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Spain celebrates 10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon

Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons fly over the coastline.

22nd February 2010
Source: Eurofighter Typhoon

The Spanish Air Force have reached a key milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base, in Southern Spain, hosted by Base [...]

RAF urged to cut ‘Cold War’ new jets for cheap propeller aircraft

From The Times
January 22, 2010
Tom Coghlan, Defence Correspondent

The RAF is under pressure to cut its multibillion-pound orders for fast jets in favour of cheaper propeller aircraft as part of a review of defence spending. The suggestion, from General Sir David [...]

German Air Force receives its first fighter-bomber Eurofighter Typhoons

16/12/2009
First deliveries to Jagdbombergeschwader 31 “Boelcke”

The German Air Force’s Jagdbombergeschwader 31 “Boelcke” has received today its first four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The Eurofighter Typhoons have been handed over in a ceremony at the Wing’s base, Nörvenich, in North Rhine Westphalia [...]

Italian AF Doubts AESA Prospects for Latest Typhoon

By TOM KINGTON and ANDREW CHUTER
Published: 20 Nov 2009 13:59

ROME – As the industrial consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon presses customers to commit to an electronically scanned radar, the Italian Air Force has confirmed its doubts that the radar can [...]

Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons on duty for NATO’s Defence Ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia

26/10/2009

The Austrian Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons were significantly involved in air policing missions during meetings of NATO’s Defence Ministers held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October 2009.

The air policing over the meetings in Slovakia was another [...]

Typhoons On First Operational Deployment

by Staff Writers
Mount Pleasant Complex, Falkland Islands (SPX) Oct 19, 2009
Source: Space War

The first Typhoons to be deployed overseas have touched down in the Falkland Islands. The aircraft, from RAF Coningsby, flew into the South Atlantic Islands to take over [...]

BAE Systems Secures Typhoon Support Contract worth more than £400M

15 Oct 2009 | Ref. 198/2009
Source: BAE Systems

BAE Systems has been awarded a five and a half year contract worth more than £400m by Eurofighter GmbH. The new contract will provide support for the radar and defensive aids sub systems [...]

Typhoon availability contract to support Royal Saudi Air Force operations

12 Oct 2009 | Ref. 195/2009
News Release

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The Royal Saudi Air Force has commenced flying operations following the delivery of the first 4 of 72 Typhoon aircraft to the Royal Saudi Air Force. To support this, the [...]

UK Eurofighter Typhoons to Replace Falklands Tornado F3s

24 September 2009

Four UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons have landed in the Falkland Islands to replace the fleet of Panavia Tornado F3s currently employed as the island air defence enforcers.

The Typhoons left RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on 12 September [...]