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03 EDITORIAL
04 EUROFIGHTER NEWS
07 EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON ON DUTY OVER THE BALTIC AIRSPACE
08 TESTING THE FLEET: AIR-TO-GROUND WEAPON TRIALS
09 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
10 AIR SHOW FOCUS:
LE BOURGET, PARIS: EUROFIGHTER IS A SHOW STOPPER
11 ECD IN DEMAND
14 ZELTWEG AUSTRIA: AIRPOWER 2009
15 ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO (RIAT)
DUBAI AIR SHOW
16 ASTA FLYING LEVEL
17 WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES TO SUPPORT AVAILABILITY OF
TYPHOON AIRCRAFT ARE OPENED
18 EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON IN FOCUS IN ROMANIA
19 NOTHING COMES CLOSE: 200 AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE
20 EUROJET PARTNER ROLLS ROYCE DELIVERING INCREASED
CAPABILITY IN EJ200 PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT
22 EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON IN THE GULF:
THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE REGIONS REQUIREMENTS
23 PANAVIA CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
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CONTENTS
Royal Air Force Typhoon
flies over the desert during the
2009 Dubai Air Show
Photography: Katsuiko Tokunaga
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Welcome to the first
edition of Eurofighter
World, our new in-
house magazine
created to bring you
the latest news and
views on the
Eurofighter Typhoon.
In this first edition we will look back over the
second half of 2009 and look forward to what
we can expect for 2010.
2009 was a very successful year for Eurofighter
Typhoon. In my first eight months as CEO of
Eurofighter GmbH we made some important
steps forward in the programme most
significant during this time was the successful
signing of the Tranche 3a contract which took
place in July. This saw Eurofighter GmbH,
NETMA and EUROJET reach another major
milestone as part of the umbrella contract by
agreeing production of a further 112 aircraft,
including 241 engines for the four Partner
Nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
The contract is worth around 9 billion Euros
and confirms Eurofighter Typhoon as the best
selling defence aircraft on the market. This
achievement serves to reaffirmthe importance
and independence of the European defence
sector which fundamentally will provide the
Air Forces with the best asset available to
address their requirements in both air-to-air
and air-to-ground scenarios. In financial
terms, last year was very successful for the
programme with a turnover of approximately
4.3 billion Euros, incoming orders of approxi-
mately 10 billion Euros and an order book
of approximately 25 billion Euros.
We have had further success with the signing
of support contracts in the UK, Italy and most
recently Spain; numerous export campaigns
are running and we have seen the steady
delivery of aircraft to customers. This delivery
success is proven by the Austrian customer
who received the final aircraft from their
order of 15 in September 2009, the delivery
of the first eight aircraft to the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia which began in June and con-
Enzo Casolini
CEO Eurofighter GmbH
cluding with the delivery of the 200th Eurofighter
Typhoon in November. This last achievement is an
impressive milestone, and something for everyone
who works directly or indirectly on the programme
to be very proud of -
Typhoon is the only combat aircraft of
its generation with not only 200 aircraft
delivered but 200 in service.
The Eurofighter Typhoon has been operational
since 2003 and the first five customers have been
on active QRA duty since 2008. Now we can boast
real operational roles with air policing in Lithuania,
border patrol in Albania and deployment as far a
field as the Falkland Islands to prove the value of
the aircraft.
We have had a strong presence at many air shows
and exhibitions through 2009 and 2010 will not be
any different. At Paris and Dubai air shows, the full
compliment of our capabilities was on display and
generated huge interest. My thanks go out to the
Air Forces and pilots who supported these events
all year, enthusiastically sharing their technical
knowledge and passion for the aircraft with visitors.
This year we will have a significant presence at ILA
Berlin in June and Farnborough International in July
along with many other key shows and events around
the world.
For 2010, we must look to build on the success of
2009, ensure we deliver promised technology
enhancements which will be a driver for our export
business and concentrate on achieving the full
compliment of aircraft as agreed in the umbrella
contract - working together and with our Supplier
base to deliver the operating cost reductions
promised as part of the overall Tranche 3A contract.
I would like to thank everyone who has supported
Eurofighter Typhoon over the last year and wish you
a prosperous 2010. Heres to another year full of
successes.
Enjoy this issue
Enzo Casolini
CEO Eurofighter GmbH
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WAR OF WORDS: RAFALE VS TYPHOON
After the Dubai Air Shows on the web
circulated a series of unofficial reports about
exercises held in the UAE with both Rafales
and Typhoons. The fact that these reports
are unofficial could be a sign of our French
competitor frustration in not having signed
the much anticipated contract with UAE or
possibly even to fulfil a basic need to develop
positive stories about the currently unex-
ported fighter.
The unofficial reports were circulated
using French Air Force Rafale pilots who
used their blogs to say that Rafale won 4 vs
1 engagements with RAF Typhoons during
the exercises in UAE. Propaganda is a sci-
ence, but in this specific case the stories
about the Rafale vs Typhoon are unjustified
and an unfair representations of reality be-
cause in the exercise sorties Typhoons and
Rafales worked together on the same team!
There were red Typhoon/Rafale combos
and blue Typhoon/Rafale combos which
took part in the exercise. On the CT (Contin-
uation Training) sorties both Typhoon and
Rafale squadrons were conducting work-up
sorties for their junior pilots and this is in
fact the subject and source of the unofficial
reports. To be quoting results from this
training does not give a true reflection of
aircraft superiority not to mention the fact
that similar results against the Rafale and
in Typhoons favour also occurred in this
training too, thus dissolving the basis on
which these unofficial reports are based.
Throughout the exercise Typhoon was
always carrying a greater payload than
Rafale, Typhoon always came into the fight
above Rafale and Typhoon take off perfor-
mance was always more stunning than
Rafale - all fully as expected.
SUPPORT CONTRACTS SIGNED
INITALY AND SPAIN
Essential support contracts for the
Eurofighter Typhoon fleets were signed
between Eurofighter GmbH and NETMA in
November to provide integrated support
solutions to the Italian and Spanish Air
Forces for the next five to ten years.
Eurofighter, its partner companies and
suppliers have been working alongside the
Italian Ministry of Defence for the past 18
months in a partnered approach to develop
an Integrated Supply Chain Management
Service (ISCMS) support solution. This col-
laboration will ensure the best possible per-
formance of the aircraft and will sustain the
high operational availability shown by the
Typhoon fleet in Italy, delivering substantial
cost savings for the customer. The ISCMS
contract which will run for five years, meets
the requirement to reduce maintenance costs
as proposed by the NETMA nations.
The Military Air Systems (MAS) Business
Unit of EADS Defence & Security in Spain
signed a similar contract with the Spanish
Air Force to provide the ON Aircraft Sched-
uled Inspections Industrial Service (OASIIS)
for the Eurofighter aircraft being operated at
Morn Air Base near Seville. Worth 150 mil-
lion Euros, the contract will run for ten years
and includes scheduled maintenance activi-
ties and the procurement and management
of consumables for the Eurofighter fleet.
Enrique Barrientos, CEO of EADS Defence &
Security in Spain, commented: This is the
first time we have signed this kind of shared
risk agreement with the Air Force and I be-
lieve it could form the basis for more logisti-
cal support contracts in the future.
