Eurofighter GmbH, HALLBERGMOOS, Germany: A successful year for Eurofighter Typhoon development and production culminated today in the carriage of the new generation medium range air-to-air missile system, Meteor.
The trial took place with Royal Air Force 17 Squadron, the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit, based at RAF Coningsby.
The aircraft was fitted with two GHTM (Ground Handling Training Missile) Meteors on the port and starboard forward fuselage stations. The missile represents the dynamic properties of an operational missile such as size, mass and aerodyamic configuration.
Typhoon has now demonstrated its ability to carry the full range of air-to-air weapon systems proposed for use in its air defence role of AIM-9L, ASRAAM, IRIS-T and AMRAAM. Firing clearances for these weapons are in place. The air forces therefore are able to go operational with weapons in 2006 with the Italian Air Force to start as the first.
Eurofighter GmbH Chief Executive Officer, Aloysius Rauen welcomed news of the latest trial and said:
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