The Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS; working through a holding company, Eurofighter GmbH, which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, which acts as the prime customer. The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is underway, and the aircraft is being procured under three separate contracts (named "tranches"), each for aircraft with generally improved capabilities. The aircraft has entered service with the British Royal Air Force, the German Luftwaffe, the Italian Air Force, the Spanish Air Force and the Austrian Air Force. Saudi Arabia has signed a contract worth £ billion (approx. € billion, $ billion) for 72
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Location: Southend on sea Essex, England
Photo credit: © Eugene Kiernan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: euro, eurofighter, fighter, jet, typhoon