GROSSETOS 4THSTORMO
FIRST OPERATIONAL NATOASSESSMENT
OF A EUROFIGHTER WING
Excellent results were achieved after
the first operational evaluation made by
NATO of a Eurofighter Typhoon Wing in
July. A NATO evaluation team certified the Ital-
ian Air Forces 4th Fighter Stormo at the Gros-
seto Base as a NATO Quick Response Force.
This meant that the 4th Wing was the
first Eurofighter flight unit to obtain this
important NATO certification.
The operational evaluation took place
during the Operation Discrete Jury exer-
cise, which tested the ability of the 4th Stor-
mo to be deployed abroad for peace-keeping
and peace-making missions.
The exercise involved many air wings
activities, from rescue to telecommunication
services, self-defence and survival capabili-
ties and, more particularly, logistic support,
maintenance and flight operations. It was
in this very field that the operations of the
Grosseto Bases Typhoons were positively
evaluated, having demonstrated excellent
operational availability and compliance
with national and NATOs operational re-
quirement.
ITALIANAIR FORCE 4THSTORMO
REACH10,000 FLIGHT HOURS
The 4th Air Wing of the Italian Air Force
reached the key milestone of 10,000 flying
hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon in Sep-
tember of this year.
Based in Grosseto, central Italy, the 4th
Air Wing was the first Italian Air Force unit
to receive the Typhoon in 2004. To celebrate
the milestone a ceremony was held at the
AUSTRIANAIR FORCES
EUROFIGHTER FLEET REACHES
1,000 FLYING HOURS MILESTONE
The Eurofighter Typhoons in service
with the Air Surveillance Wing of sterreich-
ische Luftstreitkrfte, Austrias Joint Armed
Forces Command, reached the 1,000 flying
hours milestone in July.
The berwachungsgeschwader had re-
ceived 12 aircraft by this date and delivery
of the remaining 3 was completed in Sep-
tember.
The aircraft are based in Zeltweg, an air
base close to the Styrian mountains, that
also hosts a Eurofighter ASTA simulator and
modern maintenance facilities to support
the aircraft in service.
Enzo Casolini, Eurofighter CEO, said:
We are very pleased that the Austrian Air
Surveillance Wing has reached this impor-
tant milestone. The Typhoon is a defence
system that is perfectly suited to the air
force requirements for air policing, assur-
ing the best fleet effectiveness available
in the fighter aircraft arena.
ITALIANAIR FORCE TYPHOONS
AIR POLICING OVER ALBANIA
The Typhoons of the Gioia del Colle Air
Bases 36th Stormo of the Italian Air Force
started their air policing task over the
Albanian airspace in July, as requested by
NATO.
Albania, as a new NATO member lacks
assets capable of performing this task with
an air force equipped only with helicopters
and light liaison aircraft. The Italian Typhoons
are the first Eurofighter Typhoons commit-
ted to the air policing task for Nations lack-
ing any such capability.
The air policing role includes the surveil-
lance of the airspace; the protection of bor-
ders and infrastructures; interception of air-
craft flying without proper authorisation and
the assistance to aircraft with communica-
tion problems.
This new task confirms the capabilities
of the Typhoon as the backbone of the air
policing role within the air forces that oper-
ate the new generation European aircraft.
AUSTRIAN EUROFIGHTER
ON DUTY FOR NATOS
DEFENCE MINISTERS MEETING IN
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
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he Austrian Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoons
were significantly involved in air policing mis-
sions during meetings of NATOs Defence Min-
isters held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Thursday 22
and Friday 23 October 2009.
The air policing over the meetings in Slovakia was
another demonstration of the interoperability of the
Typhoon with NATO assets as the centre to Euro-
pean air defence. The Austrian Typhoon's role was
to collaborate with the Slovakian Air Force to protect
the airspace from any possible threat including
"slow movers" such as helicopters and light aircraft
which are difficult to track with conventional assets.
As stated by the Austrian Ministry for Defence The
support of these aircraft ensures the best possible
protection of participants and the local population
against air threats. It would not be possible to
carry out such events without adequate airspace
surveillance.
Even though the Eurofighter system is still in its in-
troductory phase in Austria, it has already clocked
up more than 1100 flight hours and performed
around 1300 flights. A total of 26 alpha priority
missions have already been flown by the Austria
Air Forces Typhoon this year.
The first German Air Force JaBoG 31 Eurofighter
Typhoon in the skies above Nrvenich during the
handover ceremony
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On December 16th 2009, the German Air
Forces Jagdbombergeschwader 31 Boel-
cke Fighter Wing received its first four
Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. It was an im-
portant event as the Nrvenich, North
Rhine Westphalia, JaboG 31 is the first Luft-
waffe air-to-ground squadron to receive its
Eurofighter Typhoons. They will replace the
Tornados currently in service with the
Wing by the end of June 2010.
The Wings aircraft currently running
initial operations in cooperation with train-
ing Fighter Wing 73 Steinhoff is expected
to be fully operational with all weather
GBU-48 laser-guided bombs and the Laser
Designator Pod by 2012.
The Fighter Bomber Wing 31 Boelcke
is the third German Air Force Squadron
equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Fighter Wing 73 Steinhoff based in Laage-
Rostock, in northern Germany, received its
first aircraft in May 2004 and the Fighter
Wing 74 in Neuburg Donau, based in south-
ern Germany, in July 2006.
GERMAN AIR FORCE JaBoG 31 BOELCKE RECEIVES
ITS FIRST EUROFIGHTERS
The biggest event for
Eurofighter Typhoon
in 2009 was undoubt-
edly the Tranche 3a
contract signature.
NETMA (NATO Euro-
fighter and Tornado
Management Agency),
Eurofighter
Jagd-flugzeug GmbH and EUROJET Turbo
GmbH on the last day of July signed the pro-
duction contract for a further 112 aircraft,
including 241 engines, for the four partner
Nations: Germany, Italy, Spain and the
United Kingdom.
The news of the Tranche 3a 9 billion
Euro contract was welcomed across the
Partner Companies and confirms Eurofight-
er Typhoon as the best selling defence air-
craft on the market with 559 units under
production contract, including 15 for Aus-
tria and 72 for Saudi Arabia.
This is a major achievement in the Eu-
rofighter programme and serves to reaffirm
the importance and the independence of the
defence sector of European industry. The
agreement, achieved in conjunction with
NETMA and the four Nations involved in the
programme, will provide the Air Forces
with the best asset available to address
their requirements for both air-to-air and
air-to-ground roles.
EUROJET Managing Director Hartmut J.
Tenter and NETMAs General Manager,
Lt.Gen. Antonino Altorio remarked that the
capabilities of Tranche 3 aircraft consoli-
date the already excellent performances of
Tranche 1 and 2 aircraft and will enable the
Air Forces to carry out primary air defence
in NATO missions as well as maintaining
air superiority in theatres of operations
and, if necessary, providing support in the
air-to-ground role.
With the production of Eurofighter
Typhoon now confirmed until well into the
next decade, the future of the programme
is assured until 2015 and will maintain and
develop the current technological capability
in Europe, enhancing future export opportu-
nities and giving the four partner Nations a
significant return on their investments.
