involved in Force, from June 2005, at their fore his return to NETMA, he to head all monetary and contractual structure is much easier to manage and is been working very closely to meet the the game very early, because any require- Headquarters in Rome. Earlier, held the position of Advisor to matters of the Eurofighter programme. EF the sensible way forward. timescales. Other achievements ment eventually becomes a Commercial ef- beginning in October 2002, he represented the Chief of Air Staff, responsible for Logis- REVIEW listens as Victor De La Vela talks in these ten months include the signing of fort and a contractual obligation. the Italian Military to NATO and EU Mili- tics and Eurofighter Typhoon matters. Finance & Commercial. The MDC closure is also a top priority in the contractual documentation regarding tary Committees in Brussels, this coming Maurizio De Mitri’s Capabilities direc- Project Salam. That was a big challenge be- How can we further improve on delivering after his stint as a member of the NEFMO Director Commercial: torate. In what way are you both working cause it was a multi-layered agreement not value to the customer? Board which gave Lt Gen Altorio his first Mr Grant Morris As of 01 May last year, the restructured or- together to conclude that contract? only with NETMA, but later with the Prime As I mentioned before, we have a high experience of the Eurofighter programme. Mr Morris is a senior ganisation saw the departments of Finance The new organisation is set up in such a Contractor which, in this case, is BAE Sys- number of contracts to support the aircraft He has accumulated around 3,000 flying manager who has and Commercial merged into one powerful way that, with every area of work, one of tems, and then flowing out the contract which are, in my opinion, way too many hours on several types of aircraft and heli- developed a combina- directorate. What was the driving force the three directorates will have a leading through us to the EPCs. Overall, it was a especially when you consider that each one copters, and recently had the pleasure of tion of specialist behind this decision? role backed up with the support of the big challenge. has different Terms and Conditions for simi- flying Eurofighter Typhoon. skills balanced with I think there was a dynamic here where remaining two. One can not move without Financially, we have just closed the lar products/services requiring a huge ef- a wide experience the Contracts department was trying to de- the others being aligned. For decision-mak- accounts for 2007 and I am happy to report fort to be ready to discuss any issue or to Deputy General gained from a num- liver what they thought was a good contract, ing on critical items, the first interlinkage that this was a very good year financially carry out an amendment. The same applies Manager: ber of policy appoint- but without proper consultation with the Fi- is to be found in the Eurofighter Board of speaking. In summary, the directorate has to the customer side, representing resources EDirBWB Werner ments. Between 2006 and 2007, he was the nancial side of the company. For example, I Management. The initial discussions begin demonstrated a very solid performance, and money that could be better allocated Sabarz professional head of all Commercial staff in don’t think there was a clear assessment of there, from which our respective teams which is the result of the deliveries of a elsewhere in the programme. This is only Supporting the the United Kingdom Defence Logistics Or- the financial risk when we were signing a work together on the direction we decide to very capable team. one example, but we realise there are many NETMA leader is ganisation. In the year prior to his appoint- contract. Now, all the teams from the Con- take. Just as an example, this morning I other potential ways to improve the efficiency Werner Sabarz, the ment as Commercial Director at NETMA, tracts, Legal, Finance, Controlling and Pric- chaired the Contract Review Meeting where You have already mentioned Project Salam, in the programme. Eurofighter is looking at former Head of the he held the position of Director General ing departments work under the same um- we discussed the MDC closure again and, as but how much input and support do you these issues very seriously and we are aim- Project Division Air Commercial (Projects) in the United King- brella which encourages everybody to talk. usual, among the attendees we had the Pro- give in terms of export campaigns? ing to bring to the table a number of initia- in the German dom Ministry of Defence. Today, when I authorise the signature of a grammes and Capabilities Chief Operating We have an Export Support department tives to satisfy the customer’s demands for Federal Office of Defence Technology and contract, I do it on behalf of all of them, mean- Officers ensuring the full co-ordinated sup- here headed by David Richardson. When cost reduction in the overall programme. Procurement (BWB). In his former role, he Phillip Lee ing that the document has received deparmen- port among the directorates. The new there’s a campaign, the Export team co-ordi- was responsible for the procurement of all tal approval from all corners of the directorate. organisation represents properly co-ordinated nate with the EPCs up to the point where a Interviews by Phillip Lee aerial and space of the German 12 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - in service - - in service - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 13

IPA4 conducts many test flights out of Morón Air Base

By General Jesús Pinillos Prieto Eurofighter Typhoon - The Answer!

