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THE ORIENT:NEW HOME MARKETS
AN INSIDE LOOK AT 29(R) SQN
5TH GENERATIONFIGHTER!
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03 EDITORIAL
04 EUROFIGHTER NEWS
07 EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON EVENT CALENDAR 2010
08 NATOS BRILLIANT ARDENT 2010 EXERCISE
09 LEADERS OF TOMORROW
10 ORIENTAL PROMISE: THE FUTURE OF THE EUROFIGHTER PROGRAMME
14 AT THE CUTTING EDGE
AN INSIDE LOOK AT 29(R) SQN, TYPHOON OPERATIONAL CONVERSION UNIT
16 WHAT IS A 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER
18 THRUST VECTORING TECHNOLOGY
20 A PARTNERSHIP OF GROWTH
22 THE EUROFIGHTER ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE IBERIAN COUNTRY
23 EUROFIGHTER LAUNCHES NEW LOOK WEBSITE
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Title:
Two German Air Force Eurofighter'sfrom JG 74 based at Neuburg, Germany.
These aircraft were used in an air
policing mission over the Baltic States
as part of a Nato commitment. The
Eurofighter's are fitted with IRIS-T
missiles and one centre line drop tank.
The Eurofighter's were based in
Lithuania at Siauliai Air Base for 2
months in their first operational
detachment led by Lieutenant Colonel
Jan Gloystein. The aircraft were
photographed over Siauliai, Lithuania.
Photography: Eurofighter, Geoffrey Lee
Further to the ASTA article "ASTA Flying Level" published in Issue 1: 2010 of Eurofighter World, wewould like to highlight an error with one of the images used. The main photograph in the articlewas that of a BAE Systems' ECDT cockpit trainer device and should actually have been from anASTA facility. We apologise for any confusion caused.
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Welcome to the
second edition of
Eurofighter World, our
in-house magazine
bringing you key
information from
within the World of the
Eurofighter.
The Eurofighter programme is moving forward
at an impressive pace, consistently hitting
milestones and working hard towards pushing
the boundaries of the capabilities already in
place. With only four years of service the
Typhoon is becoming a mature weapon
system. Our Customer air forces are the best
demonstration of this. The flying hours
completed and the fleet availability rate is the
best business card the Typhoon can show, inparticular when the airc raft is deployed out of
their main operating bases for exercises and
operational commitments. Typhoons are
operational in very different climates and
environments. From the South Atlantic to
Northern Europe, from the Canarias to the
desert of Saudi Arabia. But the average
efficiency rate across the air forces fleets is
often better than more mature aircraft already
well into their service.
With production of Tranche 2 aircraft in full
swing and a Tranche 3a production order
extending the life of the programme past
2016, we are in a strong position.
But with such a sophisticated and complex
military aerospace programme like this, it is
important that we look to the future after
2016 to ensure that the life of the programme
grows in strength which is why, amongst other
things, we are actively pursuing possible
export sales to have a guarantee of continued
production. This edition of E urofighter World
will focus on our export potential, current
activities and provide you with an insight into
future markets.
I hope you enjoy the edition.
Enzo Casolini
CEO Eurofighter GmbH
Enzo Casolini
CEO Eurofighter GmbH
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graphics to present product information aswell as technical specifications. Flight Inter-national deputy editor Max Kingsley-Jonesand Alan Peaford, Aerocomm chief execu-tive and president of the British Associationof Communicators in Business, claimed thewebsite came out on top because of its goodgeneral usability. "It also has some enter-taining interactive modules including aShootem up Typhoon game." This provesonce again that Eurofighter Typhoon contin-ues to increase global awareness of the mul-
ti-role fighter aircraft through its profes-sional website.
EUROFIGHTER SHINES IN BAHRAIN The Eurofighter Typhoon was one of thestar attractions during the first Bahrain airshow. The Eurofighter Typhoon was in at-tendance as part of BAE Systems presenceat the event. The show, which claims toprovide a totally new concept to the globalaerospace community was a business tobusiness event covering civil, defence andbusiness aviation. A full scale replicaTyphoon aircraft was on display and offeredan opportunity for the huge crowds attend-ing the event to get a view of inside theaircraft.
Following the interest in the aircraft at
the Dubai air show, it is hoped that Typhoonwill increase its presence in the Gulf regionover the coming years. With the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia already an in-service cus-tomer, the Typhoon has proven it can per-form in the hot conditions of the region. TheEurofighter Typhoon fighter jet operates inany environment and still offers the ulti-mate in air defence as well as ground attackcapabilities.
AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLYREACHES 1,500 FLYING HOURS The Eurofighter Typhoons in servicewith the sterreichische Luftstreitkrfte,successfully reached the 1,500 flying hoursmilestone in March.
This success serves to prove the impor-tant role the aircraft plays in the air polic-ing task within Austrias defence system.In 33 Priority A missions, the Austrian Air
Force repeatedly safeguarded the nationalair space whilst 240 Priority B operationswere accomplished to ensure constant airsurveillance.
With the Eurofighter Typhoon as thebest and most effective defence systemavailable, the Austrian Armed Forces arecapable of providing active Air Security 24hours a day, 7 days a week.