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base which was attended by the Italian Air
Force's Chief of Staff Daniele Tei. One of the
aircraft from the squadron sported a special
paint scheme on its fin to mark the occasion.
Italians Typhoons are used for the vital
role of assuring the security of Italy's national
airspace.
The Italian Air Force assures surveillance
and defence of the national airspace 365
days a year, 24 hours a day, through an inte-
grated system of radar, aircraft and missile
systems, with the systems of the other NATO
member countries. In addition to Grossetos
4th Air Wing, the 36th Air Wing of Gioia del
Colle is also equipped with Eurofighter
Typhoons and is committed to performing
immediate take-off and interception in the
event of alarm. Cervias 5th Air Wing (near
Ravenna on the eastern coast) and Trapanis
37th Air Wing in Siciliy accomplish these
duties.
The Italian Typhoons have been ensuring
since last summer, on a NATO mandate, that
the airspace of Albania, a country lacking its
own aircraft to perform this role, is protected.
9 BILLION EURO CONTRACT FOR 112 EUROFIGHTER SIGNED
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies above
Grosseto decorated in a special color scheme to mark
10,000 flying hours
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or the first time the Eurofighter
Typhoon was deployed in the Baltic
states for a NATO Air Policing Mission.
The German Air Force started the mission
on the 1st September 2009 and were on
duty until the end of 2009.
The Baltic Air mission has been shared
by 14 NATO nations since April 2004 in
order to protect the airspace over the Baltic
countries of Estonia, Lativia and Lithuania.
In this important operation, Eurofighter
Typhoons covered the first half of the mis-
sion, followed by German Air Force Torna-
dos. The 74th Squadron of the German Air
Force based in Neuburg an der Donau was
stationed in Siauliai in northern Lithuania.
The aircraft arrived at the Siauliai base on
the 28th of August. Since the Eurofighter
Typhoon detachment began in September
2009, approximately 100 people were em-
ployed in jobs on the mission.
This operation request for Typhoons by
NATO proves once again that the Eurofight-
er Typhoon is not only a modern advanced
fighter jet, but it is also perfectly designed
as a surveillance aircraft.
The capability of the aircraft has been
proven time and again. The Italian Air Force
sent their Typhoon Squadron to secure the
airspace over Albania, the recent Austrian
Typhoons provided air policing support to a
NATO defence meeting in Slovakia as well as
the deployment of Royal Air Force Typhoons
to the Falklands in September.
During the two month long operation,
the German Air Force Eurofighter pilots
delivered two sharp Alpha scrambles and
34 tango scrambles. On the 15th September
the first of the two alpha scrambles was
successfully accomplished. Once airborne
over the Siauliai base, the Eurofighter jets met
a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 aircraft.
Due to the early warning and control plat-
form, the German pilots photographed and
escorted the Beriev A-50 further back into
international airspace before returning to
Siauliai base. The crew of the Beriev A-50
were expecting this first ever contact with
the Eurofighter Typhoon, therefore they had
their own cameras and radar gear primed
and ready. From behind, two Russian
Sukhoi Su-27 appeared and were appropri-
ately intercepted by Finnish Air Force fight-
er jets on Quick Reaction Alert.
The actual deployment included up to
five tango scrambles per week. In this daily
scenario helicopters such as the Mil Mi-8
transport helicopter or the L-29 aircraft
from the Lithuanian Air Force have been
involved. Lieutenant Jan Gloystein of the
German Airforce pointed out, that the de-
ployment of the Eurofighter Typhoon at
Siauliai air base was an important exercise,
since the Siauliai air base was the biggest
Soviet base outside of Russia. After the Baltic
States gained their independence, the Russ-
ian Air Force withdrew everything that could
be moved. When the NATO Baltic Air Polic-
ing Mission started the remnants were a
3,500m (11,400ft) long runway and several
aircraft shelters built for Mikoyan MiG-21s.
Today the NATO Quick Reaction Alert head-
quarters are minimal in size and the four
deployed Eurofighter Typhoons were kept in
canvas hangars. The early winter and the
cold and humid temperatures on the Lithuan-
ian air base posed many new challenges.
Lieutenant Gloystein remarked that the
experience of operating Typhoons far from
home was invaluable when it comes to man-
aging logistics to maximise aircraft avail-
ability, particularly requests for and delivery
of spare parts. Some spares could only be
transported by military airlift, which was
available in Siauliai Air base once a week.
As for the personnel on the Siauliai air base
a rotating system was applied, in order to
enlarge the number of personnel gaining
experience in the Baltic mission. Therefore
the pilots were on a three-week rotation
between the air bases in Neuburg an der
Donau and Siauliai. Lieutenant Gloystein
said the mission could have been accom-
plished with 90 people and in a combat
situation the four Eurofighters could be
realised with a minimum personnel of only
60 soldiers.
This successful mission marks the be-
ginning of many more European and Inter-
national Eurofighter Typhoon operations.
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ancient piazza del Duomo in Milan couldnt
have been any better.
Due to the professional staff of the mili-
tary airport in Cameri, the Eurofighter pro-
totype was transported via ground to the
Piazza del Duomo. The DA7 arrived in Cameri
after a long series of flight trails. The test
pilots of Alenia Aeronautica and the flight
test department of the Italian Air Force ac-
complished 653 flights and a total of 475
hours. Among the test activities carried out
by the Eurofighter prototype were the devel-
opment of the navigation system, testing of
safe separation of the outside loads, on
the automatic pilot and on the automatic
landing system.
With the first eight aircraft now delivered
to the customer, the Salam project contin-
ues to make significant steps forward. The
order of 72 Typhoon jets sees Eurofighter
GmbH and its Partner Companies cooperat-
ing closely with Saudi Arabian Industry as
part of the economic offset programme. This
will mean final assembly of 48 aircraft in
Kingdom and will be a huge boost to Saudi
Arabian Aerospace capabilities.
Saudi Arabia is the second country,
outside of the core partner nations, that
possesses the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
following contract signature in 2006. As
well as the unmatched strategic deterrence
offered by the Typhoon fleet, the order will
create work for thousands of Saudis and
sustaining several thousand jobs in the UK
and in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this indus-
trial collaboration is to establish new aero-
space and engineering jobs in the range of
10,000 posts. According to Prince Khalid
bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz the priority in
vacant job offers will be focused on the
Saudi youth.
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prototype of our famous Eurofighter
Typhoon aircraft, the DA7 was put on
display in the piazza del Duomo in
Milan from the 5th until the 8th of Novem-
ber 2009. This unex-
pected yet impressive
outdoor exhibition
was a great attraction
for people who walked
by, tourists visiting
the city and locals
alike who stopped
and stared. The con-
trast between the
modern fighterjet and
the atmosphere of the
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
ON DUTYOVER THE BALTIC
AIRSPACE
The temporary
Luftwaffe Base
in Siauliai,
Northern
Lithuania
during NATO
air policing
A German Eurofighter Typhoon on duty securing the Baltic airspace
over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
From left to right: Bernd Wnsche, Ioannis
Papachristofilou, Brigadier Knoll
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n 12th June 2009, the Roll-Out Cere-
mony for the first two Saudi Typhoons
was held in Warton and was attend-
ed by a host of dignitaries from UK politics,
the Royal Air Force, BAE Systems and the
Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Among them
was Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullaz-
iz, Assistant Minister of Defence and Avia-
tion and Inspector General of Military Af-
fairs and the Minister for the British Armed
Forces, Bill Rammell. The ceremony includ-
ed a fly past by one of the Salam Typhoons,
an eye catching ceremony and speeches. Mr.