"The defence policy of a nation is based on two pillars, dissuasion and diplomacy. When both fail, it is necessary to look for the answer in the will and the resources to achieve the victory". The former Chief of the EF2000 Programme, and now General Sub-Director for Planning and Programmes at the Armament Procurement Directorate of the Spanish Ministry of Defence, heralds the arrival of Eurofighter Typhoon into the ranks of the Spanish Air Force. superiority over any threat. The platform egy, we have the adaptable platform at our The answer to the operational re- not only maintains the edge in aerial con- disposal should the option to display force quirements of the Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, in simple terms, could aid missions as well as the internal chal- frontations, but its swing-role design pro- by exercised. be described as a complex and lengthy lenge to sufficiently modernise the infra- vides the capability to destroy ground-based From the point of view of operations, the Air project, a controversial modernisation pro- structure to be able to adapt to these poten- targets and threats, offering the early neu- The technological superiority Force have confidently selected Eurofighter gramme plagued of technical, political and tial scenarios. The Air Force will have to be tralisation of the enemy’s Communication, Typhoon as the weapon of choice in a single economic possibilities, and a very expen- able to undertake peace missions, maintain- Command and Control functions critically A clear bid for the quality over quantity. type force structure for its capabilities in sive initiative that has, over 20 years devel- ing the capacity of dissuasion while simul- reducing their capacity in the fight. The Eurofighter Typhoon next generation overcoming current and emerging threats. opment, revolutionised defence but one taneously being able to offer rapid world- combat aircraft offers an avionics concept This aircraft is the force multiplier that, that, as a result, has produced a splendid wide deployment in support of our allies. Dissuasion that will allow the easy integration of new with just 87 assets, will replace the air pow- combat aircraft. But the real dimension of The new strategic concept provides a emergent technologies. The growth poten- er of the 150 airplanes, Mirage F1s and the programme is much more balanced force with the essential and au- Eurofighter Typhoon is a key element in our tial has been an important part of its design F/A-18s, currently in our inventory. The ambitious. Throughout this arti- tonomous capacities for the independent dissuasion strategy. The aircraft’s effective- and it is the next phase of enhancements answer to the operational demands of the cle, I will try to show that the defence of our national territories and vital ness in air defence aligned to its capability that are under discussion for the aircraft Air Force has to be a weapon system able Pre flight checks at Morón Eurofighter programme is some- interests, as well as being able to fully inte- to execute swift and accurate attacks on any configuration in Tranche 3. These include to face any enemy, conventional or asym- thing more than just the design, grate into multi-national coalitions. A mod- existing in the market today (the F-22, its targets, with the immediate response pro- the possibility of incorporating an electroni- metric, in any place of the world and be development and production of ern, flexible, dynamic and sustainable force only rival, is not exportable and weighed vided by velocity and availability, without cally-scanning radar, the capacity to operate interoperable with the Air Forces of our one of the most advanced weapon that guarantees: down with a price rendering it unattain- distance restrictions using the air-refuelling, in a network-enabled environment, and the allies. In order to achieve this, certain quali- systems in the world. Eurofighter able). The combination of sensors, arma- is primed for spearheading our defence poli- possibility of integrating the new genera- ties must be in abundance: Typhoon is, first of all, central The superiority in the confrontation ment, self-protection and communication cies. The weapon system, boosted by its tion of radio communications tools, namely to the strategic transformation systems, aligned with the Flight Control abilities in Defensive Aids, precision-guided the JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) and Superiority of Spanish defence policy and, Eurofighter Typhoon constitutes the most System in the overall sensor fusion, guaran- strikes plus a soon-to-be-added stand-off ca- the SAT-COM (Satellite Communications), second, is the answer to the competitive and advanced weapon system tees command & control networking and air pability, means that in our dissuasion strat- which will allow the operators to exceed the Eurofighter Typhoon is an aircraft designed operational demands and modernisation of present restrictions of the UHF system. to maintain the superiority in the air. The our Air Force and a key player in the trans- Technological barriers do not exist in this capacity of detection, identification and pur- formation and consolidation of the Spanish weapon system, only those imposed by bud- suit of a remote target, utilising the advanced defence industry. getary measures. Captor radar, FLIR and MIDS systems, mul- tiplies by a significant factor the capabili- A strategic component of the The co-operation ties of one F/A-18. In addition, the weapon Defence Policy system’s agility at supersonic speeds, cou- The military co-operation in armament pro- pled with its advanced , AMRAAM The Statutory Law of Defence, 5/2005, the grammes holds the advantage of standardis- and soon Meteor, enables it to neutralise National Defence Directive of 2004 and the ation across multi-national fleets, ensuring multiple targets at distances where the of 2002, are the a higher degree of interoperability in the aircraft itself is not vulnerable. In close-in foundations of all Spanish defence policies. concepts of defence and security. The fact combat, its manoeuvrability and power, dis- They establish the minimum requirements that three nations in close proximity to playing high instantaneous turn rates com- and the critical capabilities of the Armed Spain are equipped with the same weapon bined with an excellent Human-Machine Forces and, as a consequence, those of our system facilitates the co-operation and the Interface and advanced short-range missiles, Air Power and its equipment for the next convergence of efforts in combined operations. ensures that this airplane is simply superi- decade. The Strategic Review takes into con- or to the rest. sideration potential future demands that will be placed on the Spanish Air Force, for Eurofighter Typhoon activities are example responding to asymmetric conflicts, ramping up in the Spanish Air Force the fight against the terrorism, humanitarian 14 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - in service - - in service - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 15