SPAIN CELEBRATES 10,000 FLYING HOURSWITH THE TYPHOON The Spanish Air Force reached a keymilestone in February as their EurofighterTyphoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours.The event was marked by a c eremony heldat Morn Air Base, in Southern Spain, host-ed by Base Commander for Morn andSquadron 11, Colonel Francisco Javier Fer-nndez Snchez. In attendance were a
variety of local companies working on theEurofighter Typhoon programme, includingEADS CASA, INDRA and ITP. The 10,000thhour came during a training mission ofAla 113 at the base which received its firstEurofighter Typhoon - or C.16 as it is knownwithin the Ejercito de lAire - in October2003. The Typhoon aircraft is used by theAir Force for air defence and air intercep-
BULGARIA FLIES THE BEST! Major General Konstantin Popov, Headof the Bulgarian Air Forces training staff,carried out a flight with the Typhoon at theItalian air base of Grosseto recently as re-ported by the Bulgarian Air Force staff tothe national newspaper Bulgarska Armia.
Major General Popov was hosted by Gen-eral Maurizio Lodovisi, deputy Chief of theItalian Air Force Air Staff. Special attentionwas paid to the strengthening of militarycooperation, on developing strategies for
further operational tasks with the ItalianAir Force, as well as on greater opportuni-ties using new and modern Eurofighterflight technology.
During Major General Popovs flightwith the Eurofighter Typhoon, the aircraftwas used to its full capacity. The sortie in-cluded one on one and two against twoengagements and was accomplished suc-cessfully in a 75 minutes long flight.
EUROFIGHTER GETS A WARM WELCOMEIN CHILE Eurofighter partner company EADSturned up in Chile to present the Typhoonto the South American visitors at FIDAE Air
Show. The International Air & Space Fairheld at Santiago Airport, this year celebrat-ing its 30th birthday, brought together ahost of big names from all over the world.
EADS was at the show with a full scalereplica of the Typhoon aircraft, displayingthe finest example of European capabilitiesand collaboration. More than 86,000Chileans attended the show and manystopped by to sit in the Eurofighter cockpit.
Chiles President Sebastin Piera offi-cially opened the show - titled FIDAE ofSolidarity - following the recent earth-quakes in the country. All profits from theshow will be donated to the organisationhelping those who were affected by thedisaster.
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON IS AN AWARDWINNER Eurofighter was awarded a prestigiousonline award in recognition for the www.eu-rofighter.com website. The award, given byFlight International magazine, was for thebest aerospace manufacturer website aspart of their annual aviation Webbieawards. Www.eurofighter.com received itsWebbie for demonstrating clear site naviga-tion and design, inventive use of interactive
EUROFIGHTER PROTECTS DAVOS WORLDECONOMIC FORUM
The deployment of the Austrian EurofighterTyphoons alongside the Swiss F-18s to defendthe air space above the World Economic Forum
in Davos in January 2010 demonstrated the perfectinteroperability of the Alpine Air defence system.This system is comprised of Eurofighter Typhoonsfrom Germany, Italy and Austria alongside the F-18s
of Switzerland. This role was building on the deploy-ment of these aircraft during the Euro 2008 footballchampionships in Austria and Switzerland.
As announced by the Austrian Ministry of De-fence, the Austrian Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoonshave been significantly involved in air policingmissions to protect the air space in Davos. More than2500 people attended the forum, between them 30heads of State and over 60 ministers from differentnations.
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With all the snow and bad weather drum-ming at our doors during this years longwinter in Europe, it was no surprise to see astory about the cold affecting cars, trainsand commercial airlines. But combat air-craft have to be operational 24 hour per day,
COLD-WEATHER EUROFIGHTER
The Royal AirForces 11Squadron
which fly theTyphoon aircraft, recently celebrated their95th anniversary and Eurofighter wouldlike to congratulate them on their mile-stone. Now based at RAF Coningsby, theSquadron are classified as Early defence &airborne early warning and have collecteda host of battle honours from as far back asthe Western Front conflict in 1915, honour-ing their moto: Ociores acrierosquaquilis,'Swifter and keener than eagles.
11 Squadron were the last to operate theEnglish Electric Lightning aircraft in 1988and became the lead multi-role Typhoonsquadron in 2007. The list of aircraft flownby the Squadron serves as a history lessonin British aviation. Starting with the Vick-ers two seat Gunbus aircraf t flown in 1915;Hawker Hart Bombers in 1923 and Hurri-
canes in 1943, the Squadron have remainedat the forefront of aviation by flying theTyphoon. The squadron and its heritage issomething that Eurofighter would liketo celebrate and are proud to be part of thelong list of classic aircraft flown by theSquadron and the Royal Air Force.
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tion roles, fully operational since January2008. Morn Air Base operates with twoSquadrons. Squadron 113 is an operationalconversion unit, providing among otherroles Typhoon pilot training, whilstSquadron 111 is the main front line unit toprovide the Spanish Air Force with the nec-essary offensive and defensive capabilitiesto accomplish international tasks and fulfilthe Spanish defence policy. This significantachievement by the Spanish Air Force con-firms the operational and industrial successof the Eurofighter programme as well as the
importance of the aerospace industry inSpain.
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON CONGRATULATES RAF 11 SQUADRON
ON 95 YEARS IN SERVICE
A flight of Typhoons from Ala-11 Wing formed of 111 and 113
Squadrons based at Morn Air Base in Southern Spain.
7 days a week, 365 days a year in anyweather conditions. Laage Air Base, close tothe Baltic Sea, in North Germany was thisyear a perfect example of the freezing condi-tion in which the Eurofighter normallyworks every day.
Two Eurofighters from the Austrian Air Force based at Zeltweg, used to police the skies over Austria.
The Eurofighters are fitted with IRIS-T missiles.