Rammell pointed out that the RSAF will be
provided with a world-class, multi-role air-
craft which will provide the country with
the defence capability it needs against to-
days and future challenges.
The Handover Ceremony took place 10
days before the first two aircrafts were
transported from BAE Systems base in
Warton, Lancashire to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. During the ceremony Prince Khalid
bin Sultan bin Abdullaziz said that the
Project stresses the strong relationship of
the two friendly countries, and he pointed
out that 48 of 72 Typhoons provided by
the Al-Salam Project should arrive in a
short time, and will be set in several loca-
tions of Saudi Arabia.
AUSTRIA: DELIVERIES
COMPLETE
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urofighter delivered the 15th and final
aircraft ordered by the Austrian Armed
Forces on the 24th September 2009.
The aircraft was rolled out in a ceremony at
the EADS Defence & Security Manching
assembly line, close to Munich, Germany.
The contract for the supply of 15 Eurofighter
aircraft, including weapons and equipment,
was signed by Austria and Eurofighter GmbH
in July 2003. The contracts also covered simu-
lation equipment, personnel training and
logistic support.
This logistic support system helped the
Austrian Air Force to commence operational
air policing missions the prime task the
aircraft were ordered for - just 11 months
after delivery of the first Eurofighter on 12th
July 2007. Since the first Typhoon entered
service, the aircraft have flown more than
1,100 flying hours with the Air Surveillance
Wings home base in Zeltweg and begun key
air policing tasks.
Bernhard Gerwert, Chairman of the Euro-
fighter Supervisory Board and CEO of Mili-
tary Air Systems within EADS Defence &
Security, underlined the significance of this
achievement at the ceremony: Following
delivery of this Eurofighter today, Austria
now has at its disposal the contractually
agreed number of high-performance inter-
ceptors required to secure its airspace. With
the Eurofighter, Austria has fielded a fighter
aircraft that will represent the best solution
for Austrian air surveillance for many years
to come thanks to its outstanding flight per-
formance, sensor capabilities, and its ability
to be integrated into data networks.
All the disassembly operations and the
following reassembly of the DA7 were ac-
complished thanks to the fundamental con-
tribution of the personnel of the Campo Vo-
lo in Caselle, that prepared the aircraft with
great experience and professionalism.
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2009 was a busy year for the Eurofighter
Typhoon flight test team and its fleet of de-
velopment aircraft who continue to trial and
progress the future capability programme.
In the second half of last year there were
continuous and consistently successful
development activities taking place across
the partner nations, who work tirelessly
throughout the year to ensure each aircraft
achieves its targets and trials activities.
Without these vital development aircraft,
the Eurofighter programme would stagnate
and would not be able to offer the cutting
edge, evolving weapons system that it does
today.
This programme involves flight test teams
from Alenia Aeronatuticas Caselle site, BAE
Systems in Warton, EADS CASA in Getafe
and EADS D in Manching, all coordinated
centrally from Eurofighters head office in
Munich, Germany.
A number of key flights took place with
BAE Systems operated IPA 1 in the UK dur-
ing September, continuing a series of trials
started in June this year. These trials involved
a number of drops of dummy Paveway IV
bombs, performed over Aberporth and
West Freugh test ranges. The main purpose
of this exercise was to prove the safe sepa-
ration of the weapons on the aircraft in a
variety of conditions. Achievement of this
qualification activity is a key step in the
delivery of an enhanced capability for the
Customer, leading to a greater choice and
combination of weapons on the aircraft.
Chris Kleasener, then Fleet Manager of Test
and Evaluation at Eurofighter GmbH com-
mented This is an important step to give
greater air-to-surface clearance for the Cus-
tomer. We are particularly pleased with the
success of the trials so far and the perfor-
mance of the weapon system. The final
steps in the trials progression are expected
to be completed late 2009 /early 2010.
In addition to the above, IPA1 and IPA5,
another BAE Systems operated aircraft,
have recently been involved in a series of
ground and flight trials with two US tanker
aircraft. These trials build on a number of
other successful AAR campaigns with Ital-
ian and German Tankers, completed during
2008 and 2009. These were conducted with
aircraft from across the consortium, IPA2
(IT) IPA4 (SP), IPA3 and IPA7 (GE), further
demonstrating the integration of the part-
ner companies. The objective of the overall
activity being to prove the interoperability
of Typhoon with a number of additional
tankers, and ultimately provide additional
AAR capability to the Nations. This is a vital
addition when options can be limited in the-
atre. These have been particularly complex
trials to arrange, involving a variety of for-
eign tankers, often with limited availability,
contracted through government to govern-
ment agreements. After completion of initial
ground testing, the trials progress to the flight
testing stage, the Typhoon and Tanker air-
craft meeting over test ranges to perform
refuel and handling performance testing to
ensure compatibility of the Typhoon in a
number of different configurations. These
final trials with the US Tankers were suc-
cessfully concluded just prior to the Christ-
mas break.
To complete the picture for the second
half of 2009, there have also been a number
of other significant activities in the Typhoon
Flight Test programme, all contributing to
the successful development of the aircraft.
The Flight testing for Tranche 2 FOCmin
was completed on IPA6 (UK) and IPA7
(GE), supporting the ongoing production
and delivery of the T2 aircraft to the
Customer.
IPA2 (IT) and IPA4 (SP) have begun the
final phases of significant aircraft upgrades
to support the ongoing development
programme. These aircraft are expected
to re-join the flying fleet early in 2010
Further updates on the 2010 trials will
come in the next edition of the Eurofighter
World magazine.
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contributor to the national economic wellbe-
ing, employing some of the brightest minds
in high-value manufacturing and engineer-
ing jobs.
In Germany where the aerospace in-
dustry is the main technology driver for the
nations economy the defence technology
sector has a turnover of 5.8 Billion euro and
a direct workforce of about 20,000 (21.8%
of the total aerospace sector) with the Eu-
rofighter, the NH-90 and the Tiger helicopters
as the main programmes.
In Spain, the Defence division of EADS
has a turnover of 500 million Euros (2008)
with the Eurofighter programme contribut-
ing 350 million Euros of that total. Signifi-
cantly, 99% of the work is sourced from
within the country and means that 40% of
the 10,700 million Euros invested in the
programme will return to the state as direct
or indirect taxes.
In Italy the programme provides a total
of around 24,000 jobs a year spread evenly
across the northern and southern regions.
The programme employs an average of circa
7,200 highly qualified and professional staff
a year directly with a further 4,800 people
a year working on operations indirectly
linked to the programme.
The UKs defence and security industry
has an annual turnover of 35bn and is
Europes most successful defence exporter
overall, with 5bn in products and services
sold overseas every year. Today the defence
industry employs 305,000 people, more
than 10 per cent of the total of the manufac-
turing sector, adding 12bn in value to the
UK economy each year.
