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 2 1 - 2008 eurofighter review - contents - - latest news - editorial - 1 - 2008 eurofighter review 3 Aloysius Rauen Contents CEO Eurofighter GmbH 03 Editorial Welcome note from Aloysius Rauen, Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends of Eurofighter Typhoon, 04 News Joint Flight Tests +++ Bilateral Force +++ Austrian Guests +++ Star Attraction The remarkable achievements across the 06 Aircraft from across the core programme´s Air Forces programme in 2007 were topped off in 06 Locked on to Success on the flight apron at Morón Air Base, Spain December with the full agreement of the Eurofighter Eurofighter Management Conference 2008 Salam contract and the delivery of the Management Tranche 3 proposal to NETMA. We have hit Conference 2008 07 Qualifying Tranche 2 the ground running in 2008, setting the pace Flight Test Fleet Powering Ahead for the tasks ahead of us. All activities this year are firmly focused 08 New Eurofighter, New Faces on securing the long-term future of Eurofighter Acquisition, Negotiation, Delivery Typhoon. The first Tranche 2 aircraft has flown and is now integrated into the Test and 11 NETMA Changes Evaluation programme where it will be New Face of the Customer worked hard to achieve Type Acceptance and first deliveries by Summer this year. The 12 Eurofighter Typhoon - The Answer! Tranche 3 negotiations have commenced and By General Jesús Pinillos Prieto both industry and our NETMA customer Four Eurofighter Typhoon Air Forces United in Exercise nations will strive for contract signature at 15 Meeting the Partners the end of the year. We expect strong political 08 Italian Air Force Strengthens Eurofighter Relationships Strength in Numbers debate, but we are confident that our partner nations will commit to the third Tranche of New Eurofighter, 16 1,000 and Climbing the Umbrella Contract that they agreed in 1998. new faces Fighter Wing 74 Cruise to a Flight Milestone Our partner Air Forces are flying the jets harder than ever before, with 15,000 flying 17 First Line of Defence For the first time, all four Eurofighter Eurofighter Typhoon flew in formations hours accumulated in 2007, almost half of Eurofighter Typhoon Begins QRA in Germany Typhoon core Air Forces from Germany, of up to twelve aircraft against fighters the 33,000 total in-service flying hours to Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom com- brought in from across the Spanish Air date. The Italian Air Force, the Royal Air 18 High Performance bined their skills for a mutual exercise at Force, including a combined ten F-18s from Force and the German Air Force have already Optimum Power for Eurofighter Typhoon Morón Air Force Base, near Sevilla, upon Ala 12, Torrejon, and Ala 15, Zaragoza, placed Quick Reaction Alert responsibilities invitation of the Spanish Air Force. Code- (supplying six and four respectively), as with Eurofighter Typhoon, with Spain to 19 Above the Rest named “Typhoon Meet”, the deployment well as four Mirage F-1 jets of Ala 14, follow soon. Austria is due to begin Air Sur- Geoffrey Lee’s Latest Eurofighter Typhoon Book commenced on Monday 10 March and offi- Albacete. veillance tasks in July. But this is just the Eurofighter Review is published by cially finished on Friday 14 March. In addition, the Spanish hosts had invited editorial beginning. Advanced weapon system capability Eurofighter GmbH, PR & Communications 20 Beyond Visual Range In total, 20 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft the Portuguese Air Force to take part in the is the driving force behind our targets of Am Söldnermoos 17, 85399 Hallbergmoos Meteor: Redefining Combat Capability took part in the exercise: the German Air exercise, who brought with them four F-16 Tranche 2 Type Acceptance and a successful Tel: +49 (0) 811-80 1587 Force deployed three aircraft from Fighter assets of 310 Escuadron, Monte Real. The outcome to the Tranche 3 negotiations. Editorial representative 22 Low Level Flying Wing 73 “Steinhoff” from Rostock-Laage; Spanish Navy also played their part with Future Enhancements packages will elevate Wolfdietrich Hoeveler VP PR & Communications RAF Typhoons Rip Through the Welsh valleys Italy’s Gruppo XII 36 Stormo, based at Gioia four Harrier AV-8Plus of 9 Escuadrilla, Rota. our Air Forces to be the very best in the world del Colle, and Gruppo IX 4° Stormo, at The Eurofighter Typhoon sortie rate for the in terms of capability. The Royal Air Force are Editor Grosseto, both sent two aircraft; a total of "Typhoon Meet" was three per day, with a finalising their multi-role deployability while Phillip Lee four weapon systems came out of the Royal total of up to 70 different aircraft flying in the Spanish Air Base at Morón, in mid-March, Photography Air Force’s No. 3 and XI Squadrons from the training areas over Toledo, Albacete and played host to a four nation joint exercise Eurofighter GmbH, Eurofighter Partner Companies, Geoffrey Lee Planefocus, RAF Coningsby; with the remaining nine Huelva (Atlantic Coast) daily, which deliv- assessing aircraft interoperability. Tom “TJ” Hill already stationed at Morón as part of the ered an impressive operational scenario for This will, of course, be of tremendous Italian Air Force JG74 German Air Force Spanish Air Force’s Gruppo 11 Ala 11. the military experts. benefit in export. Domestic confidence in the The objective was to demonstrate the in- Spain took up air surveillance tasks in programme will generate intense global inter- teroperability of Eurofighter Typhoon and 2006 and is to follow with QRA duties this est. Conclusively strengthening the core Design & Production its air-to-air capabilities while training with, year. And Austria will start air surveillance programme will undoubtedly ensure a capable, images.art.design. Cover picture shows a Andreas Westphal and in mock combat against, other fighter tasks with Eurofighter Typhoon this summer. profitable and unbeatable product that will www.iad-design.de Royal Air Force No. 3 Sqn aircraft types. While tactical aspects in real- form the backbone of strategic operations Eurofighter Typhoon on a Printed by istic scenarios were evaluated, of equal im- worldwide for years to come. 2008 will not low level pass through ESTA Druck GmbH portance was the inter-squadron compar- just be another year for Eurofighter Typhoon, www.esta-druck.de the “Mac Loop” in Wales, UK isons with regards to maintenance and it will be a decisive year. Eurofighter Review on the Internet logistical support. www.eurofighter.com Photography: Tom “TJ” Hill Enjoy the issue. If you would like to request additional copies of Aloysius Rauen Eurofighter Review, please contact the PR & Chief Executive Officer, Eurofighter GmbH Communications Department at Eurofighter GmbH 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 Vienna 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 Austrian Air Force. The group also received a ered to the Air Surveillance Wing at their Zeltweg 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, United Kingdom. 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