Major General Paolo Magro welcomes Brigadier General Norbert Huber Precision always have a tendency towards satisfying domestic aerospace industries but economic Asymmetric conflicts do not always offer reality is that the industrialist concentra- easy to hit targets such as military installa- tion of knowledge and assets around pro- tions and other such massive infrastruc- grammes of technological development in- Italian Air Force Strengthens Eurofighter Relationships tures. However, thanks to its laser-guided evitably is the best option. Co-operation is armaments and GPS, Eurofighter Typhoon the only alternative to ambitious defence can, under any meteorological conditions, projects that will always have to overcome Meeting the Partners achieve enormous precision and maximise increasing costs combined with the incon- the damage while, at the same time, avoid testable trend of ever-decreasing budgets. collateral effects such as own fleet losses In the two last decades, co-operative and loss of innocent civilian lives. partnerships have been created throughout the industry to answer the needs in aero- As a founding partner of the Eurofighter availability of the Italian Air Force to share Deployability Royal Air Force has anticipated a Typhoon space, including Tornado and Eurofighter, programme, and the first of the four Air experiences and knowledge in the training deployment to Afghanistan in 2008 and has in the sector of commercial aviation, Forces to elevate Eurofighter Typhoon to of military pilots. The Spanish Air Force must have the capac- been able to consolidate the logistical chal- Arianespace in for shuttles and satellites, Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) status, the This invitation was promptly accepted ity to detach from the Main Operating Bases lenges in their rehearsals. In flight, the on- and Eurocopter for . As a result crews of the Italian Air Force are fully qual- and, during the week of 10 March, an Aus- to hastily prepared outposts on a worldwide board sensors constantly relay information of these initiatives, in which Spain has been ified to be able to share experiences and of- trian Ministry of Defence delegation, head- scale while maintaining the same standards to the cockpit establishing a link between able to participate, we experienced the con- fer operational knowledge. The increasing ed by Brigadier General Norbert Huber, of combat effectiveness. This deployability aircraft and pilot, informing him of sub-sys- solidation of EADS (European Aeronautic maturity of the weapon system has seen a landed at Pratica di Mare Air Base for a is an essential requirement for us in the tem performance and advising on any nec- Defence and Space Company) uniting the marked rise in the frequency of joint train- week of information gathering and knowl- future. The Eurofighter Typhoon is designed essary corrective actions. Furthermore the aerospace industries of Germany, ing exercises between the partner Air Forces, edge sharing. to operate from short runways (air-air con- design of the aircraft includes the NBC pro- and Spain. and 36 Wing’s visit to RAF Coningsby in Guided by Major General Paolo Magro, figuration, 800 ft takeoff and 2,500 ft land- tection, intended as a combination of per- It can be said, without fear of exaggera- December was one of them. Chief of the Italian Air Force General Staff, An Austrian Delegate tests the Cockpit ing) and, backed up by the modular and eas- sonal flight equipment, cockpit and condi- tion, that the Eurofighter programme has As part of this trip, four aircraft from XII at Grosseto the Austrian visitors continued their tour ily transportable design of the support tioning sub-systems that increase surviv- been one of the main drivers of Spain’s Interceptor Fighter Group at Gioia del Colle taking in 4° Stormo at Grosseto, the first equipment, facilitates the requirement for ability rates simplifying infrastructures and aerospace sector. The Ministry of Defence Airbase joined up with the Royal Air IPA2 was fitted with Autonomous Air operational Eurofighter Typhoon wing of expeditionary missions. Currently, although traditional equipment. launched this ambitious Research and De- Force´s XI Squadron at their Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation not at the same level of design maturity and velopment project in the 1980’s, while it Main Operating Base. For the newest Euro- (AACMI) to record flight data. Results have accumulated flight hours of the F/A-18, Playing a key role in the transforma- was also supporting the production of CASA’s fighter Typhoon Wing of the Italian Air revealed several new elements which have Eurofighter Typhoon detachments leave a tion and consolidation of the indus- military transport aircraft C-212, CN-235 Force, having only officially formed in Octo- put the Italian Air Force at the forefront of leaner logistical footprint than that of its trial sector and C-295. The result has been the one of a ber 2007, the deployment to RAF Coningsby capability and tactics development on predecessor. consolidated aeronautical sector, setting in proved to be an excellent demonstration of Eurofighter Typhoon. This will be advanta- The recently approved Strategic Plan for the motion a continuous evolution and an accu- the Wing’s ability to maintain aircraft avail- geous to the other partner Air Forces and Sustainability aeronautical sector recently identified inno- mulation of intellectual capital, a true in- ability while