Oxford Economics calculated that every
100m invested in defence yields a gross
output of 227m. For every job created in
the defence and security industry, 1.6 jobs
are produced elsewhere in the economy.
The Eurofighter programme is central to the
aerospace, defence and security industry
in the UK.
The indirect benefits from the activities
in the programme, such as the technology
spin-offs for other sectors has opened the
way to further investments and with tangi-
ble returns on these investments it is clear
to see why Eurofighter Typhoon is the best
multi-role fighter jet on the market.
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good fighter aircraft has to offer not
only consistently high standards in
flying performance, high combat ef-
fectiveness and affordability for the air
forces that operate it, but it also has to be a
keystone for technology development in the
nations that design and produce it. This last
point is ever more relevant today than it has
been in the past and is fundamental to the
establishment and development of national
technological capabilities.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a one of the
driving forces of the aerospace sector in Eu-
rope. The programme has been called the
lighthouse for national technology devel-
opment, proven by Eurofighter being the
most ambitious collaborative programme in
the industrial history of Europe. The results
achieved have been from a consolidated
aeronautical sector and allows the mainte-
nance of an independent European high-
tech aircraft industry, specifically indepen-
dence from the USA. The contribution to
equipment standardisation amongst the
partner nations and export customers as
well as the development of a world leading
competitive defence industrial capability
has been invaluable to all customer nations.
One of the best examples of the benefit
the Typhoon programme generates is the
100,000 personnel employed directly and
indirectly in the programme (25,000 in Ger-
many; 24,000 in Italy; 22,000 in Spain and
40,000 in UK) across over 400 companies
throughout Europe. Considering this fact, it
is easy to say that the Eurofighter pro-
gramme is a successful and a significant
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE EUROFIGHTER PROGRAMME
Final assembly facility at BAE SYSTEMS, Warton
Eurofighter Typhoon in final assembly at EADS Manching
TESTING THE FLEET:
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WEAPON TRIALS
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models, one from EADS D and the other
belonging to BAE Systems, and the other
two were real aircraft from the Italian Air
Force. The official Italian Air Force Eurofight-
er display pilot, Major Alessandro Scaburri
flew the Typhoon in the daily air display
between the gaps in the rain showers.
There was a constant flow of guests who
made a visit to the Eurofighter Typhoon
Pavilion, ranging from a number of Chiefs
of Air Staff to a not insignificant number of
guests from the partner nations, politicians,
potential customers, industry representa-
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The Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget Exhi-
bition Centre, came in conjunction with
news of the roll out ceremony that took place
at BAE Systems Warton site to mark the
readiness of the first two Saudi Eurofighter
Typhoons for delivery in country. From
their order of 72, eight have since been offi-
cially delivered when going to press. The air
show continued in a positive manner for
Eurofighter Typhoon who was represented
by four aircraft two were 1/1 scale static
qThe Romanian Chief of Air Staff, General Stanciu
flies the Eurofighter Cockpit Demonstrator
The 2009 Italian Air Force Typhoon display pilot
Major Alessandro Scaburri takes off with full reheat
for his display flight
EUROFIGHTER IS A
SHOWSTOPPER
ECD
IN DEMAND
O
nce again the Eurofighter Cockpit
Demonstrator (ECD) was in high
demand during this years air
shows. The device, one of two owned by
Eurofighter and BAE Systems, allows stand
visitors to gain an appreciation of what life
is like in the cockpit of the world's most
capable swing-role fighter. Customer and
industry pilots from Austria, Germany, Italy,
Spain and the UK were on hand at the Paris
and Dubai air shows among others to both
demonstrate the capabilities and inform
aspiring pilots and seasoned veterans alike
on the best ways to handle Typhoon in real-
istic engagements. The device has been
subject to some significant upgrades since
its air show appearances last year with a new
instructor station and new visual database.
"The beauty of this device is that it can
be used at all levels" said Craig Penrice,
former BAE Systems Test Pilot, "Whether
its a two minute VIP visit by a senior politi-
cian or an hour spent with a current opera-
tional squadron pilot, the ECD can be used
to get across the Typhoon's fantastic cockpit
design and first class Human Machine In-
terface (HMI) as well as its superb handling
and eye-watering performance".
The ECD does not give away any classi-
fied or secret information and what is on
show has been vetted and sanitised by
NETMA to ensure our national security and
Typhoon's capabilities are not compromised
in any way.
Since the last issue of this magazine in
2009 it has been Air Show mania for
Eurofighter as we attended a wide variety
of events around the world. June saw the
well attended 100th Paris Air Show fol-
lowed by Air Power in Zeltweg, Austria.
RIAT was the main event in July and in
September we visited Ostrava in the
Czech Republic for their NATO Days Air
Show. We also attended the 6th EXPOMIL
military technology exhibition in Romania
in November along with the Dubai Air
Show. This is a brief summary of the
events.
tives, international media and Air Force pilots
and cadets. Pallum Ragu, Indian Minister of
State for Defence returned to the pavilion fol-
lowing his visit at Aero India in February in or-
der to meet Enzo Casolini, the then new CEO of
Eurofighter GmbH.
The Eurofighter Typhoon pavilion
used in Paris and Dubai air shows
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The Italian Air
Force Typhoon
in the daily air
display
Crowds line up in Paris for a chance to sit in the
Eurofighter Typhoon
qGeneral Lee from the South Korean Air Force
pThe Trac girls stop by to check out the pilots an
the cockpit demonstrator in the Eurofighter pavilion
The Full Scale Replica
of the Eurofighter
Typhoon and an EJ200
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Chris
Worning
carrying out
pre flight
check with
ground crew
RIAT
DUBAI
T
here were no rain clouds to put a
damper on the Royal International Air
Tattoo (RIAT) in 2009 and Eurofighter
Typhoon took advantage of that fact, putting
on an impressive display for the 160,000
spectators at the show held on the 18th and
19th of July.
The show was cancelled in 2008 due to
exciting weather conditions, however, the
excitement this year was provided by the
Eurofighter Typhoon who took to the skies to
open the show at the Gala Dinner on the
Friday evening. Flying along side a Battle of
Britain Spitfire as the sun was setting over
the base, both aircraft put on an impressive
display designed to highlight the 60th An-
niversary of the NATO organisation.
The RAF Typhoon display pilot for the
2009 season was Squadron Leader Scott
Loughran of 29 (R) Squadron based at RAF
Coningsby, Lincoln. On Saturday, with the
weather slightly less cooperative, the
Eurofighter Typhoon lit up the dull grey skies
with its glowing afterburners from the two
EJ200 engines. Sqn Ldr Loughran flew an
immaculate display keeping the crowds glued
to the sky as he climbed, turned, looped and
barrel rolled in front of us.
Alongside the RAF aircraft was a German
Air Force twin seat Eurofighter Typhoon from
Fighter wing JG-74 Neuburg-Donau, the first
time at the air show. In total, 269 aircraft took
part from 33 air arms and 22 nations includ-
ing the Avro Vulcan, one of the most iconic
aircraft of the Cold War era.
