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Eurofighter Typhoon

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Eurofighter Typhoon
A Eurofighter Typhoon o the Royal Saudi Air Force ower Maltae in 2010
Role Multirole fighter
Manufacturer Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
First flicht 27 Mairch 1994[1]
Introduction 4 August 2003
Status In service
Primar uisers Ryal Air Force
German Air Force
Italian Air Force
Spaingie Air Force
Produced 1994–present
Nummer biggit 476 (Aprile 2016)[2][3][4]
Unit cost
€90 million (seestem cost Tranche 3A)[5]
£125m (includin development + production costs)[6]
Developit frae British Aerospace EAP
Variants Eurofighter Typhoon variants

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-ingine, canard-delta weeng, multirole fechter.[7][8]

References

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  1. "1994: Maiden flight for future fighter jet." BBC News, 27 February 1994. Retrieved: 19 March 2008.
  2. "Eurofighter Typhoon - Eurofighter welcomes the agreement between Italy and Kuwait for the supply of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons". eurofighter.com. Archived frae the original on 12 Juin 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. "Eurofighter Typhoon delivers 300,000 reliable flying hours". eurofighter.com. 17 Julie 2015. Archived frae the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Order, Deliveries for Airbus military aircraft" (PDF). http://militaryaircraft-airbusds.com/Aircraft/EurofighterTyphoon.aspx. 26 Januar 2016. Retrieved 26 Januar 2016. freemit airtin in |work= (help)
  5. "Haushaltsausschuss billigt Bundeswehrprojekte (in German." bmvg.de, 17 June 2009. Retrieved: 20 February 2011.
  6. "Management of the Typhoon Project." National Audit Office, United Kingdom, March 2011.
  7. "Benefits to Industry". eurofighter.com. Retrieved 31 Januar 2012.
  8. "Overview". eurofighter.com. Retrieved 31 Januar 2012.