on foreign soil. In fact, over the highlights the shared community spirit vation as an essential factor of Spanish in- vestment with the promise of a strong and course of the trip which, as well as flying amongst the customer operators. For deployed operations, the Air Force must dustrial policy. The Eurofighter programme profitable future. sorties with XI Squadron, also took in exer- In February, a high-ranking strategic have a sustained maintainability. In the con- constitutes the single most important initia- Without a doubt, the Eurofighter pro- cises with Tornado GR4 aircraft at RAF summit took place in Vienna with the Chief text of the evolving nature of modern con- tive in the history of Spain’s aeronautics gramme has been essential in the integra- Marham and with USAF F-15s at Laken- of Staff of the Austrian Air Force, General tion of the European aeronautics industry. heath Airbase, the 36 Wing delivered a Edmund Entacher, hosting his Italian coun- The Austrian Delegation arrives at Grosseto In addition, in the area of Research and De- 100% operational availability rate, with no terpart, Lieutenant General Daniele Tei. The velopment programmes, it has unquestion- mission abandoned on technical grounds. main discussion points were Eurofighter the Italian Air Force; the Aircraft Mainte- able economic importance in its return on While co-operation on Eurofighter Typhoon Typhoon air surveillance and defence between nance Unit (RMV) at Cameri Air Base; be- investment. The Eurofighter programme has at Air Force level is on the increase, collabo- the two neighbouring nations and, of equal fore rounding the trip off with a presenta- promoted new and innovative companies ration with industrial partners has long importance, the need to pool knowledge and tion from the Air Combat Training squadron such as ITP (Industria de Turbo Propul- been regarded as the norm. And so it was put in place common directives on the top- (RSSTA) at Decimomannu, Sardinia. sores, S.A.), CESA (Compañía Española de with the Italian Air Force when, with the ics of logistics and support for the weapon Along the way, summit meetings with Sistemas Aeronáuticos, S.A.), the electron- participation of Eurofighter Partner Compa- system in this role. the requisite Commanders and Squadron ics firm Tecnobit, and has also been a re- ny, Alenia Aeronautica, they undertook a Having had over two full years of QRA Heads helped to further the discussions generating force behind companies like IN- two week “deep assessment”of their newest experience with Eurofighter Typhoon, the that were initiated in Vienna, maintaining a DRA, Espelsa, Gamesa and Spain’s own In- weapon system at Decimomannu Air Base, Italian Air Force are able to offer a wealth of focus on aircrew and ground crew training stitute of Technology, INTA, all of whom Sardinia, in December. advice on building up air defence squadrons and logistic support of Eurofighter Typhoon. compete in the most challenging European Under the guidance of Pratica di Mare’s with the jet. The Austrian Air Force on the The week in Italy concluded this round collaboration projects. More than 15 Spanish Experimental Test Unit, around 25 varying other hand only took delivery of their first of bilateral talks between the two Air companies directly supply to the pro- operational scenarios across 60 hours of aircraft in July 2007 and, with five aircraft Forces. Overall, the meetings were conducted gramme and as many as 300 are operating flight were conducted to assess tactical in their ranks by the end of the same year, in a cordial and collaborative climate. IPA4 lands at Morón flicts, there is a requirement in addition to and defence sector and has been a catalyst as indirect participants, with a potential of AMRAAM engagements under different are still working towards an operational the necessary transport to substantially for a succession of alliances and co-opera- 22,000 people invested in the programme. operational conditions. Four jets in total, level. Securing the on-ground infrastructure Phillip Lee reduce the logistical footprint while simul- tive projects that have elevated our industri- Additionally, thanks to the established co- comprised of three out of 4° Stormo from to support the aircraft is as important as taneously increasing weapon system avail- al base over the last few years. operation agreements, 99.5% of Spanish Grosseto and Instrumented Production training the pilots for a new squadron. Gen- ability. In Eurofighter Typhoon, the reliabili- Eurofighter Typhoon is the product of in- money invested in the Eurofighter pro- Aircraft Two (IPA2) from Alenia, were em- eral Entacher and Lieutenant General Tei ty of its components offer a performance ternational co-operation, a result of the best gramme is invoiced for Spanish companies. ployed for the evaluations which included talked in-depth over these issues, more ratio of nine maintenance man-hours per method fulfil the need for national defence 40% of the 10.700 MEuros invested will re- typical air-to-air combat missions of one- specifically on the future collaboration in flight hour, half that of the F/A-18, suiting with sensible economic considerations. Re- turn to the State in form of direct or indirect versus-one, one-versus-two, two-versus-two the field of advanced military pilot training. the aircraft for overseas operations. The alising national defence requirements will taxes. and even one-versus-three. The Chief of Staff from Italy offered full

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Fighter Wing 74 Cruise to a Flight Milestone Eurofighter Typhoon Begins QRA in Germany 1,000 and Climbing First Line of Defence

As operations ramp up with Eurofighter Eurofighter Typhoon is to replace at National air surveillance received a huge Typhoon at Neuburg/Donau, and with air- Neuburg/Donau. Lieutenant Gloystein notes boost in Germany early in 2008 with their craft deliveries to Fighter Wing 74 still on- the difference between the two jets as: “In Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) crews at Neuburg/ going, more and more milestones are set Eurofighter, you are alone but with so much Donau joined by Eurofighter Typhoon. On 08 to be achieved in the future. On 18 February, more computing power providing a variety January, two of Fighter Wing 74’s newest the latest benchmark was reached as the of electronic data.” weapon systems took to the air with two F- Wing clocked its 1,000th flying hour with The 1,000th flight hour celebrations 4F “Phantoms”, the outgoing QRA aircraft, their newest weapon system in the skies were attended by all Fighter Wing 74 per- for the start of several weeks training in or- over Southern Germany. sonnel, including pilots and technicians, as der to gain practical air surveillance experi- Lieutenant Colonel Jan Gloystein, Wing well as representation from the media. ence with Eurofighter Typhoon. Commander at Neuburg/Donau, piloted the Commodore Uwe Klein, former Commander The German Air Force’s most advanced jet for the milestone flight and, on landing, of the Wing, was on hand to be the first to fighter will ramp up its QRA responsibilities Above: Lt. Col. Gloystein is ready for take off commented: “To fly Eurofighter is a mental congratulate his successor, Lieutenant at Neuburg alongside its predecessor until and physical challenge, but one that is a lot Colonel Gloystein, as he emerged from the Below: Commodore Klein congratulates Lt. Col. mid-2008. At this point, the ageing F-4F The Alarm Chain of Command Prepared for an Emergency of fun! In terms of operational versatility, cockpit. Gloystein following his milestone flight “Phantoms” will fly-out from the Bavarian efficiency and technological growth poten- At present, Fighter Wing 74 operates base leaving Eurofighter Typhoon with the In the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC), The QRA crews are called into action by use tial, this next generation combat aircraft is eight Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, with full responsibility for air surveillance over German airspace is monitored across four of a distinct siren. Under normal conditions, unmatched.” three more to follow in the coming weeks. Southern Germany. Mission Command Areas. In the event of an the pilots have 15 minutes to get airborne, Lieutenant Colonel Gloystein is well The planned total for Neuburg/Donau is 25. unidentified object penetrating the airspace however, this time requirement can be qualified to make such comments. Before Alongside the operational developments, a or the unscheduled change of the flight shortened. Depending on the classification his conversion-to-type at training at Laage, raft of infrastructural enhancements are QRA in the plan, either the Combined Air Operations level of the threat, the pilots can already be he had flown almost 2,000 operational nearing completion, including a new crew Centre (CAOC) in Kalkar, or the Command on the runway within five minutes. Practice hours on the F-4F “Phantom”, the jet that building and fire station. Two separate QRA crews are maintained by Centre for National Air Defence (FüZNatLv) scrambles, so-called “Tango scrambles”, are the German Air Force: Neuburg, covering will be informed. With an international of- held regularly with the scenario for a one- the south, are complemented by a team at fence i.e. when the encroachment originates on-one simulation, whereas “Alpha scram- Wittmund, in the north. 24 hours a day, 365 from foreign airspace, the CAOC is notified bles” are the calls for the real emergencies. The landmark achieving jet preparing for flight at Neuburg days a year, a state of readiness is main- whereas all domestic situations are handled In both instances, the pilots are not the only tained across Germany to counter any emer- by National Air Defence authorities. In the ones who must be in a state of readiness. gency. Fighters are scrambled on the occa- case of the latter, the German Federal The full team always consists of five QRA sions where radio contact is lost with an Armed Forces, Federal police and Air Traffic technicians and a multitude of supporting aircraft for an extended period of time or if Control are pulled in to co-operate on the officers including, amongst others, the it has deviated from its scheduled flight situation. As soon as the threat level is Squadron Commanders, the airbase fire plan, nuances mainly due to pilot error or identified, an officer from the Control and brigade, medical personnel and the Tower technical problems onboard the approach- Reporting Centre will put the call into and radar crews. In total, approximately 50 ing aircraft. In these instances, the QRA jets either the Neuburg or Wittmund QRA crews people are on round-the-clock readiness for will disengage and instead offer assistance to intercept the threat. Should the situation an emergency. to the pilot and, if necessary, escort them to not be resolved following contact with the Top: Eurofighter Typhoon will form the the nearest airfield. offending aircraft, or if the seriousness of Air Defence for Southern Germany the situation increases to a hostile or terrorist level, the Minister of Defence and the Chief Below: The new and the old will work of the Air Force are informed. Only they in tandem until June 2008 when the have the authority to command in these F-4Fs will fly out of Neuburg for good extreme events.

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Optimum Power for Eurofighter Typhoon Geoffrey Lee’s Latest Eurofighter Typhoon Book High Performance Above the Rest

EJ200 installation on Eurofighter Typhoon

What is it that gives the EJ200 engine such great performance and pleases all pilots who fly the Eurofighter Typhoon? The secret lies in a combination of cutting edge technology and optimised design to meet the needs of a next generation fighter aircraft.

In the early stages of development, close collaboration between EUROJET Turbo GmbH and the Eurofighter consortium enabled the most critical flight performance points to be identified, which for Eurofight- As an ever-present during the development, Above the Rest is a pictorial account of er Typhoon are at the high speed/high alti- production and in-service phases of Euro- Eurofighter Typhoon. Introductory chapters tude condition. fighter Typhoon, no one is more qualified to cover the history of the programme, from Such close collaboration to fully integrate showcase the photographic history of the projected Air Force requirements to full the requirements of the engine and aircraft world’s most advanced swing-role aircraft series production, and, for the first time, has delivered unprecedented levels of syn- than Eurofighter’s official photographer, project test pilots from across the Partner ergy and performance. Emphasis has been Geoffrey Lee. Companies detail their experiences in placed on both air-to-air and air-to-ground developing this best-selling aircraft. operations. Geoffrey has been photographing aircraft Featuring over 350 full-colour pho- for 28 years and his work has appeared in tographs, a mixture of Geoffrey’s signature books and all the leading aviation maga- shots complemented by some never-before- zines and journals worldwide. Assuming seen imagery, Above the Rest – Eurofighter Careful design and matching of the com- With the engine design optimised for the the role of photographer for Eurofighter Typhoon, a Pictorial History is the defini- pressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle mod- most challenging flight conditions, perfor- Typhoon in 2000, he became the first pho- tive Eurofighter Typhoon photographic ules ensure that the engine can utilise the mance at other flight conditions are easily tographer to fly in the jet, going on to make collection. maximum power available at these most met, FADEC control allows the engine to be four flights in total and accumulating just Geoffrey Lee presents his new book to the Station demanding flight conditions. effectively de-rated at such conditions in under four flying hours. Geoff has also Commander, Group Captain Stuart Atha at RAF Copies can be ordered from the Whilst other engines offer equally impres- order to preserve engine life and, in turn, made countless flights in other chase air- Coningsby Publishers at: sive performance figures for take-off, at the through-life cost. craft, including Royal Air Force Hawks and www.adhocpublications.com high speed/high altitude conditions, where This approach also ensures flexibility Tornados as well as military transport the air temperature at inlet is increased by to offer increased performance and growth planes. or signed copies can be requested from over 80°C, mechanical, thermal or aerody- potential in the future. Geoffrey himself at: namic limits are reached, resulting in lower The result is an engine that perfectly www.planefocus.com engine power. complements the broad role requirements In such cases, a larger, heavier engine is of the aircraft – offering unsurpassed Phillip Lee required, forcing significant compromises performance at all flight conditions. in the overall aircraft size, design and per- formance. Jessica Schulter Eurojet Turbo GmbH 20 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - weapons - - weapons - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 21