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T
he main focus in
November 2009
was undoubtedly
Dubai Air Show, a biennial event now in its
11th year and the biggest air show in the
Gulf region. Having already forged a strong
and lasting relationship with the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia, Dubai was an important
show for Eurofighter, providing us with an
opportunity to meet those from the aero-
space and defence industry in
the region. The event coin-
cided
with the delivery of the 200th aircraft
which was celebrated in a ceremony in
Manching, Germany the following week.
Eurofighter Typhoon is the only aircraft
that has delivered 200 in service aircraft.
There was huge interest in the static
Eurofighter outside the pavilion with visitors
queuing in the sweltering heat to get a chance
to sit inside the cockpit. Many questions were
thrown at the Eurofighter team, who were
pleased to welcome several military digni-
taries who stated that our ejector seat was
significantly more comfortable than the
Rafales.
The highlight of the event was an air-to-air
videoing of the Eurofighter Typhoon flying
over the coastline and desert of Dubai taken
from an Alenia Aeronuatica C27-J Spartan.
Piloting the Typhoon was RAF Squadron
Leader Scott Loughran who flew the aircraft
in the first three days of the shows air
display whilst on operations at the
nearby Al Dhafra Air Base. 2010
will be even busier for the
team and the aircraft,
but this year was cer-
tainly eventful.
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irpower in
Zeltweg always
draws a huge
crowd of enthusiasts
and with a full scale
replica aircraft, display area, Eurofighter
movies and a give away area, it was no won-
der so many people came by. The Eurofight-
er Typhoon was being displayed by three of
the six operational air forces - Austria, Ger-
many and Italy. Over the two days of the air
show, the Eurofighter Typhoon was watched
by around 280 thousand visitors, a new
record according to air show organisers.
For the first time at Air Power, the Austri-
an Eurofighter flew, piloted by Major Werner
Kriebitz and Major Michael Kirchner of 2.
Staffel of Air Surveillance Wing of the Air-
space Command. As mentioned on the Air-
power website, one of the event highlights
was the first official appearance of the
Austrian Eurofighter, including a live inter-
ception.
The Austrian pilots provided a real exam-
ple for the crowds the duties of the Surveil-
lance Squadron at Zeltweg in impressive
form, demonstrating how to intercept an
unknown aircraft straying into Austrian air-
space. Two Quick Reaction Alert (QRA)
Eurofighters were scrambled from their new
purpose built hangars and within minutes
the pair were airborne with full afterburners
climbing steeply to intercept and force the
unknown aircraft on this occasion a C-130
Hercules - to land. The display received a
huge amount of press attention, and who can
blame them?
tRAF Squadron Leader Scott Loughram lights up the
grey skies above RIAT 2009
qEurofighter Typhoon in formation with a Battle of
Britain Spitfire at the events opening ceremony
Full Scale Replica of the aircraft was popular with
visitors at the air show
Air Chief Brigadier Katter
from the Austrian Air Force
talks to Enzo Casolini, CEO
Eurofighter GmbH
Austrian Pilot entering his Eurofighter for a QRA
demonstration at the Zeltweg Airpower 2009
An Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon at Last Chance
before take off
ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO
ZELTWEG AUSTRIA
AIRPOWER
DUBAI AIR SHOW
T
he opening of the Typhoon Support
Centre and the Typhoon Maintenance
Facility at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire,
took place on 30th September 2009. This
event marked the official start of the Ty-
phoon Availability Service (TAS) for which
BAE Systems will take a major role in en-
suring the availability of the Typhoon fleet
to meet its standing and operational com-
mitments.
BAE Systems Military Air Solutions was
awarded the five year circa 450 million
contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (UK
MOD) in March this year for initial delivery
and further development of the Typhoon
Availability Service. The TAS solution will
make Typhoon more affordable by reducing
the future predicted support costs. Over the
last six months, members of the BAE Sys-
tems team, along with their MOD DE&S and
RAF counterparts, have put in place all the
necessary elements of the TAS implementa-
tion to stand up the service.
The TAS contract draws on best practice
and lessons learnt on previous UK MOD and
BAE Systems support arrangement contracts.
It underpins the Company's work to deliver
service excellence to the armed forces by
providing the best services, equipment and
support solutions to meet ongoing opera-
tional requirements. It is also further evi-
dence of the progress BAE Systems is mak-
ing to establish a successful through-life
business.
Speaking at the ceremony attended by
senior MOD, RAF and BAE Systems person-
nel, Chris Boardman, BAE Systems Manag-
ing Director of Typhoon Mission Support &
International Programmes said: "I am ex-
tremely pleased to be here today to cele-
brate not only the opening of these world-
class facilities but also the standing up of
the Service on the date we agreed with the
Customer. This collectively demonstrates
the maturity of the TAS solution and the
quality of the partnering approach which
has been taken by the joint team. I am
delighted that we continue to support the
Royal Air Force military objectives and help
the MOD to reduce the cost of supporting
the Typhoon fleet.
The Head of Typhoon Team, Air Com-
modore Chris Bushell, said: This contract
is the culmination of a considerable amount
of work between the MOD, RAF and indus-
try. Partnering arrangements are the most
effective way forward for a programme such
as Typhoon, and the TAS solution should
make a considerable difference in ensuring
that the RAFs Typhoon fleet meets its oper-
ational commitments.
Currently over 270 BAE Systems em-
ployees work on the TAS contract across
RAF Coningsby and the BAE Systems sites
at Samlesbury and Warton in Lancashire.
This will grow to 500 over the course of the
five year contract.
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urofighter Typhoons Aircrew Synthetic
Training Aids (ASTA) has been opera-
tional since the acceptance of the first
training devices in 2006 by the Spanish and
German Air Forces.
ASTA can be broken down into two parts
- the Cockpit Trainers (CT) which enable the
pilots to train their perceptual motor skills
such as hand eye coordination and the Full
Mission Simulators (FMS) which have a
higher functionality, a 360 dome and motion
cueing systems. The FMS allows the pilots
to fully immerse themselves in training
their mental skills including workload man-
agement, decision making and situational
awareness. It is also possible for the pilots
to train by flying close to flight limitations
and beyond the normal aircraft limitations
because the ASTA devices run real aircraft
software.
There are currently five Cockpit Trainers
(CTs) and six Full Mission Simulators (FMSs)
operating in six bases across the four part-
ner countries, as well as a further Simulator
in Austria. Already, almost 15,000 training
hours have been performed by the Tranche
1 devices. Tranche 2 with its enhanced
hardware; including a new and improved vi-
sual system, is currently undergoing accep-
tance. This new step covers a further six
Cockpit Trainers and eight Full Mission
Simulators, with four new bases receiving a
training capability in the next 2 years.
Although the deliveries are significant
milestones, they only cover the ASTA hard-
ware - development activities continue on
the software. For ASTA to achieve its full
An ASTA
engineer
controls the
flight
simulator
Eurofighter Typhoon pilot getting to
grips with the ASTA simulator
AIRCREW SYNTHETIC TRAINING AIDS (ASTA)
ASTA FLYING LEVEL
Quentin Davis, MP Undersecretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment and Support speaking at
the opening of the facility
WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES
TO SUPPORT AVAILABILITY OF TYPHOON AIRCRAFT
ARE OPENED
potential of pilot immersion and for 30% of
all aircraft sorties to be trained on the simu-
lators, the simulator must feel and look ex-
actly like the aircraft. This is achieved by
operating software that is 'concurrent' with
the aircraft software standard along with a
combination of the high fidelity synthetic
environment and the aircraft re-hosted soft-
ware.
