Articles By: Eurofighter GmgH

Eurofighter Concedes Loss of Indian Competition

Eurofighter Concedes Loss of Indian Competition

India took decision to select our competitor as the preferred bidder in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender. Although this is not yet a contract signature and contract negotiations are still ahead, we are disappointed. However, we respect the decision of the Indian MoD. With the Eurofighter Typhoon, we offered the Indian Air Force [...]

Austrian Eurofighter On Duty During World Economic Forum in Davos

Austrian Eurofighter On Duty During World Economic Forum in Davos

From the 24th to the 29th January, Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons will again protect the skies over the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The operation known as Daedalus 12 will see four Austrian Eurofighters deployed to protect the area in a temporary no-fly zone over Western Austria and Davos in particular. The Eurofighter will work [...]

Eurofighter Typhoon Takes Centre Stage for Lima 2011 Flying Display

Eurofighter Typhoon Takes Centre Stage for Lima 2011 Flying Display

Eurofighter Typhoon will take pride of place as one of the highlights of the daily flying display at LIMA 2011 as it debuts at the show. On Tuesday 6 December the world’s most advanced multi-role combat aircraft, flown by BAE Systems’ Typhoon Test Pilot, Nat Makepeace, will take to the skies for the first time [...]

Two Eurofighter Typhoons Display at Dubai Air Show 2011

Two Eurofighter Typhoons Display at Dubai Air Show 2011

Just a few days after participating in a complex exercise in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, and with aircraft still in Malaysia for exercise BERSAMA LIMA 11, two Typhoon jets will appear at the 2011 Dubai Air Show 2011. At the event, where a Typhoon will be flying daily in the air display, Eurofighter will have [...]

Spanish Air Force Takes Delivery of 300th Eurofighter Typhoon

Spanish Air Force Takes Delivery of 300th Eurofighter Typhoon

The 300th Eurofighter Typhoon produced by the four partner companies of the European consortium, was delivered today by Cassidian to the Spanish Air Force, Ejercito del Aire. This milestone makes the Eurofighter Typhoon the only new generation multi-role aircraft to reach the impressive figure of 300 examples in service. The Eurofighter Typhoons – developed and [...]

Eurofighter Typhoons Protect Indian President

Eurofighter Typhoons Protect Indian President

As reported in the Times of India on the 6th October, two Eurofighter Typhoons from the Austrian Bundesheer were asked to escort the Indian President’s aircraft – Air India One – as it entered national air space on Tuesday. The jets carried out this task as part of their air surveillance role, guaranteeing the safe [...]

Eurofighter Typhoon Ready for Japan

Eurofighter Typhoon Ready for Japan

BAE Systems, with the full support of the UK Government, the Eurofighter partner companies and nations together with the Sumitomo Corporation, has today submitted a response to Japan’s requirement for a new fighter aircraft to the Japanese Ministry of Defence in Tokyo. Nigel Whitehead, BAE Systems Group Managing Director – Programmes and Support said: “This [...]

Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition 2011 Picks A Winner

Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition 2011 Picks A Winner

The first annual Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition concluded last week when a panel of experts met in Eurofighter headquarters in Munich to choose the winners. The judges, who included Eurofighter photographer Geoffrey Lee from Planefocus; Neil Bury, author of the front cover image on the 2011 Eurofighter Calendar; professional photographer Alvise Predieri and representatives [...]

Eurofighter Typhoon on Libya operations

Eurofighter Typhoon on Libya operations

At the 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo, in Fairford, UK, the Royal Air Force held a media briefing on operations in Libya. Some of the key points from the briefing have been summarised below: “I’ve now completed 30 sorties in support of United Nations [Security Council Resolution] 1973, with an average sortie length of 5 [...]