Eurofighter Typhoon

The worlds most advanced swing-role combat aircraft

FACT SHEET

Overview
Eurofighter Typhoon is the worlds most advanced next
generation swing-role combat aircraft, developed by
Europes leading aerospace companies: Alenia Aeronautica
(Italy), BAE Systems (UK), EADS in Germany (Cassidian)
and EADS CASA (Cassidian) in Spain.
Eurofighter GmbH is the consortium set up to manage the
development and production of the complete Eurofighter
Typhoon weapon system.
With production and export contracts for 719 aircraft,
Eurofighter Typhoon is already in service with the Air Forces
of Austria, Germany, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Kingdom with an order from Oman.
Performance
Powered by two Eurojet EJ200 engines providing an excellent combat thrust-to-weight ratio in excess
of 1.2:1 with 30% thrust growth available.
Typhoons robust design and Flight Control System enables the pilot to fly aggressively to
outmanoeuvre enemy aircraft under all combat conditions.
Brakes off to take off in less than 8 seconds and supersonic under 30 seconds.
Brakes off to 36,000 feet Mach 1.6 in under 2 minutes.
Key Facts/Figures
Eurofighter Typhoon replaces up to 11 aircraft types in Europe.
Over 250 aircraft are in service with six nations.
Over 175,000 flying hours achieved as of mid 2013.
Eurofighter Typhoon is the largest European Collaborative production programme.
Production workshare: BAE Systems 37.5%, EADS Germany (Cassidian) 30%, EADS CASA
(Cassidian) 13%, Alenia 19.5%.
20 Typhoon units spread across a wide range of operational locations.
Capabilities
Typhoon is an agile multi-role/swing role aircraft built and equipped to fly the mission, hit the target and
get home safely.
Typhoon has outstanding reliability and with 13 hardpoints can carry a mixture of ordnance and fuel to
enable it to carry out all mission types.
Typhoons leading edge technologies provide operational dominance and increased flexibility in the
complex battlespace of the future.
Typhoon delivers tactically significant reduction in thermal signatures as a result of engine technology.

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Human Machine Interface

The comprehensive suite of sensors and human machine interface enables the pilot to employ the
different types of ordnance the aircraft is carrying to meet both air-to-air and air-to-ground operations.
A full glass cockpit, including wide-angle Head Up Display (HUD), full-colour Multifunctional Head
Down Displays (MHDDs) and Helmet Mounted Symbology System (HMSS), provides the pilot with
clearly presented information from sensors, flight instruments and aircraft mission computers.
Eurofighter Typhoon has a Sensor Fusion capability whereby the mission computer brings together all
sensor inputs, integrates them and presents the pilot with just the right information for the task in hand.
To reduce pilot workload, Eurofighter Typhoon has a Voice Throttle and Stick (VTAS) system which
allows the pilot to keep his hand on the throttle and operate the majority of the aircrafts controls from
this position. Additional commands can be given through voice activation.
Sensors
Eurofighter Typhoon is fitted with a multitude of sensors. These include radar, an Infra-Red Search
and Track system (IRST) to detect and track enemy aircraft, a Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR)
system to allow the pilot to see at night and in poor weather, as well as a range of Electronic Warfare
(EW) sensors and Defensive Aids Sub-Systems (DASS).
With such a comprehensive suite of sensors coupled with the Captor radar, Typhoon can operate in all
weathers, against all threats and at any time of the day or night.
Through-life Support
The MOD announced the award of the Typhoon Availability Service support contract in March 2009.
The unique contract will see BAE Systems deliver an integrated support solution for the UK Typhoon
force over the next five years. BAE Systems has extended this service to RAF Leuchars from October
2010 to coincide with the stand up of No. 6 Squadron.
In October 2009 Eurofighter GmbH was awarded a five and a half year contract to provide support for
the Radar and Defensive Aids Sub Systems (DASS) on the Typhoon fleets for the air forces of
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
In May 2011, BAE Systems was awarded long-term contracts by the UK MOD to provide support
services to ensure that Typhoon continues to maintain its ability to operate in all types of environments.
The development work will enhance the RAFs capability to process intelligence information about
operational threats and then upload this to Typhoons electronic warfare systems prior to the mission.
BAE Systems, as part of the Typhoon Availability Service (TAS) contract, provides a joint BAE Systems
and RAF maintenance team in the Falkland Islands to undertake the scheduled maintenance on the
Typhoon aircraft based at Mount Pleasant Airfield.
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is responsible for the production of the front fuselage, foreplanes, windscreen & canopy,
centre fuselage frames, dorsal spine, fin, inboard flaperons and stage 1 rear fuselage.
It is also responsible for the final assembly of all aircraft for the Royal Air Force, the Royal Saudi Air
Force and Oman
The UK final assembly line is located at Warton in Lancashire.

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