ASTA passed a customer attended engi-
neering test at the Joint Integration Facility
(JIF) in Manching, Germany in November
2009, allowing the software baseline SRP
4.3 to run concurrently on both aircraft and
training devices for the first time. Achieving
concurrency was challenging, as both sets
of aircraft and ASTA software must be avail-
able within the same timeframe. The rele-
vant source code is released to the EF part-
ners for re-hosting into the simulator sub-
systems. The system is then internally
tested before being delivering to the JIF for
systems integration and maturity/stability
tests.
The ASTA software development process
effectively involves all of ASTAs four aircraft
partners and its further four simulation
partners. It makes the co-ordination task at
the JIF challenging, as changes to the air-
craft functionality impacts both the aircraft
subsystems and the surrounding synthetic
environment subsystems across multiple
teams. This major achievement can be at-
tributed to the effort from the network of
suppliers and JIF personnel who worked
shifts, to compile and test the software be-
fore issuing the engineering release.
Simultaneously, ASTA is looking to the
future, developing functionalities such as
the Wide Area Network (WAN) which will
provide Nations with more training capabil-
ities, enabling networked missions, so pilots
can train for sorties together, increasing the
training of formation management and com-
munication skills.
The current ASTA IPT leader Wolfgang
Beck, who is also the Vice President of EF
Major Support Items summaries 'We are
aware that there is still some work to be
done to finish the development and improve
our products, including targeting system
maturity and stability levels. Nevertheless,
in service ASTA devices are proving that
they will be the world-class high fidelity
training devices, for a world-class fighter-
aircraft called Typhoon.'
that the Eurofighter is not only the best
performing multi-role aircraft available on
the market but also the most effective and
best value solution to meet the air defence
requirements of air forces and nations
worldwide. To date the fleet has flown over
70,000 flying hours in total with above
average operational availability and un-
matched operational performances.
This milestone is the best example of
the success of this joint European pro-
gramme said Enzo Casolini, Eurofighter
CEO. The Eurofighter Typhoon is not only
the worlds leading frontline combat air-
craft but is also the biggest industrial col-
laboration in Europe. Confirming the plan
agreed in the past by the four nations for
the production of this aircraft means the
Eurofighter can keep securing 100,000
jobs across 400 different companies and
the huge benefits provided to the four
nations economies for long terms.
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200 AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE
T
he 200th Eurofighter Typhoon pro-
duced by the four partner companies
of the European consortium, was
delivered last October by EADS Deutschland
to the German Luftwaffe during a ceremony
held in Manching, close to Munich, Germany.
This milestone makes the Eurofighter
Typhoon the only new generation multi-role
aircraft to reach the impressive figure of
200 examples in service.
The ceremony was attended by Bernhard
Gerwert, CEO of the Military Air Systems
EADS business in Germany who were
handing over the 200th aircraft, NETMA
Managing Director Lieutenant General
Antonino Altorio, Lieutenant General Peter
Schelzig, Commanding Officer Air Force
Command from the German Air Force and
Enzo Casolini, CEO of Eurofighter GmbH.
The Eurofighter Typhoons are now in
service with 12 units in six air forces re-
placing 11 aircraft types, thus confirming
200 Eurofighter Typhoon on display at EADS
Manching site during the official handover
ceremony to the customer
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IN FOCUS IN
of people are losing their jobs? In this situa-
tion the politicians can make two choices:
Do not spend taxpayers money or invest it
wisely to help the economy to recover.
Austria was the perfect example. They
decided to select the Eurofighter Typhoon
over the Saab Gripen which was a big sur-
prise for most. Why did Austria decide to
buy the Eurofighter? Because the Austrian
government decided not to spend taxpayers
money, but to invest it. The Eurofighter
Typhoon offers the best value for money
against any other competitors and it deliv-
ered a huge industrial return to the Austrian
economy with an economic impact bigger
than the contract value.
If Romania were to chose the Eurofight-
er, the story would be the same. The Eu-
rofighter programme will involve almost all
of Romanias aerospace and defence indus-
try which will in turn benefit from access
to advanced technological knowledge and
capabilities. Eurofighter will also offer
training to Romania pilots and engineers.
Surely the choice is simple?
In the next few years the Romanian Air
Force will be forced to ground its MiG-21
fleet which today is too old to represent a
real deterrence for the country. The prob-
lem the nation faces, as with every other
nation in the same position is who would
make the decision to spend billions of Euros
to buy a new combat aircraft during this
hard economical situation when thousands
ROMANIA
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he 6th EXPOMIL military technology
exhibition took place in Bucharest, Ro-
mania last November and Eurofighter
was there at the event. The show was domi-
nated by two main topics: the hard financial
and economic crisis that hit Romania
(among many other Eastern European coun-
tries) and the fighter tender launched two
years ago to replace the fleet of MiG-21s
now in service with the Romanian Air Force.
The aircraft replacement topic is a highly
political issue and given the economic pres-
sures, the technical decision of the Air Force
will not be the main driver for the final
choice. In Romania, the end of the year also
brought a political crisis and a presidential
election. So, all the ingredients are in place
for a new fighter purchase that could be the
most expensive budget allocation in the
countrys history following the end of the
Communist era.
The main topic in the Romanian media
and between the politicians has been: How
can a country like Romania afford to buy a
new combat aircraft?
Squadrons at RAF Coningsby. Throughout
its life it was been removed for maintenance
just once, when minor damage in the jet
pipe was repaired by the Rolls-Royce led
maintenance facility at RAF Coningsby. At
this point it changed airframes and re-
mained installed until 1200 flying hours
had been accrued, whereupon it was re-
moved for scheduled overhaul.
The UK MODs Typhoon Team Leader,
Air Vice Marshal Chris Bushell, said:
"The announcement of a 10-year engine
availability service with Rolls-Royce is good
news for us all; the service will maximise air-
craft availability by using the most cost-effec-
tive solution. Typhoon has now been opera-
tional in the air defence role for well over two
years and a multi-role capability was integrat-
ed and declared combat ready by the RAF in
July 2008. The signature of the Partnered
Support Operational contract builds on this
success and will underpin Typhoon's growing
capability and utilisation."
Later this year the RAF is due to deploy
the Typhoon aircraft to provide air defence
services for the Falkland Islands. This will
provide a further test for the Rolls-Royce
support model but the team is confident
that it can continue to provide cost-efficient
power wherever, and whenever, it is re-
quired.
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Air Forces Typhoon aircraft and is also
producing the first batch of engines for the
Royal Saudi Air Force.
By relocating several logistics and pro-
duction facilities under one roof, Rolls-
Royce has streamlined the production
process for the EJ200, reducing assembly
times by approximately 15 per cent. Module
kits from EUROJET partners Avio, ITP and
MTU, together with those from other Rolls-
Royce factories, arrive in a state-of-the-art
integrated logistics centre which has been
designed to enable an improved flow of
parts to both module and engine build lines.
Engine build time is three weeks based on
three build stations. Once complete, engines
are tested prior to dispatch to the customer.