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2010 is a busy a year for Eurofighter Typhoon. Below is a list of events that Eurofighter and the
Typhoon aircraft have been and plan to have a presence at. For more information on the key air shows
for 2010, log on to our website: www.eurofighter.com
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From May 5th until May 7th 2010 theEurofighter Cockpit Demonstrator wason display at IDEB (International De-
fence Exhibition) in Bratislava, the capitalof the Slovakian Republic. The Typhooncockpit demonstrator and the Eurofighter
stand were one of the main attractions forpeople ranging from interested visitors, pi-lots, technical experts up to the highest lev-el of the Air Forces.
On May 5th the Eurofighter team gave awarm welcome to the Slovakian DefenceMinister, high ranking Air Force officials
The Grosseto based 4th Air Wing of theItalian Air Force got 2010 off to a fly-ing start by setting a new record in op-
erational availability. The wing amassed320 flying hours in January, 130 of whichwere accomplished during the last week ofthe month. These facts were tangible proofthat the two Squadrons of Grosseto's 4thStormo have successfully brought the opera-tional availability of their Typhoons up to avery high level. This has largely been attrib-uted to the effective integration of the 904thGEA, Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili, theunit that had the responsibility to keepGrossetos Typhoons operational at a higherlevel, with the flying Squadrons.
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EVENT CALENDAR 2010NEWS
NEWSIDEB 2010 EXHIBITION: EUROFIGHTER COCKPIT
DEMONSTRATOR FLEW OVER CENTRAL EUROPE
PROVING OUR
IMPACT
MTU Aero Engines, Eurojets Turbo GmbHsGerman Partner, issued first quarter re-sults in April and put most of its recent
military engine profits down to the EurofighterTyphoon and the Tornado engine business. MTU,which builds both civilian and military aircraft en-gines announced that the over average revenueswere due to the EJ200 and the RB199 success. Thisstory highlights the strength of the Eurofighterprogramme as well as the economic and technolog-ical impact it has nationally and internationally.Eurofighter continues to boost the reputation ofEuropean aerospace and reflects the strength andindependence of the industry.
and diplomatic representatives in Bratislavabriefed by Italian Air Force Eurofighter pilotWalter Pacini and Eurofighter Test PilotMatteo Maurizio, who both explained theEurofighter performances with excellent ex-pertise.
SHOW NAME CATEGORY VENUE DATE
FEBRUARY
Air Power India Conference New Dehli, India 15 February
DEFEXPO Air, Land & Sea New Dehli, India 15-18 February
MARCH
FIDAE 2010 Aerospace Santiago, Chile 23-28 March
APRIL
DSA 2010 Defence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 19-22 April
MAY
International Defence Exhibition (IDEB) Defence Bratislava, Slowakia 5-7 May
Exhibition (HEMUS)
International Defence Equipment Defence Plovdiv, Bulgaria 26-29 May
Defence & Security (CANSEC) Defence & Security Ottawa, Canada 27-28 May
Piestany Air Show (Slovakia) Air Show Piestany, Slovakia 29-30 May
JUNE
ILA 2010 Aerospace Berlin, Germany 8-13 June
RAF Air Power Conference Aerospace London, UK 17-18 June
JULY
RIAT 2010 Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford, UK 17-18 July
Farnborough International 2010 Aerospace Farnborough, UK 19-25 July
SEPTEMBER
Ostrava NATO day - Czech AF Open Day Aviation Czech Rep. 18-19 September
OCTOBER
International Fighter Conference Defence London
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
AIR POWER Middle east Conference - Aerospace Doha, Qatar 30 Nov. - 01. Dec.Colonel Achille Cazzaniga, 4th StormoWing Commander, expressed his satisfac-tion concerning these achievements. He
stressed how impressed he was by both theunconditional availability of the EurofighterTyphoon and the motivation of the person-nel. The 4th Stormo is made up of the IXGruppo (Squadron), which fly the Typhoonin air policing and on Quick Reaction Alertduty, and of the 20th Gruppo, which is theoperational conversion unit for all ItalianAir Force Typhoon pilots.
The 4th Air Wing was the first ItalianAir Force unit to receive the Typhoon in2004. On the 21st of June 2009, the AirWing obtained NATOs certification to ac-complish out-of-area missions in support ofpeace within the NATO Response Force andin October 2009 reached the impressivemilestone of 10,000 flying hours.
With the presence at IDEB in BratislavaEurofighter expressed its special focus onNATO member Slovak Republic, which willneed - in the short-medium term - to replaceits fleet of ageing MiG-29 currently in ser-vice.
ITALIAN AIR FORCE STARTED THE YEAR WITH
RECORD IN OPERATIONALAVAILABILITY
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The safety of the pilot is one of the mostcritical aspects of flying. As part of the talk,students were shown the importance ofsafety. The students were given the opportu-nity to try on a flying suit, helmet and lifejacket currently in use by the Qatar EmiriAir Force.
Robert Trent, Director of the Qatar Lead-ership Academy, commented: We are excit-ed to host activities of quality like this forour cadets, giving them real-life applicationsfor leadership. I look forward to future co-operation with BAE Systems and other groupswho can add value to our work at QLA.
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Its not everyday that an experiencedfighter pilot from the Royal Air Force ison hand to explain what its like to fly
new generation combat aircraft, such as theEurofighter Typhoon. But when he is, themoments worth grabbing.
Craig Penrice a Typhoon test pilot fromBAE Systems recently took students fromthe Qatar Leadership Academy (QLA)through his experiences as a fighter pilot.The presentation took place as part of oneof the QLAs key principles of teaching stu-dents about leadership.
Craig, who was a key member of theteam of test pilots who developed the Ty-phoon, addressed the QLA students on hisexperiences as a fighter pilot. He also high-lighted how leadership goes hand in handwith every day business life, from conceptand manufacture to flying a complex air-craft, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon.
During his talk, Craig demonstrated thetechnical innovation in aircraft design andmanufacture from passenger and commercialaircraft, through to military platforms suchas the Hawk advanced jet trainer and t he
Eurofighter Typhoon, one of the worlds mostadvanced and capable multi-role fighters.
Simon Keith, BAE Systems ManagingDirector for the Middle East, Africa andAsia Pacific, commented: BAE Systems hasa long history of leading in defence innova-tion and manufacturing, including combataircraft. As one of the Qatar LeadershipAcademys missions is to prepare its stu-dents to be the leaders of tomorrow, Craigstalk showed the students how importantleadership is, whether it is in industry, inthe military or just flying a combat aircraft.We are pleased that this first event with theQLA was able to fit in so perfectly with itsvalues and we look forward to strengtheningour relationship over the next few years.
PREPARING STUDENTS TO BELEADERS OF TOMORROW
Craig Penrice a Typhoon test pilot from BAE Systems
took the students of the Qatar Leadership Academy (QLA)
through his experiences as a fighter pilot.
94% OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY FOR ITALIAN EUROFIGHTERS IN
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The six Italian Eurofighter Typhoonsfrom the 4th Air Wing of Grossetos AirForce base, redeployed to Laage, in
Northern Germany, have flown a total of 68sorties and 140 flight hours, with a 94% oper-ational availability, during their participationin the NATO driven Brilliant Ardent 10.
The exercise took place over the BalticSea between the 12th and 22nd April, man-aged by the Allied Air Command of Izmir, inTurkey and saw the participation of aroundsixty aircraft from Italy, the U.S, Germany,France, Poland, Czech Republic and T urkey.
The Italian Typhoons at Laage Air Base -home of the Eurofighter Typhoons of theJagdgeschwader 73 Steinhoff - despite theproblems connected to the closure of the
German air space due to the volcanic ashcloud during the exercise, were includedwithin the 'Blue Forces' to perform Air De-fence missions and achieved excellent re-sults in testing the capability and the inter-operability of the Eurofighter with differentplatforms.
The exercise was based on a NATO-guid-ed 'Crisis Response Operation' mission. Aspecifically conceived simulated scenariowas created for the occasion to represent abuild up of international tensions betweenStates, worsened by internal uprisings anddegenerating into a conflict situation be-tween two hostile countries and their allies.
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In Japan, there is speculation that anoth-er contender could be added to the list: theF-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But if this is thecase, the requirement would not be for afighter aircraft but for a ground attack jet.The troubled American aircraft has juststarted the test phase and could become agood ground support aircraft when it hasmatured, however, because it was designedfrom conception as a ground support air-craft, it will never reach the level of fightercapabilities that many of its competitorshave already reached. The other questionthis poses is whether the Japanese need anaircraft for primarily ground attack roles orwhether they would make better use of amulti-role aircraft, suitable for air surveil-
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Japan, India, South Korea, Malaysia and the
Gulf - Eurofighter Typhoon is really looking to the
Orient for its next home market.
From the hot and sandy conditions ofthe Middle East and Malaysia to thecomplexity of a dry, humid or bitter
cold climate in India, the EurofighterTyphoon is at its best, offering the ideal so-lution to the air defence requirements inthese regions. In addition, the environmentand location of both South Korea and Japanhave created a demanding requirement for atwin-engined aircraft to complete longrange missions over water. With the King-dom of Saudi Arabia a proven in-servicecustomer in extreme conditions, theEurofighter Typhoon has already proven it-self to be the perfect candidate for thenew fighter programmes which have eitherbeen launched or are still under definitionin the above mentioned regions.
This vast area of requirement will see areal race to update the local air forces in thenext few years and like in the recent past,the competitors are very different in termsof characteristics and performance. Thesecompetitors range from lightweight fighterssuch as the Gripen or the F-16 (both whoclaim to be low cost but as the attached F-16contracts chart demonstrates are not) themid-size twin engined F-18 and MiG-35through to the best representatives of fight-
er class aircraft on the market, the Rafaleand the Eurofighter.
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lance and quick reaction alert duties as wellas offering outstanding air-to-ground capa-bilities.
The continental Asian market can besplit into two parts. The first one is the Gulfregion, in which some countries in the past10 years have opted for the F-16 aircraft. Itis obvious that there is a need for more rele-vant and capable equipment across the Gulfregion in order to offer strategic deterrencewith the guarantee of air superiority
against any potential threat. This is a bene-fit which an F-5, Mirage 2000, F-16 or an F-18 of any version in service today cannotguarantee. With the Eurofighter Typhoonand its through life and upgrade packages,the Gulf nations could offer a crediblestrategic deterrent for the next 30 to 40years.
Saudi Arabia took the lead in the regionwith a decision to update the nations airforces, ordering a total of 72 Typhoon jets in2007. The deliveries started in June lastyear. With its Eurofighter fleet Saudi Arabiacurrently deploys the most powerful and ad-vanced combat aircraft in the Middle East.
Recently the UK government announcedthat talks are on-going concerning a poten-tial sale of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft tothe Sultanate of Oman. If these negotiationsbecome a contract, the European consor-tium will set a new standard in the Region.
The hot and high performances of theTyphoon are unmatched by any of its com-petitors.
By moving further East, the geopoliticalscenario changes dramatically. Strategic,economic as well as political issues remainunresolved. Areas of continued tension inthe region include Taiwan, Korea, the con-tested area around the Spratly Islands inthe South Chinese Sea. The perceivedstrategic issues between India, Pakistan and
China add further complications to the al-ready complex picture that exists.
In this situation, an aircraft designed asthe worlds most advanced combat aircraftwith extensive multi-role capabilities is theonly fighter jet able to counter effectively allcurrent and evolving threats. That aircraftis the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Looking at a large operational arena likeIndia as well as the marine environmentaround South Korea, Japan and Malaysia,the need for a twin-engined aircraft to deliv-er consistently high levels of performance ismandatory. For the above countries, withlong borders and/or large over-water areas,a twin engine aircraft should also mean de-livering consistent levels of safety. To date,the safety record of the entire Eurofighterfleet which has amassed over 90,000 flyinghours, remains at 100%.
FLEET EFFECTIVENESSThe Eurofighter Typhoon is the only fighteravailable on the market able to offer suchwide-ranging operational capabilities. Theprogramme delivers capability growth re-quirements across all customer nations. Itsspecial technology insertion programmewhich progressively enhances performanceand reduces technological risks, will ensurethat the Typhoon aircraft continues to rep-resent the most cost-effective solution forall future markets. This growth capabilityassures performance enhancements thatwill keep the aircraft ahead of new andevolving threats, whilst guaranteeing maxi-mum operational effectiveness and flexibili-
ty. By offering high survivability; as well ashigh reliability and maintainability, theresult is impressive low through-life operat-ing costs. From the beginning the Typhoonhas been designed to have extensive multi-role capabilities thanks to a balanced mix ofaerodynamics, sensor fusion and perfor-mance, to counter effectively all known andprojected threats such as the latest SukhoiFlanker and various future low-observableaircraft.
The cost of acquisition is an importantfactor in the region and the fleet effective-ness has a crucial impact on cost, especiallyfor air forces that cant have a large numberof aircraft in service.
As a recent example of the Typhoonsfleet effectiveness and with an operational
availability rate well above the average, theItalian Air Forces Eurofighter fleet carriedout an exercise in Sardinia as part of anAutonomous Air-Combat Manoeuvring In-strumentation campaign to Decimomannu.The air forces 4 and 36 Stormo tookpart in two weeks of activity, flying 112 mis-sions out of the 114 planned, with an opera-tional availability of 98.3%. The EurofighterTyphoon continues to prove that it is theonly swing role aircraft available able to
perform at such high levels with such unri-valed operational fleet effectiveness. Provenperformance and reliability means that theEurofighter Programme is in a strong posi-tion when requirements for such an aircraftarises.
INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIONThe industrial package which is part of
any aircraft acquisition is a crucial elementfor any nation where local aerospace indus-tries are well developed and capable of play-ing a significant role both in terms of pro-duction, design, development, upgrades andlogistical support like in Japan, India, SouthKorea and Malaysia. Eurofighter is able tooffer to all the countries potentially interest-
ed in the aircraft an industrial participationdeal that could range from the integrationof local systems and equipment to establish-ing a local final assembly, the managementof logistical support and maintenance andaccess to significant know how with noblack box restrictions for specific tech-nologies - an issue common with Americanmade projets.
Thus in conclusion, the EurofighterTyphoon will create a strong economic im-pact in any country. If only by calculatingthe activities related to the logistical sup-port; the update and upgrades for at least25 years, the returns in terms of taxationand indirect activities will be around 100%of the acquisition cost. If this is carriedout in country, it will create a huge return
for their money. With the EurofighterTyphoon, the money really is invested in avery wise and profitable way which hasbeen clearly demonstrated by the pro-gramme across the four partner nations ofGermany, Italy, the UK and Spain. Here,Eurofighter has generated a benefit to thebalance of payments evaluated at between45 and 60 billion euros. Any new markets,the Orient in particular, cannot deny theextensive benefits that investing in theEurofighter Typhoon would bring.
Eurofighter
Typhoon of
XI (F) Squadron
based at RAF
Coningsby.
BY MARCUS MESSALLA
COUNTRY DATE NUMBER COST UPC
Greece 2005 40 $3.1-billion $78-million
Pakistan 2006 36 $3.0-billion $83-million
Turkey 2006 30 $2.9-billion $97-million
Romania 2008 24 $4.5-billion $188-million
Morocco 2008 24 $2.4-billion $100-million
Egypt 2009 24 $3.2-billion $133-million
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SIMULATIONSimulators are widely used at RAF Conings-by and there is actually a varied selection ofsynthetic training available, from the fulldome simulators which can be linked to-gether to enable pilots to practice air com-bat, to smaller, but no less realistic, ver-sions where the pilot can actually set up hisor her own training flight with no supportrequired from other staff. It says muchabout this synthetic training, and indeedthe ease with which Typhoon can be flown,that pilots will usually solo after just sevendual sorties, by which time they will al-ready be instrument rated.
At the heart of the aircraft, both literallyand metaphorically, are the amazing EurojetEJ200 engines. The EJ200s can power theEurofighter to published figures of Mach 2plus at altitude, Mach 1.2 at sea level andthe jet can supercruise at Mach 1.1 i.e. with-out using reheat. "Within a matter of min-utes after leaving Coningsby we can beat altitude, just east of Wittering for exam-ple and practising ACM (air combat ma-noeuvres)," says Tim, "that's brilliant fortraining."
Then we see some of the Typhoon'sdefensive aids, the most prominent of whichare the DASS (Defensive Aids Sub System)pods on the wingtips which include a toweddecoy for protection against radar guidedmissiles. Also of note in newer productionblock aircraft is an advanced MAWS (Mis-sile Approach Warning System) and thereare various sensors positioned on the air-frame for this purpose.
Inside the cockpit the lack of any tradi-tional instrumentation is striking, and themain panel is dominated by the three fullcolour MHDD (Multi-function Head DownDisplays) while the huge HUD (Head UpDisplay) and bulky control column are alsoworthy of note.
"We teach a certain way of using thescreens but the information they display isinterchangeable and on the front of thethrottle we have a button which operates amouse cursor just like that on any home PCor laptop. This can be freely scrolled be-tween all three screens to make selectionsas required," Tim tells me.
Typhoon is literally brimming full oftechnology which allows the RAF pilots whooperate it to do so in the most efficient waypossible. Many of the features are designedto reduce pilot workload, but that doesn'tmean that the 29(R) syllabus or indeed lifeon an operational squadron will be planesailing.
"We could probably teach anyone whohas flown a flight simulator on their com-puter at home to fly the Typhoon," saysTim.
But there is a vast amount to learn aboutoperating this aircraft as a weapon systemthat only time and practise will bring, andany pilot successfully completing the OCU,Operational Conversion Unit, is a long wayand a lot of hard work away from earningthemselves the tag of combat ready."
It has been a fascinating day and one full
of surprises as we learned much about thismonumentally impressive piece of technolo-gy and the pilots who fly it. Far too muchto include here truth be told but hopefullywe have given you a snapshot of what life islike with one of the world's most potentcombat aircraft - the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Eurofighter would like to thank everyoneon 29(R) Squadron for their hospitality, no-tably Fg Off Owen Thompson, Flt Lt TimClement, Chief Technician Carlos Proctorand also Jim Robinson, Dep MCO for RAFConingsby.
There is a noticeable buzz about 29(R),a feeling that all the men and womenhere are well aware that they are
working at the cutting edge of technology,and operating, be it flying or maintaining,an undoubtedly incredible piece of kit.
After tours of the crew room full of mem-orabilia from 29 Squadron and the spaciousops room which is the heart of 29 sSquadrons day to day business we meet FltLt Tim Clement, one of the pilots. He's busyfielding questions about the weather fromever hopeful aircrew hoping to launch assoon as possible.
Turning his monitor round so we can seeit he shows us the TAFs (Terminal Aero-drome Forecasts) for Coningsby, Wadding-ton and Scampton. All are colour
legs and this is the first major difference asthe Typhoon g-suit covers the entire legwith no cut out areas whatsoever.
That's not all, as optional g-socks arealso available, and it's becoming clear whythere are so few zips on the suits - with somany areas of the suit inflating when theaircraft pulls g they would dig painfully into the wearer's skin. The jacket, or life pre-server, also works to help against the gforces by inflating, and this leaves theTyphoon pilot with just three areas that arenot protected in this way - head, arms andthe groin area. The final new piece of equip-ment is the immersion suit - much lighterand cooler than the ones we saw at RAF Val-ley - although it is still quite a job for theTyphoon pilot to fully prepare him or her-self for action.
We head back to 29(R)'s hangar for anexpert tour around the aircraft, this timecourtesy of Chief Technician Carlos Proctor.We are joined by Flt Lt Tim Clement and aswe walk across to the jet Carlos has chosen,a block 8 aircraft sitting opposite the BACLightning, the twin jet interceptor of the70s and 80s, currently being refurbishedfor display outside, I ask him if my impres-sions of the Squadron thus far have been
correct?"I've been instructing on the Typhoon
for something like 2.5 years now and still,once or twice every five sorties or so I sitback and think, 'wow, this aircraft is an in-credible performer!"
"When new pilots come to the Squadronthey all want to see how fast and how highthe aircraft can go, so we actually pro-gramme some of that into the early days ofthe conversion course. They've done it then,seen what the aircraft can do and get onwith learning about how to fly and operatethe Typhoon."
AN INSIDE LOOK AT 29(R) SQN, TYPHOON OPERATIONAL CONVERSION UNIT
BY GARETH STRINGER
AT THECUTTING EDGE
code Redwhich
means areported visi-
bility of lessthan 800m
and/or a ceilingof less than 200ft;
not good. Even so,he explains that tak-
ing off would not be agreat problem, it's find-
ing a suitable diversionwithin around 100 miles or
so which is the problem, sothe expectant aircrew can but
wait, and hope.
Our next stop is the aircrewlocker room that houses their sur-
vival equipment. The Typhoon pilot'ssurvival equipment is almost completely
different to that worn by other RAF fast jetcrews. While their boots, gloves and hel-mets are the same, that's where the similar-ities end. Even the flying suit worn by theaircrew are different, with far less zips andencumbrances than the regular RAF ver-sion, this being due to the amount of assis-tance against g (the forces of gravity) givenby the rest of the flying kit. Normal g pro-tection comes from a g-suit worn over the
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VLO Stealth (all aspect / Multispectral)
Supercruise
Sustained Supersonic Ops
Extreme Agility
High T/W & Low W/S
High Altitude Ops (>50,000 ft)
Missile Loadoutfor Fighter Perform.
Integrated Sensor Fusion
Net Enabled Ops
(*)
Eurofighter
Typhoon
JSF
F-2
2
YES
NO
spectrum stealthiness (VLO) but is wellabove the legacy 4th generation platformsin all other measures of performance.
But in US, the generations issue isvery much used and sometimes, abused. Forexample, Lockheed Martins fighter genera-tion scheme includes aircraft such as theF-35/JSF in the 5th generation grouping. Ifwe take the key attributes defining a 5thgeneration fighter the JSF satisfies only afew of them.
Scoring the Eurofighter Typhoon againstthe same admission criteria as the 5thgeneration club, would produce a muchhigher compliance than JSF, for example, asthe only missing part would be the VLOstealthiness.
So, if the F-35/JSF is not a 5th genera-tion fighter, what is it then? Where does itbelong?
That is a very important question andneeds a definition before it can be answeredproperly. A fighter is a combat aircraftwhose aerodynamic characteristics, sensorsuite and weapon capabilities are optimisedto achieve the control of the air. Fighters ac-tively look for and engage the opponent'sfighter force. Strike aircraft generally avoidengagements with other fighters
The fighter generations concept obvious-ly applies and is restricted to fighters. Itcannot apply to bombers, strike and attackaircraft, even if sometimes these are inaccu-rately termed as fighters. Where does thegood old A-4 Skyhawk or the Close Air Sup-port A-10 belong in terms of fighter genera-tions? Where does the F-117 fit? Certainlynot in the fighter generation classes. Thesame is true also for the F-35/JSF.
So, the inclusion of a tactical strike andattack platform in the fighter generationconcept is a mistake. Simply put, the JSF isnot a fighter and the two classes are notcomparable.
The process of designing a combat air-craft will inevitably result in a number of
trade-offs. Any fighter is a compromise be-tween aircraft manoeuvrability; high specif-
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The classification of similar products -be it fighters, computer systems ornaval frigates - in generations is a well
established practice and is generally accept-ed as a quick shortcut to define the broadcharacteristics and timeframes of a givenproduct category. However, the inherentrigidities, inflexibilities and oversimplifica-tions of such practices cannot be ignored, inthe fighter aircraft sector, in particular.
As an example, the generation sequenceand headings used by Lockheed Martinfor fighters are generally shared by the de-fence community and can be summarisedas follows:
The beginning of the jet fighter life canbe easily defined by the generations sys-tem, beginning with the 1st generation, butthe boundaries become difficult to definebetween the 4th and 5th generations.
THE AIR FORCES NEED WELL BALANCED PERFORMANCES AND CAPABILITIES
WHAT IS A5TH GENERATION
FIGHTER
These classifications are truly too rigidand schematic to have any credibility, in thesense that a fighter such as the EurofighterTyphoon exhibits all the qualities of a 5thgeneration fighter with the exception of full
1st Generation Jet engine / Swept wing / Manoeuv rability / Subsonic
2nd Generation Supersonic performance / High altitude / Radar
3rd Generation Multirole / Air-to-Air missiles
4th Generation Manoeuvrability / Advanced avionics / Guided weapons
5th Generation Stealth / Manoeuvrability / Supercruise / Sensor fusion
KEY ATTRIBUTES 5TH GENERATION F-35/JSF(AS DEFINED BY LM)
1 - VLO stealthiness (all aspect / multispectral) Low Observability only on front
aspect and with X-band radar
2 - Supercruise NO
3 - Supersonic performance focus NO
4 - Extreme agility NO
5 - H ig h a lt it ude op s ( mo re th an 50 ,0 00 ft ) N O
6 - M issi le load -out for f ig hter p er formance NO
7 - Integrated sensor fusion YES
8 - Net enabled operations YES
5TH GENERATION FIGHTER CHECKLIST (*) High survivability throughbalanced mix of: kinematic
performance, RCS reduction,
EW Suite (incl. towed decoys),
passive sensors, LPI radar
modes, standoff weapons, su-
percruising, networked tactics,
mission planning, standoff
jamming assets. Potential fu-
ture developments: non-kinetics
weapons, i.e. cyberwarfare,
Electronic Attack, HPM (High
Power Microwave) devices.
ic excess power; weapon effectiveness; highoff bore sight; IR/RF missiles; gun; combatpersistence; high fuel fraction; maxi-mum firepower; aircraft sys-tems/sensors; human ma-chine interface; situation-al understanding;helmet mounted dis-plays; threat warning;countermeasures; goodcockpit visibility. Sur-vivability can beachieved by meansother than LowObservability.For examplethanks tolayered in-
formation systems; mission definable pref-erences; automation of routine tasks; threatprioritisation; sensor fusion and inherentsafety, you are able to avoid compromisingthe performance and flight characteristicsof the aircraft and create a weapon systemthat does not suffer from the same inflexi-bility issues that the F-35 JSF appears tohave.
During the first Desert Storm attackagainst Iraq on the 17th January 1991, only10 stealth aircraft from a total of 658 non-stealth attack aircraft successfully hit tar-
gets in Iraq and Kuwait. That night therewere no losses at all. So what is the lessonlearnt? Clearly if you can hide an F -117, theprimary stealth bomber of that time... youcan also hide a B-52!
However, if any air force is going tochoose just one platform, they have to
make sure it is fit for purpose. The mainconsiderations should be: forget thegeneration labels and instead considerrequirements & capabilities
Overall, military capability mustmeet a nations needs. If you cannot
have the F-22, you need some-thing of similar air-to-air
capability to supportyour attack aircraft
at the same time.Survivability canbe achieved by
means otherthan stealthiness.
A single platformdesigned only
for strike missions isunlikely to satisfy all
combat air powerrequirements.
Today the Typhoon is the only aircraft
capable of evolving ahead of the threat andin step with maturing technology.
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A PARTNERSHIP OF
GROWTHEnzo Casolini, CEO of EurofighterGmbH commented recently that with-in the extensive fighter market,Eurofighter Typhoon has the potential tosell up to 250-300 aircraft over the nexttwenty years. The majority of these salesare also linked to our ability to effectively
build industrial collaboration partnershipswith the indigenous industries.
The below graphic demonstrates thecurrent customer base along with future op-portunities where Eurofighter Typhoon isinvolved and has an active interest.
To successfully capture future opportuni-ties it is essential to use this experienceto partner with new customers and compa-nies. The Eurofighter consortium hasproven its ability - gained from working atthe forefront of aerospace engineeringacross Europe over the past 15 years - to ef-fectively work in partnership with aero-
space companies from across Europe.
Investing in the Typhoon aircraft offersmore than just deterrence, performancesand weapon capabilities, it means investingin knowledge sharing, industrial capabili-ties and support, as well as the ability to es-tablish in-country assembly lines, allowingeach nation to grow their industrial andmanufacturing capability, far exceeding theindustrial development which would havebeen possible though organic growth oftheir industrial capabilities or through part-nership with more technologically restric-
tive nations.
The Eurofighter Typhoon programmeproudly demonstrates the benefits of inter-national partnerships and the opportunitiesfor growth that develop from them. Withtwo in-service export customers to theirname and four home nations, the futurelooks bright for the Typhoon.
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THE EUROFIGHTERECONOMIC IMPACT IN SPAIN
eration agreements, 99,5 % of the money in-vested in this programme is invoiced bySpanish companies, which means 40% ofthe 10,700 million euros invested will re-turn to the state as direct or indirect taxes(IVA, Tax of societies, Social Security, Ratesand Tributes).
As well as the other three partner na-tions, the Eurofighter programme in Spainis a successful and significant contributorto the nations economic wellbeing, employ-ing some of the brightest minds in thou-sands of high-value manufacturing and en-gineering jobs.
Out of the about 100,000 personnel em-ployed directly and indirectly on the Eu-rofighter programme in Europe (Germany:25,000, Italy: 20,000, UK: 40,000), some22,000 personnel work for this uniqueEuropean programme in Spain. Productionof the Spanish Eurofighters started at theEADS-Casa Getafe site in the summer of2001. The highly modern infrastructure andproduction facilities guarantee top efficien-cy in final assembly.
The Eurofighter programme has enabled,high technologies to be developed in the ar-eas of production (e.g..carbon fibre), engi-neering (e.g..flight test, simulation) and sys-tems integration (e.g. final assembly, com-
munications) and made it possible for the
Spanish industry to participate in other im-portant European collaborative programmessuch as TALARION Unmanned Aerial Vehi-cles and the A400M transport aircraft.
Typhoon offers a variety of industrialbenefits; all of which centre around themaintenance of an independent Europeanhigh-tech aircraft industry, meaning inde-pendence from the USA. The programmehas contributed to equipment standardisa-tion amongst the partner nations and exportcustomers. The Eurofighter Typhoon Pro-gramme also provides a world leading com-petitive defence industrial capability re-quired for a strong future European DefenceTechnological and Industrial Base.
In Spain around 36,000 people work di-rectly in the aerospace sector, and four tofive times this figure if taking into accountindirect and related employment. A greatnumber of the personnel are highly-quali-fied, with 42% of all employees having com-pleted university education or similar. Evenin the case of manual workers, representing48% of the employees, many of them havereceived training in sophisticated aerospacetechnology tasks.
With a 72% share of the total number ofemployees, the core activity of the sectoris production. Nonetheless, 10% of employ-
ees in the Spanish aerospace sector workedin R&D, which demonstrates the importanceand the high level of dedication to this ac-tivity in the sector.
Spain proves that the EurofighterTyphoon is more than just the worlds bestmulti-role fighter jet. It is a long-term in-vestment, bringing industrial and economicbenefits and putting Spain, alongside otherPartner and Customer nations, in an elitefield of aircraft manufacturers.
Alighthouse for the developmentof national technology is what Eu-rofighter Typhoon is known for in
Spain. For the Iberian country, the Eu-rofighter Research & Development project launched during the 80s was the mostambitious in the nations history and helpedenormously to consolidate the aeronauticalsector and to generate an intellectual capitalthat became very useful for the develop-ment of further high-tech programmes likethe A330 Tanker, the A400M or the A350passenger aircraft.
In Spain, the Eurofighter programme hasnot only been a driving force in its integra-tion within the European aeronautical in-dustry, but has also become the cornerstonefor major industrial investment and R&D,generating significant economic and indus-trial returns for the country. The pro-gramme has been the driving force behindnew and innovative companies such as ITP,CESA and TECNOBIT, and improved otherslike INDRA, Espelsa and Gamesa . Today,thanks to the experiences gained withEurofighter and the programme, these com-panies are able to compete in the most am-bitious collaboration projects across Europe.
Eurofighter Typhoon has also generatedsignificant economic and financial returns
for the country. Due to the established coop-
These photos show
operations of Ala-11
Wing formed of 111
and 113 Squadrons
based at Morn Air
Base in Southern
Spain. 113 is the
Operational Con-
version unit and the
first front line
Squadron is 111.
The Eurofighters are
fitted with IRIS-T and
drop tanks.
THE LIGHTHOUSE FORRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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urofighter Typhoons award winningwebsite www.eurofighter.com was
relaunched on Monday 10th of May2010 with a new design and refreshed con-tent to keep Eurofighter at the cutting edgeof aerospace online media. The navigationdesign has been refreshed, enabling theuser to click, with ease, through the web-site.
The website, which has retained itsaward winning interactive section, has anupdated media library full of new Eurofight-er Typhoon images, with a logical naviga-
tion and user friendly interface. Also avail-able are the regular downloadable screen-
savers, videos and images as well as a newEurofighter World section, which includessocial media links to our Facebook andTwitter accounts and the new quarterlymagazine "Eurofighter World".
The Press Office section has been updat-ed with all the latest information on theprogramme and we have introduced inter-national pages for our current export cus-tomers where the aircraft is currently in-service.
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