Spanish engineers from EADS CASA oversee aircraft fitting trials with Meteor

Meteor: Redefining Combat Capability closer range targets but will fly a lofted tra- industry (Indra, Navantia, Inmize, SBS) jectory to achieve the maximum no-escape- and some system tests are being performed zone and high kill probability at longer by INTA. ranges – exactly what the 21st century Eurofighter Typhoon is a remarkable Beyond Visual Range combat pilot needs. next generation aircraft that has attracted Is all this new technology such a change the attention of the world’s Air Forces. MBDA in performance over current weapons? The already supports the Eurofighter consor- requirement is to have a missile system tium in the promotion and marketing of the An RAF Typhoon equipped with Meteor during the jets first flight with the missile these six countries a step change in combat with between three and six times better aircraft in the export market with a number capability with an unprecedented perfor- kinematic ability than existing medium of its weapon systems, including Meteor mance margin. range weapons. That equates to a signifi- The combination of Eurofighter Typhoon Meteor can best be described as having a cant change in capability that will also lead and Meteor provides an unmatched combat Ask ten fighter pilots from different countries what they under- ways, self-explanatory, referring to a zone massive ‘no-escape-zone’. Its extended kine- to the development of new tactics and new capability. This is well recognised by the stand by combat capability and you are likely to get almost as in which an aircraft will be unable to escape matic range and persistence are provided concepts of operation for the European Eurofighter partner nations and is begin- many different responses. Part of the problem is that combat capability is from a missile that is fired at it. This is the by its throttleable ducted rocket motor, com- partners. ning to be a significant factor when other something difficult both to explain and define. It seldom means the same thing to primary capability that a fighter pilot needs monly referred to as a Ram Jet. This unique Meteor is under development for the six countries look at their future combat air- everyone and has therefore resulted in differing concepts of operation being developed. to survive and win and is as relevant in solid fuel propulsion system, developed in partner nations under a contract managed craft’s requirements. With one common Defining air-to-air combat capability in an age of next generation aircraft is not a sim- short range combat as it is in BVR. A large Germany by Bayern Chemie (now part of by an International Joint Project Office concept of operation for BVR combat now ple task. It is more than just a missile operating from a fighter, as the technology is ‘no-escape-zone’ is a function of motor per- the MBDA), provides the missile with a based at the UK MoD Establishment in being realised within the four Eurofighter more complex than that. Clearly it would be impossible for a fighter to shoot down an formance so it will always equate to a long boost motor to allow launch at low speed. Abbeywood, Bristol, and from MBDA’s Steve- partner nations, Meteor is emerging as a enemy aircraft without air-to-air missiles, but it would be equally impossible for a range against a non manoeuvring target. Once at Ram Jet speed, the motor transitions nage UK facility. Meteor development will major differentiator in many export cam- missile system to destroy an enemy aircraft without the inherent capability of the Missile persistence would be another essen- into the ducted rocket with a computer be completed in 2013. paigns. launch platform. tial as it would overcome the shortfalls pre- controlled throttle. MBDA leads the programme as prime As aircraft and missile manufacturers, sented by a boost-coast missile motor. The To meet the situational awareness re- contractor with ’s SAAB Bofors industry has the challenge to design prod- ability for the missile to be unaffected by quirement, Meteor is fitted with a two-way Dynamics and Spanish company INMIZE ucts that meet the requirements for the Air When considering the future air-to-air capa- tend to evade. Early generation BVR target manoeuvre, enabling it to maintain data link enabling the Eurofighter Typhoon’s being its industrial partners. A pan-Euro- Forces of today as well as defeating the bility in the context of Eurofighter Typhoon, weapons performed poorly due to a combi- powered flight all the way to the target, avionics to ‘speak’ to the missile in flight pean defence project has the advantage of threats of tomorrow. The problem is that we the real challenge was to define the future nation of threat aircraft evasion and the would clearly be a major advantage. and for the missile to reply. Add this capa- being able to bring together the best of have little idea what the precise threat of need. The broad statement “what does the ability to decoy these semi-active and active The next ‘must-have’ for the modern bility to the aircraft’s sensor performance European technology. The six partner na- tomorrow might be. Future proofing means 21st century combat pilot need to survive radar guided missiles. Boost-coast motor pilot is arguably situational awareness. This and sensor fusion and the pilot now has tions make Meteor a truly collaborative designing from day one an inherent growth and win Beyond Visual Range (BVR) com- technology meant that after a few seconds is also where the advanced nature of the unprecedented weapon control and aware- European programme. Meteor is also an es- potential to meet tomorrow’s threat. With bat?” proved to be an important foundation the missile motor had been used up and the aircraft enters the equation. Eurofighter ness of the battle space. Link Eurofighter sential contributor in maintaining a missile Eurofighter Typhoon and Meteor, the part- in developing a next generation Beyond missile then coasted towards its target. If Typhoon’s sensor performance and sensor Typhoon’s inherent sensor capability with engineering and development base in Eu- ner nations know that they have the best Visual Range weapon. The initial response and when the target aircraft manoeuvred fusion capability now allow the missile de- Meteor’s computer controlled variable rope and therefore has an important role to and will stay the best for many years to most people will make to the question is away from the incoming missile, the missile signer to use this performance to assist the thrust missile motor and the pilot now has play in securing industrial and operational come. Combat capability is being truly rede- missile in engaging targets. Ideally, the pilot a weapon that will adjust its speed and per- futures. For example, this is the first time fined. would also like to know how the launched formance depending on the target’s range Spanish industry has participated in a missile is getting on with its mission post and manoeuvre. In operation, this results in major development with MBDA. Critical Rob Thornley, Carol Reed launch. The ability for a missile to have a a missile that will fly as fast as it can at components are coming from Spanish MBDA two-way data link so that target information can be sent to the missile and missile en- Meteor fitted gagement status can be sent back to the air- to the craft during flight would be an obvious ad- forward eject launch vantage. The pilot would then have the station on awareness of how the engagement is pro- Eurofighter gressing, be able to change targets if the Typhoon threat aircraft has manoeuvred away, and even use third party targeting information, passed to him by another aircraft, to prose- cute a target. These design concepts formed the basis of the United Kingdom Ministry of De- fence’s Staff Requirement 1239. With five Meteor trials that you need range, and a better range would attempt to follow. This missile ma- other nations also seeking a new BVR being carried than that of your threat. Range is probably noeuvre would rapidly “scrub-off” speed al- weapon, most of them to replace the out on a Spanish Air the performance figure that is most often lowing the target to get away. AMRAAM AIM-120 medium range missile, Force raised as the ‘must-have’ capability. In reali- The limitations of these missiles were a common European requirement emerged. Eurofighter ty, however, it is arguably the least relevant recognised for some time. As new electron- The UK was eventually joined by Germany, in Spain figure in terms of judging a missile’s true ics were developed to deal with the issue of Italy, Spain, France and Sweden, and the ability in air-to-air combat. jamming and decoys, a new concept in air- hard fought contract was awarded to MBDA Air-to-air combat is not an organised af- to-air missile performance emerged, that of with its Meteor BVR missile solution in July fair. When threat aircraft are targeted, they the ‘no-escape zone’. The name is, in many 2000. 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Low flying is an essential skill for Royal Air Force pilots

RAF Typhoons Rip Through the Welsh Valleys Low Flying in the Royal Air Force

Low flying remains an essential skill for Low Level Flying military aircrew. United Kingdom forces have deployed repeatedly to potential trou- ble spots around the world usually with lit- tle or no warning. They have to undertake a Tom “TJ” Hill (left) and the Eurofighter film team variety of roles including reconnaissance, A 17(R) Sqn Eurofighter Typhoon creates a vapour shroud while pulling through the low fast-jet or operations, search and fly loop weapon system in low-level action. The des- rescue, transporting troops or the delivery tination was the Machynlleth Loop, known of humanitarian aid to remote locations. as “The Loop” or “Mac Loop” to the pilots Whatever missions the Armed Forces are and aviation enthusiasts alike, but officially asked to undertake, the aircrew must be referred to as Low Fly Area 7 (LFA7). After able to fulfil the task as effectively as possi- assessing four possible locations, the team ble, often without time for "work-up" train- assembled their equipment at two points ing. Current operations around the world across the Cad Pass, under the guidance of see aircrew of both fixed and rotary wing Mr Tom Hill, an aviation photographer with aircraft undertaking operations at low level. a huge amount of local knowledge. They They are only able to do this through spe- then simply waited for the high speed cialist training gained through the use of action to begin… the UK Low Flying System. Over the course of the next eight hours, This System covers the open airspace of 21 aircraft tore through the Pass including the whole of the United Kingdom and sur- Hawks, Harriers, Tornado GR4s and Euro- rounding overseas areas from the surface to fighter Typhoons. The Royal Air Force inte- 2,000 feet above the ground or mean sea level. grate low flying exercises into their training Military fixed wing aircraft are judged to programmes to prepare their pilots for the be low flying when they are less than 2,000 potential terrain they will face in combat feet minimum separation distance from the Cameras in position, fingers hovering over turn and disappearing out of sight. These environments. ground (defined as the distance that must the record button, the air still but for the awesome fly-bys were captured on celluloid Although the weather conditions were be maintained between any part of an air- faint sound of traffic from the road snaking as part of the production for a brand new far from favourable, the team captured some craft in flight and the ground, water or any through the valley below – and suddenly a Eurofighter Typhoon promotional film. stunning low-level manoeuvres. object. It does not apply to separation between Royal Air Force XI Sqn Eurofighter At the end of February, a Eurofighter Special thanks goes to Tom for his guid- aircraft in the same formation). Light pro- Typhoon tears through the pass, banking film team journeyed into the heart of Wales ance and advice during the shoot, and to the peller driven aircraft and helicopters are sharply before accelerating into the valley to record the Royal Air Force’s newest Royal Air Force for their outstanding flying judged to be low flying when below 500 feet capabilities. minimum separation distance from the ground.

Phillip Lee Low Flying: The Facts

• Is an essential skill that provides aircrew with one of the best chances of survival • Is a highly demanding skill which can only be maintained through continuous and realistic training • Is conducted with the safety of people on the ground, aircrew, and other airspace users as the overriding concern • Is rigorously controlled and continuously monitored • Since 1988, the total number of sorties has reduced by a third and those by jets by more than half

The “Cad Pass”, part of Low Fly Area 7, Wales programme news and features issue 1 - 2008 eurofighter review

■ Locked on to Success

■ Qualifying Tranche 2

The Morón “Typhoon Meet” initiative was the first time that all four core programme Air Forces have collaborated in Exercise. Highlighting the scale of the deployment, the image shows all aircrew ■ First Line of Defence and ground staff involved throughout the week long operation, hosted by the Spanish Air Force. See Latest News on page 3 for more details.

General Jesús Pinillos Prieto: Eurofighter Typhoon – The Answer