Again, the co-location of the assembly and
test teams within a single building has led
to a more efficient process.
And its not just in the production stage
that improvements have been made that di-
rectly benefit the customer. Rolls-Royce re-
cently signed a new 865 million innovative
availability-based support contract with the
Royal Air Force for its EJ200 engine fleet.
This is centered at the Typhoon Propul-
sion Support Facility at RAF Coningsby,
where a team of Rolls-Royce, RAF and con-
tractor personnel provide all engine support
for the RAF Typhoon operations in the field
and carry out a range engine repairs in-
house. Full engine and module repair and
overhaul is carried out at the Rolls-Royce
Ansty facility.
The joint Rolls-Royce and RAF teams also
have the additional back-up of 24/7 access
to the Rolls-Royce Operations Centre in
Bristol which can provide expert engineer-
ing support to resolve any engine issues
that arise, while seeking to minimise the
impact on operations.
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n January 2008, Rolls-Royce delivered
the first EJ200 from its new 25 million
assembly facility in Bristol, UK, after a
seamless move of production facilities from
its previous factory. Since then, over 50
EJ200 engines have rolled off a production
line that has been purpose-built and de-
signed by the operators themselves to en-
sure maximum efficiency in the assembly
process. The Rolls-Royce facility in Bristol
assembles all EJ200 engines for the Royal
EUROJET
The achievement of through-life cost reduction was a key element for the Partner Nations in the
successful conclusion of the recent Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon contract. As a partner in EUROJET,
Rolls-Royce has made big progress in both the production and support of the UKs fleet of EJ200 engines.
PARTNER ROLLS-ROYCE
DELIVERING INCREASED CAPABILITY
IN EJ200 PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT
With the UK having the highest flying
rate of the partner nations and accounting
for around 50 per cent of the flying hours
accumulated by the four air forces, the sup-
port teams aim is to maximise engine time
on-wing.
The proof of how effective they have
been in their role was illustrated in 2009
when an EJ200 engine achieved the signifi-
cant milestone of 1,000 flying hours on
board an RAF Typhoon aircraft. Engine
EN1030 was the first to be built to the Full
Operational Capability standard at the
Rolls-Royce Bristol facility and was deliv-
ered to the RAF in 2003 where it was in-
stalled into a Typhoon aircraft. It then flew
in aircraft belonging to 3, 29 and 11
Left, right and far right:
EJ200 engine during final assembly at the
Rolls-Royce Bristol Facility
P
anavia, the European Tornado Aircraft
consortium celebrated 40 successful
years as a tri-nation programme in a
ceremony held in Munich on the 15th Sep-
tember 2009. Panavia was established in
1969 alongside Turbo-Union, its sister aero-
engine company and NETMA, formally
NAMMA, the over arching NATO Manage-
ment Agency. At the event were the three
Chief of Air Staffs for the partner nations,
Gen. Klaus Peter Stieglitz from the German
Air Force, Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen
Dalton from the UK and Gen. Giuseppe
Bernardis from Italy. Also present were key
political and military figures from the Part-
ner Nations and senior management from
the Partner Companies.
The event is a major milestone in the
history of European aviation and has led
the way for Eurofighter GmbH and EUROJET
Turbo GmbH consortiums. The importance
of the programme to European Industry has
been significant and highlights the impor-
tant economical benefits of effective Euro-
pean collaboration.
The Tornado aircraft has been in service
on the frontline of the German, Italian and
British Air Forces for almost 30 years, with
near 1000 aircraft produced for not only the
partner company air forces but for the Ger-
man Navy and the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Around 550 aircraft are still in service with
the four Air Forces supporting NATO opera-
tions around the world. Capability upgrades,
life extension packages and in service
support activities have all contributed to
sustaining the life of the Tornado which
will still be operational for years to come.
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PANAVIA CELEBRATE
40TH ANNIVERSARY
THE BEST SOLUTIONFOR THE REGIONS
REQUIREMENTS
out the Tornado F.3, currently in service.
In the future the Saudi fleet will be based
on the F-15, Eurofighter and Tornado GR.1
for the attack missions the most powerful
and effective mix in any Arabic and non
Arabic countries in the Near and Middle
East region.
The Eurofighter Typhoon has an un-
matched capability and performance com-
pared to any other fighter in service in the
area: F-15 and F-16 of any version, including
the Block 60; MiG-29; Su-27; F-4 and F-14.
The F-16 is in service with many world
air forces but its capabilities are limited for
todays standard and modern day require-
ments. It can be upgraded, it is available in
more modern and advanced versions
albeit significantly more costly but are not
superior to possible threats that could
emerge in the Near and Middle East. The
F-16 is no longer a real strategic deterrent
against Russian built and even US built air-
craft designed in the 60s.
All the countries have to fulfil a key role:
defend their skies and their borders if they
want to compete at an international level. To
do so it needs military assets that are supe-
rior to every military asset in the region.
The requirement for the Gulf Regions is
very demanding: what could happen in the
next five years in terms of conflict and de-
fence requirements? Who could confidently
predict what the situation will be later this
century?
The Royal Saudi Air Force has one of the
best equipped Air Forces in the world today,
and has chosen Eurofighter Typhoons for
the vital role of Air Defence, equiping itself
with the best multirole platform available
on the market.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is the only air-
craft offering a strong superiority against
any air-to-air menace in the Gulf Region, to-
day as well as in the future, and in the same
mission can fulfil any ground support roles.
Typhoon has 13 weapon hardpoints for air-
to-air and air-to-surface weapons, fuel tanks
and targeting pods. This is one of the tools
for superior fleet mission effectiveness of
the Typhoon and allows its unique swing-
role capability. The choice, in reality, is a
simple one.
E
nzo Casolini, the Eurofighter CEO,
was very clear at a media briefing
held during this years Dubai Air
Show: out of a total market of up to 800 air-
craft over the next 20 years, the Typhoon
has the potential to achieve 300 aicraft
orders. Within this figure, between 50 and
100 could come from the Gulf Region.
When we speak about combat aircraft,
the future of the Arabic countriess Air
Forces is based on the multi-platform con-
cept. A concept common to most of the
Worlds biggest and most powerful Air
Forces: USA, Russia, China, India and the
UK. The US multi-platform mix is the F-22
and JSF; Russias is the Su-27, its deriva-
tives and the MiG-29; Chinas is J-11 and
J-10; the UKs RAF have the Eurofighter
Typhoon and the JSF.
Saudi Arabia was the first arabic air
force to enter into the arena of new genera-
tion combat aircraft when they received
their first two Eurofighter Typhoons in June
of 2009. Since that time, more aicraft have
been delivered, they have flown a high
number of hours in the aircraft and have
been enjoying the performances and the
capabilities of the new platform. The new
aircraft are being introduced as they phase
Eurofighter Typhoon
over the desert
A Royal Air
Force
Tornado
displays 40th
anniversary
logo on its
fin at the
event
Reinhold
Faltlhauser
former CEO
from Panavia
talks to the
current
Panavia CEO
Antonino
Malavenda
Guests take
turns to
experience
the Tornado
cockpit
demonstrator A German Air Force Tornado prepares for take off at the ceremony in Lechfeld Air Base
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON IN THE GULF: