PROGRAMME NEWS & FEATURES • NOVEMBER 2013

DUBAI REPORT

THE TRANCHE 3 EUROFIGHTER

EUROFIGHTER MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL

THE SECRETBEHIND A GOOD FIGHTER WEAPON SYSTEM

In addition, we and NETMA also signed the con-tract for the Evolution Package 2 in October2013. The signature of this contract representsa significant milestone for what is known as thePhase 2 Enhancement programme for theEurofighter Typhoon. It brings with it a wholeraft of enhancements designed to ensure thecapability package we offer our customers isthe best on offer anywhere in the world. Thisnew development contract followed the MeteorIntegration Contract signed at the Paris AirShow in June 2013. It secures the integration ofthe world’s most advanced next generationBeyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile on to theEurofighter Typhoon. So we are making signifi-cant progress to enhance the operational capa-bilities of our aircraft.For me, what makes the achievement all themore special is the reliability of the aircraft dur-ing the journey to that target. This clearly re-flects the fact that we got the basics right whenwe conceived the aircraft – and the fact that wehave been able to build on the basic capabilitywithout compromising on the reliability.Elsewhere in this issue you can read the storybehind this in our unique feature in which expe-rienced former Test Pilots discuss in detail whatmakes a good fighter weapons system. Formany it will provide them with the best under-standing yet of just why we, and others, believethe Eurofighter Typhoon is a world-beater.

Last but not least, let me also take this opportu-nity to thank all of you for your great commit-ment and strong support to achieve our compa-ny’s targets in 2013. In just a few weeks fromnow, we are entering into 2014 and I would liketo wish you, your families and friends a veryprosperous and peaceful new year!

Welcome to a specialedition of EurofighterWORLD. This issue isbeing published as oneof the world’s greatestshowcase events in theaviation sector opensits doors for business –the Dubai Air Show. It’s

a unique event and one which firmly puts thespotlight on a region of the world in which hav-ing capable defence resources has never beenmore important. Eurofighter GmbH, along with its EurofighterPartner Companies, BAE Systems, EADS andFinmeccanica, will have significant presence inDubai – and, as ever, you can expect to see theEurofighter Typhoon make a real impression atthe Show. It is an exciting time for us. It’s apposite then that this issue of the maga-zine has a focus on our operations in warmerclimates. Eurofighter has already proven itselfto be effective and trusted in operation overplaces like Libya. What has, perhaps, not beentalked about so much is how we can support op-erators in the Middle East and the Gulf regions– and how our people are prepared to make areal commitment to doing so. In this issue wegive you an insight into this as Nigel Davey, VicePresident of Operations for BAE Systems in theMiddle East, shares his view of working and liv-ing the region and the understanding that givesus of our customer’s needs and aspirations. I can’t let this issue go to press without congrat-ulating all our customers and our partners onthe fact that we have surpassed the 200,000flying hours milestone with the EurofighterTyphoon. It is a fantastic achievement and onewe can all feel justly proud of.

Alberto GutierrezCEO Eurofighter

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CONTENTS

Editorial

Eurofighter News

Air Forces salute to say fond farewell to RAF Leuchars

TRANCHE 3 – Evolving Capability and What it Means...

TRANCHE 3 – Engine Ground Runs Completed

Top bird for Top guns

Meet the Man at the Sharp End...

Eurofighter Focus on Middle East and Gulf Region

The Bloodhound Story...

Eye of the Tiger – The New Bavarian Tiger

Luftwaffe Museum – Offers Insight into Evolution of the German Air Force

Eurofighter Amateur Photo Competition – The success story continues

Special Feature: The Secret Behind A Good Fighter Weapons System

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Huge interest surrounds this year’s DubaiAirshow which is expected to attract up to60,000 trade visitors and over a thousand ex-hibitors. It’s one of the biggest events in theaerospace calendar and certainly one of themost spectacular.

Among those exhibitors will be EurofighterGmbH, BAE Systems and Eurojet – togetherdemonstrating a significant presence in theUnited Arab Emirates – and not without rea-son.

The Dubai Airshow is organised under thepatronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and PrimeMinister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and inco-operation with Dubai Civil AviationAuthority, Dubai Airports and the UAE ArmedForces.

It has been widely reported that theEmirates are looking to replace at least 60ageing Mirage combat aircraft and it is publicknowledge that the UAE has been in talks witha number of potential providers – includingwith BAE Systems, the key Eurofighter PartnerCompany for the Region. If there are updates

on this – be sure to look on both theEurofighter and BAE Systems websites.

At the time of going to press, AlbertoGutierrez, the Chief Executive Officer ofEurofighter GmbH, told Eurofighter WORLD:“Clearly this is an important Airshow for thewhole of the Eurofighter community and ourpresence here in Dubai is a reflection of ourgenuine commitment to the region and itspeople. We know that the aircraft and its ca-pabilities have been well received in theMiddle East. We look forward to building onour track record here for many years tocome.”

• As well as a strong delegation of seniorpersonnel in Dubai, Eurofighter will behosting the fastest man on the planet –UK RAF Wing Commander Andy Green.

• It’s an amazing fact that 50 years and aday after Chuck Yeager first took an air-craft supersonic, it was Wing CommanderGreen who did the same thing on landwith a World Land Speed Record car. Onthat day, October 15th 1997, he reached aspeed of 763.035 miles per hour and heremains to this day the holder of theWorld Land Speed Record. Now, as heprepares to beat the elusive 1000 milesper hour barrier in a new World LandSpeed Record Car called Bloodhound,Wing Commander Green will be in Dubaito explain to Eurofighter, Eurojet and BAESystems guests just why he is tacklingthis challenge and what it means.

• You can read an exclusive interview withWing Commander Green elsewhere in thisissue – and you can also find out moreabout the Bloodhound World Land SpeedRecord Car and the powerplants that willbe used to drive it into the record books.

HITTING THE TARGET –METEOR

In June this year, at the Paris Air Show,Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH signed aweapon system integration contract with NET-MA, the NATO Eurofighter and TornadoManagement Agency, to facilitate and secure in-tegration of MBDA’s Meteor Beyond VisualRange Missile system.

The contract was signed following success-ful early firing tests using the NETMA-owned de-velopment aircraft IPA1 off the coast of Wales inthe United Kingdom.

At the time, Alberto Gutierrez, the CEO ofEurofighter GmbH said: “These latest develop-ments confirm the growing momentum of the

Eurofighter enhancement programme which isdelivering real capability to our customers.Meteor adds genuine potency to the EurofighterTyphoon. When coupled with a range of otherenhancements we are bringing into the pro-gramme, this will further secure the aircraft’sposition as best-in-class offering customers un-rivalled levels of performance, reliability andsupport.”

The signing was, and remains, further evi-dence of delivery around a range of capability

enhancements for the Eurofighter Typhoon, andsecures work on a programme to integrate thestate of the art ramjet missile system throughthe partner nations in Eurofighter for the fore-seeable future.

The Meteor missile system, integrated withthe current class-leading M-Scan radar (and inthe future the advanced E-Scan radar) fitted tothe Eurofighter, and utilising the full potential oftwo-way data-link communication, will greatlyincrease the ‘no-escape-zone’ around the air-craft enhancing both its effectiveness andlethality.

Further design and test work on the missilesystem is now continuing as part of the integra-tion programme as BAE Systems, Cassidian andAlenia Aermacchi embed the system within theprogramme in the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain.Over the next 18 months a further six firings arescheduled to test key elements of the integra-tion programme and the missile’s performance.

EUROFIGHTER IN DUBAI –MAKING THE NEWS ON LAND AND IN THE AIR...

BLOWING HOT IN BULGARIA

The first Eurofighters ever deployed to aBulgarian Air Base for operational missionsflew into Plovdiv this October to take part in ajoint exercise with MiG-29’s.

In one of the warmest Octobers on recordin Bulgaria, a pair of two-seat Eurofightersfrom the Italian Air Force's 4th Wing deployedto Graf Ignatievo AB - close to the town ofPlovdiv, one hour drive from the Capital Sofia.

The Exercise included six flights totalling15 hours flying time in which, as usual forEurofighter deployment, the aircraft recorded100% operational availability and demonstrat-ed their outstanding performance to theBulgarian pilots who also had the chance to flythem.

The activities during the quick deploymentinvolved missions which included BasicFighter Manoeuvres, Air-to-Air Engagement,and also Super Cruise (with under wing tanks,something that the Eurofighter can handleeasily).

It is reported that the Bulgarian pilots were‘enthusiastic’ having flown the European fighter.

The Bulgarian Air Force is accustomed tohaving a strong air force, which in the '80shad more than 300 fighters in service, andtheir pilots are very well experienced with theMiG-29 which is still a potent warrior, but notup-to-date for today’s needs. Key points with the Eurofighter that the

Bulgarian pilots appreciated were:

• the twin engine configuration of the Typhoon and its performance,

• its simplicity in handling • the good sensor fusion it offers

compared with what they are used to

Bulgaria, as a NATO country, needs a newfighter to replace the MiG-21 and the MiG-29 to-day in service to update its defensive system.

DID YOU KNOW?

In the past both Italian and German LuftwaffeTyphoons have flown in Bulgaria but for display purposes only.

Back row, left to right: Pedro Argüelles Salaverría, Secretary of Statefor Defence in Spain; Roberta Pinotti, Under Secretary of State forDefence in Italy; Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence EquipmentSupport & Technology in the United Kingdom; Stéphane Beemelmans,Secretary of State for Defence in Germany

Front row, left to right: Jesus Pinillos Prieto, General Manager of NETMA;Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter GmbH

Early Meteor flying trial achieved

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EUROFIGHTER TAKES ON ARCTIC CHALLENGE

Eight UK RAF Eurofighter Typhoons from 6Squadron at RAF Leuchars joined more than60 other aircraft in Norway in September forthe first ever Exercise Arctic Challenge.

The aircraft and supporting personnel de-ployed to the Kallax Air Base in Sweden for theexercise which was designed to allow the dif-ferent aircraft types to practice strategic plan-ning and tactical war fighting simulations aswell as in-flight manoeuvres and communica-tions strategies. The Eurofighter aircraft flewalongside Norwegian F-16 Falcons, Swedish

JAS-39 Gripens, Finnish F/A-18 Hornets andUS F-15 Strike Eagles and KC-135Stratotankers.

The two week exercise was hosted byNorway, Sweden and Finland. But it wasNorrbotten F21 Wing of the Swedish Air Force,based just outside the town of Lulea whichhosted 6 Squadron. The exercise was basedon a two-wave flying programme withTyphoons from 6 Squadron flying six aircraftin two separate waves; 59 sorties were flownin the first week and 56 in the second. The

first wave focused on training to allow the pi-lots to undertake syllabus work up andDissimilar Air Combat Training against aircraftfrom other Nations.

The emphasis on the second wave was onthe planning and execution of ‘Large ForceEmployment with Combat Air Operations’ inwhich there were up to 64 aircraft airborne.The RAF have reported that the Eurofighterperformed well throughout with excellent ser-viceability and results throughout the wholeexercise.

EUROFIGHTER MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARYOF 36TH ITALIAN AIR FORCE WING

It’s been a busy and active year for the ItalianAir Force. In May Eurofighter honoured the75th Anniversary of the 36th Italian Air ForceWing by presenting to its X Squadron, declaredcombat ready on Typhoon, a special EurofighterSword in a ceremony at the unit’s base in GioiaDel Colle, Italy (see picture below).

On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium,Maurizio De Mitri, Senior Vice President of theMilitary Aircraft Sector at Alenia Aermacchiand Chairman of the Supervisory Board ofEurofighter GmbH, presented the Sword toBase Commander Col. Vito Cracas at GioiaDel Colle where the Sword will remain as a

DID YOU KNOW?

The first swords were initiallypresented to the Chiefs of AirStaffs of the four PartnerNations: Germany, Italy, Spainand the United Kingdom atthe aircraft Type Acceptancein 2003. Ever since this event,the Swords have been pre-sented for each new squadronto symbolise the long-lasting,successful partnership be-tween industry and air forcesacross the Eurofighter com-munity.

EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON ON SHOW IN SOUTH KOREA

More than 360 exhibitors from 28 countriesshowcased their products and systems duringthe Seoul International Aerospace andDefence Exhibition (ADEX) 2013 which tookplace from 29 October to 3 November inRepublic of Korea's capital. EurofighterTyphoon presented a Full Scale Replica justoutside the main Exhibition Center. AEurofighter Cockpit Demonstrator was alsoavailable to brief current and potential cus-tomers, industrial partners and media from allover the world.

Representatives of the EurofighterTyphoon community explained to visitors thatbuying 60 of its combat aircraft would providethe Republic of Korea with the best deter-rence and the best overall industrial package.They also described the advantages of a split

procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon and theF-35 combining the benefits of the Europeanand American programmes.

The Republic of Korea identified a strongneed for stealth capability to cope with thevarious threats. The Eurofighter Typhoon in-cludes a high level of active and passive lowobservability features. Exhibition visitorsheard that Eurofighter Typhoon is able to de-liver the capability to cope with these threatstoday and in the future. It was also explainedthat Eurofighter Typhoon is also fully interop-erable with all other modern US combat air-craft. Its interoperability with US aircraft hasbeen proven in international operations andexercises such as Red Flag.

In meetings with various target groups itwas underlined that Eurofighter is still pre-

pared to deliver the principles of our technol-ogy transfer and industrial participation pack-age and to provide the Republic of Korea AirForce with full operational self-reliance. TheEADS offer comprises a unique industrialpackage that will provide the Republic ofKorea, and Korean industry, with the opportu-nity to significantly enhance their industrialcompetences, skills and capabilities. Thepackage includes, for instance, a FinalAssembly Line in Korea, a Software CentreFacility and a Depot Maintenance Facility.ADS had offered to invest 2bn US $ into theKF-X thereby strongly supporting the launchof the programme and the creation and sus-tainment of 30,000 highly skilled direct andindirect jobs.

Mariano Barrena, Eurofighter CampaignDirector for the Republic of Korea, said on thesidelines of Seoul ADEX 2013: "We offer aworld-class next generation combat aircraftwith truly multi-swing role capabilities. Tenyears after entry into service in 2003, the pro-gramme has never looked stronger than to-day."

Looking at the Republic of Korea's inten-tion to acquire 60 new combat aircraft,Barrena added: "Eurofighter Typhoon is theright strategic choice for the Republic ofKorea. We are convinced that the fighter pro-curement in this country is not a one-off ex-pense, but a strategic investment in Korea'sdefence capability and the development of itsown aerospace and defence industry."

Eurofighter Typhoon was proposed toSouth Korea's fighter procurement pro-gramme which aimed at acquiring 60 multi-role combat aircraft. However, the Republic ofKorea recently decided to re-start the interna-tional competition.

recognition of the achievements of the 36thItalian Air Force Wing and the relationshipwith the Eurofighter community.

Speaking at the ceremony, Maurizio DeMitri said: “It is a great honour for me to handover this Sword in recognition of this land-mark anniversary and the remarkable achieve-ments of the 36th Italian Air Force Wing.”

At the Ceremony, 36th Wing Commandersaid: “The Eurofighter Typhoon is at the heartof the work that we do here at Gioia Del Colleand performs a vital role in the Italian AirDefence system. We are extremely proud tobe celebrating this 75th Anniversary and welook forward to working with Eurofighter.”

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EIGHT RAF TYPHOONS CHAPERONE FRENCH MIRAGES FOR EXERCISE CAPABLE EAGLE

The UK’s RAF Leeming air base hosted aCombined Joint Anglo-French ExpeditionaryForce of eight RAF Typhoons and four French AirForce (Armée de l'Air) Mirage 2000Ns forExercise Capable Eagle, which concluded onOctober 18th.

Capable Eagle was the air component ex-ercise that ran concurrently with ExerciseJoint Warrior. More than 700 RAF, FAF andArmy personnel spent the eleven-day exerciseworking shoulder to shoulder as a corner ofthe Leeming airfield became a DeployedOperating Base in ‘Dragonia’.

Wing Commander Mike Bracken, the headof Expeditionary Air Wing Operational Trainingled the planning for the exercise. “Over thelast 18 months we’ve been tasked to re-en-gage with contingency operations for the RAFand in doing so we have looked at theExpeditionary Air Wing (EAW) concept andwe’ve tried to reinvigorate a training processto enable our people to face contingency inwhatever operational environment they aregiven.”

Key to the exercise was the deployment of1(F) Squadron from RAF Leuchars. OfficerCommanding, Wing Commander Mark Flewin,explained how it tested the Typhoon’s multi-role capability.

“We’ve been involved in a diverse range ofmission sets from close air support to air in-terjection to defensive counter air.” He wenton to explain how closely they have beenworking with the four Mirage 2000Ns. “Weplanned together, we swept them in to allow

them clear passage to their target and thenwe protected the four Mirages on their wayout. We are both very professional and adapt-able air forces and we’ve proven that on thisexercise in austere conditions. I would saythat the missions have gone very well indeedand we have worked very well with our Frenchcounterparts. As part of the on-going Anglo-French defence agreement I would see this asone of the stepping stones towards a closerrelationship and I would see permanentjoint exercises very much being a featureof the future.”

As the exercise reached its crescendo theDeployed Operating Base received a visit fromChief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal SirAndrew Pulford and French Air Force Chief ofStaff General Denis Mercier. In an address toexercise personnel and international press,Air Chief Marshal Pulford emphasised the im-portance of the Anglo-French relationship andthe value of conducting a joint exercise.“Thisis an extremely important relationship, notjust for today but long into the future.

The Combined Joint Expeditionary Force isreally forging the way in the bilateral relation-ship between our two militaries and our twoair forces, allowing the two most powerful,and clearly the best, air forces in Europe totake the lead and bring the rest of Europealong with us. This is not just about econom-ics, this is about modern military power andthe ability to work together, to operate togeth-er. It is quite pointless time on time coming to-gether for the first time, as it were and learn-ing about one another. We’ve got to train to-gether, we’ve got to prepare together andwe’ve got to develop mutual procedures.That’s what this is about.”

General Mercier added, “It’s very impor-tant for me to see our two air forces workingtogether. The cooperation between our forcesis not new, it started at the beginning of avia-tion. But what we are building here is not a co-operation; it is really a command force. I’mvery happy with what I’ve seen today. We areready to be part of this CombinedExpeditionary Force.”

RADOM 2013 – EUROFIGHTER IN POLANDIn the world of international campaigns, develop-ing an awareness and relationships in a new mar-ket territory takes time and patience. Knowingyour customer and their future requirements de-mands a listening ear, real understanding, andthe ability to take a long term view.

This is exactly why if you had been to the2013 Radom International Airshow in Polandthis year you would have seen a well-re-sourced Eurofighter stand amongst the dis-play with a steady stream of pedestrian trafficgoing in and out of the doors.

Walter Mancini, Vice President of BusinessDevelopment for Eurofighter, explains:“Radom is Poland’s most important airshow. Itattracted over 180,000 visitors this year andamong these are many senior representativesof both the government and the armed forces.

“We decided to go to Radom as part of in-creasing awareness of Eurofighter Typhoon inPoland. This is an early move ahead of anyPolish request for information and it gives usa chance to highlight aspects that could be-come discriminators for our platform. AtRADOM this is mainly achieved in dialoguewith the MOD, with the Polish Air Force andwith people from local industry.”

As well as having a senior delegation at theShow, Eurofighter was also represented bytwo RAF Eurofighter Typhoons on static dis-play and by one Italian Air Force Eurofighterdisplaying every day.

“People were open to us and they genuine-ly seemed to think it was a great aircraft. Theyalso liked the fact that we are a European so-lution. They recognised by working with usthey would have a relationship with the three

largest defence companies in Europe and theyunderstood that we already have experienceof sharing knowledge.”

He added: “ We recognise that the militaryhave their own priorities. We know that theirfirst priority is air defence, then helicopters,then a trainer aircraft and the navy and thearmy. However, putting ideas and concepts inthe minds of decision-makers and influencersahead of a competition can often bring bene-fits.

“Our objective was to make it clear that weare a credible alternative for Poland, that wehave a product that has longevity and that wehave existing supply-chain and nations sup-port and expertise behind it. I think, this year,we effectively began that journey of raisingawareness. Poland is now aware of theEuropean option.”

ROSKILDE 2013 – EUROFIGHTER IN DENMARK

Why go to Roskilde?For Denmark it is an important event. There

are around 30,000 spectators each day – and,with four candidates now competing for theDanish Air Force’s next fighter programme –we were also set against each other.

We were the only ones flying together withGripen – Boeing didn’t have an F-18 there andLockheed Martin were unable to bring an F-35for obvious reasons so they had a replica.

We had two aircraft from Nörvenich, onestatic and one which I flew every day of theShow.

I did the same display I do at all the majorair shows I have flown. It’s all about lift andpower. Anybody could see that we flew thesocks off the Gripen. If other aircraft had beenthere, we would have done the same to them!

In this competition, in terms of pure perfor-mance, the Eurofighter is way out front. I think,after the display, it became clear that we hadbecome something of a favourite for the spec-tators. It also helped that our team was smalland a couple of us were Danes, so we couldtalk to them in their own language.

In Denmark, Eurofighter was, perhaps, notvery well known.

The aircraft is now mature – but it’s realstrong point is that it is a flexible solution to

the Air Force’s needs. In Denmark, where theylove their F-16 however, the Eurofighter is theabsolute natural replacement.

It’s an aeroplane that can do anything inthe future. I told the Danish politicians recentlythat when I left the Danish Air Force at the endof the Cold War we had never fired a shot inanger – yet now, when all the militaries areabout 30 per cent of the level they were backthen - we have been to war three times.

The Danish Air Force has been to war oneach of these three occasions with the F16.They have used the aircraft and they havedropped weapons that weren’t even inventedwhen the aircraft was built. We just don’t knowwhat the future’s going to bring.

For today’s requirements, there is no silverbullet – we need a flexible aeroplane.

And if you look at the Arctic – a big issue inDenmark – I don’t think you should fly aroundthe Arctic in a single engine aeroplane.

It is certainly true that we have left theDanes with some serious food for thought fol-lowing Roskilde and we need to follow that up.We have put ourselves on their map.

And what about the display you fly?It is not a new display – it’s about brute

power, so there’s lots of vertical manoeuvring,

lots of going straight up from low speed to highspeed and obviously there are the spectacularbits, the rolls and the high speed turns – I doget to plus 9g a couple of times.

Slow speed around 100 knots and highspeed 500 knots.

Can you explain a little more about howyou have demonstrated the flexibility ofthe Eurofighter?

When the Danes came to visit us inManching earlier this year we put four aero-planes in four different configurations.

We had a very light A-A configuration typi-cally used for peacetime QRA – then we hadheavy A-A where we pointed out that if you arereally up against getting air superiority, youneed six long range and two short range mis-siles, that’s the way the F-22 is laid out. Andthen we put on a couple of tanks and an LDPwhich is also very good – and then we had our“Swiss Army Knife”, which was four PavewayIV’s; four AMRAAMS, a couple of tanks – twoshort range missiles – all that is two times anF16 weapons load.

This in fact is what the new EurofighterP1E specification gives you:

• Full A-A: 4 long range 2 short range missiles

• Four bombs• Laser GPS• The targeting Pod• Two tanks

In our competition, the only one that isclose to that would be the Super Hornet. TheGripen is half of that.

In terms of performance though, theEurofighter is vastly superior to the SuperHornet. The Super Hornet is an extremelyheavy aeroplane.

We also had the aeroplane with two Taurusand a full load of A-A missiles and a centre-linefuel tank. That was to point out that, if you re-ally are on the first day of a real war, thenmaybe it’s a good idea to bring in a cruise mis-sile system to fly the last 300km – so stealththen becomes much less of an issue.

What we lined up in Manching was all thecurrent and coming scenarios that you mightwant to cover.

The Danes need a package with a sensibleprice and good logistics system - and I thinkwe can do all of that.

I feel very good about it – we still havethings to learn – but we have our chances inDenmark and we can do this. We have the rightteam.

Every year the Eurofighter Typhoon increases its fanbase around the world at major Air Shows.Introducing the aircraft to Governments and Air Forces is a vital part of the export programme. Here,Cassidian’s Project Test Pilot Chris Worning gives Eurofighter WORLD an insight into just one of theseShows –on this occasion it was in Denmark at the famous Roskilde Air Show which is staged mid-August.

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NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON

A major new Development Contract which willpave the way for continuous capability en-hancements of the Eurofighter Typhoon hasbeen signed by Eurofighter JagdflugzeugGmbH and the NATO Eurofighter and TornadoManagement Agency (NETMA).

The package (known as Evolution Package2) will be delivered by the end of 2015. TheContract signing was announced onWednesday 30th October in South Korea atthe Seoul International Aerospace & DefenceExhibition 2013.

Evolution Package 2 consists of a numberof improvements including enhancements tothe major avionics sensor such as the Radarand the Defensive Aids Sub Systems (DASS)of the Eurofighter Typhoon. It also includesenhancements designed to cater for the latestoperational requests of Customers and impor-tant enhancements to the MultifunctionInformation and Distribution System (MIDS).In addition, the package will include furtherimprovements to the Flight Control System(FCS) and the Utility Control System (UCS)that will allow the Eurofighter Typhoon to be

more compatible with evolving requirementswithin the Commercial Aviation air space envi-ronment.

Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officerof Eurofighter GmbH, said: “The signature ofthis Contract represents a significant mile-stone for what is known as the Phase 2Enhancement programme for the EurofighterTyphoon. It brings with it a whole raft of en-hancements designed to ensure the capabilitypackage we offer our customers is the best onoffer anywhere in the world.”

Jesus Pinillos Prieto, General Manager ofNETMA, said: “Eurofighter Typhoon was de-signed, from the outset, for capability growth,and this package of enhancements is furtherevidence that we are building on this funda-mental strength. It is something we firmly be-lieve sets us apart from the competition.”

This new Development Contract followsthe Meteor Integration Contract signed at theParis Air Show in June 2013. It secures the in-tegration of the world’s most advanced nextgeneration Beyond Visual Range Air-to-AirMissile on to the Eurofighter Typhoon.

INCREASED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON

In October Cassidian, the defence division ofEADS, announced that it had successfully fi-nalized its flight testing of the EurofighterTyphoon Phase 1 Enhancements (P1E) pro-gramme.

After an intensive test programme of thisFirst Batch of Enhancements on InstrumentedProduction Aircraft 4 and 7, this enhancementconfirms delivery of a robust simultaneousmulti-/swing-role capability to the Nations'Air Forces. It will be ready for the customersby the end of 2013.

The testing took place at Cassidian´sMilitary Air Systems Centers in Manching/Germany and Getafe/Spain, in cooperation

with BAE Systems and Alenia Aermacchi. "ThePhase 1 Enhancements will provide a signifi-cant leap in Eurofighter's operational capabil-ities. Deploying multiple weapons with attackconstraints simultaneously in all weather hasnever been easier", said Chris Worning,Cassidians Eurofighter Project pilot.

P1E implements full Air-to-Surface capabil-ity on Eurofighter Typhoon - including LaserDesignator Pod -, full smart bomb integration,modern secure Identification Friend or Foe(Mode 5), improved Radios and Direct VoiceInput, Air-to-Surface Helmet Mounted SightSystem, improved Air-to-Air capabilities in-cluding digital integration of Short Range

Air-to-Air Missiles and updated MIDS(Multifunctional Information DistributionSystem) Datalink functionalities for enhancedinteroperability with Coalition Forces.

The Enhancements cover the design, development, qualification and clearance ofthe first major upgrade after the MainDevelopment Contract.

It is a major milestone in the developmentof Eurofighter Typhoon giving seamless air-to-ground integration to the weapon system andforming the baseline for further enhance-ments such as AESA (Active ElectronicallyScanned Array) radar and the Meteor missile.

LATEST PAVEWAY IV TRIALS DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED AIR TO SURFACE CAPABILITIES FOR EUROFIGHTER TYPHOONBAE Systems, working closely with RaytheonUK, have completed a series of trials culminat-ing in a successful release of Raytheon'sPaveway IV precision guided bomb from aTyphoon, demonstrating further enhancementof Typhoon's air to surface role.

The trials demonstrated the latest Phase 1Enhancements to the aircraft that enables thefull capability of the Paveway IV to be utilisedon Typhoon for the UK customer. Typhoon iscapable of operating with up to 6 Paveway IVweapons.

The Phase 1 Enhancement programme in-cludes the integration of new weapons includ-ing Paveway IV and EGBU-16 alongside inte-grating a Laser Designator Pod (LDP) ontoTranche 2 aircraft of the partner nations. Itwill further strengthen the EurofighterTyphoon's position as a multi-role fighter air-craft.

Raytheon's Paveway IV is a highly accu-rate, precision guided bomb capable of signif-icantly minimising collateral damage. It willprovide Typhoon pilots with the very besttechnology for operations with its all-weather,day and night precision capability.

IPA7 flying over Cassidian´s Military Air SystemsCenter in Manching with Laser Designator Pod,two Supersonic Fuel Tanks, two IRIS-T Short RangeAir-to-Air Missiles, four AMRAAM Medium RangeAir-to-Air Missiles as well as four Paveway IVbombs loaded." - Credit: Josef Gietl, Cassidian

Stormclouds cleared to give way to sunshine fora poignant farewell to RAF Leuchars in Scotlandthis year as the famous Royal Air Force basestaged its last Airshow in front of packed and ap-preciative crowds.

More than 40,000 people attended the Showwhich was themed “Attack and Protect” – andwhich honoured the 65th Battle of Britain atHome Day and which paid tribute to 617Squadron 70 years after the famous‘Dambusters’ raid.

While today RAF Leuchars provides thenorthern base for RAF Eurofighter Typhoonsprotecting the UK with an unmatched QuickReaction Alert capability – next yearEurofighters from 1 and 6 Squadrons willtransfer to RAF Lossiemouth.

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AIR FORCES SALUTE TO SAY FOND FAREWELL TO RAF LEUCHARS

Photos for Eurofighter WORLD by Goeffrey Lee

The highlight was the Red Arrows in formation with a box 4 of Eurofighter Typhoons led by Wg Cmdr M Flewin OC No 1 (F) Squadron (see inset above) and members of 1 and 6 (F) Squadrons.

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Typhoons from both Squadrons were on thetarmac at the conclusion of the Show to re-ceive the final salute from StationCommander and Air Force Scotland AirCommodore Gary Mayhew prior to transitionto Lossiemouth.

Air Commodore Mayhew said: “It was veryfitting that RAF fast jets, the Typhoon and theTornado GR4, were able to conclude theShow, underlining the extensive RAF contribu-tion to current operations at home andabroad, and the transition of the TyphoonSquadrons from Leuchars to RAFLossiemouth during 2014.”

The Air Commodore also thanked theAustrian Air Force who made history atLeuchars when they provided a specialdemonstration of Quick Reaction Alert opera-tions intercepting a Hercules with a 2-shipTyphoon formation and forcing it to land. Thiswas followed by a highly dynamic 1v1 engage-ment as the second part of the demo. Besidesthe power of the EJ-200 engines the Austrianpresentation outlined the excellent manoeu-vrability of the Typhoon. Additionally LeucharsAirshow was supported by a Solo display fromCpt. Alexander Miksitz. It was the first timethe Austrian Air Force had landed aEurofighter Typhoon in the UK and theirbiggest international deployment so far.

At the aftershow crew evening the Austrianintercept demonstration was honoured by theAirshow organisation with the award for "BestFlying Display".

RAF Typhoon Display pilot FlightLieutenant Jamie Norris also put theEurofighter through its paces at the Showwowing crowds as he demonstrated the air-craft’s world-renowned agility. Eurofightercameraman Geoffrey Lee was on hand, asthese pictures show, to capture both theAustrian and RAF Air Forces in action.

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Italian and Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons join in with the RAF to represent the Eurofighter community. The Austrian Airforce demonstratedhow to intercept aircraft with 2 Eurofighter Typhoons and a C-130 Hercules.

AIR FORCES SALUTE TO SAY FOND FAREWELL TO RAF LEUCHARS

left: Austrianair forces firstoverseasdetachmentshowing 2 ofits pilots afterdemonstratingthe aircraftagility.

right: WingCommanderMark FlewinOC No 1Squadronleaves his HASto lead a Boxfour formationwith the RedArrows.

6 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon prepares to taxi out from HAS site for take off to perform mock airfield attack during the Leuchars airshow.

below: The RAF Eurofighter Typhoons were out in force atLeuchars air show. There were 6 different Squadron paintedaircraft in the line up.

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Mark Bowman is one of theEurofighter Typhoon’s most ex-perienced and knowledgeableTest and Development Pilots.As well as having extensivemilitary experience flying anumber of platforms, Mark hasdeveloped close relationshipswith many of the pilots who

are in the Armed Forces of Eurofighter’scustomer-base. Here he talks exclusivelyto Eurofighter WORLD about how the latest iteration of this world-class aircraftis likely to measure-up in an increasing demanding air warfare environment.

TRANCHE 3 – EVOLVING CAPABILITY AND WHAT IT MEANS...

CHIEF TEST PILOTMARK BOWMANBAE SYSTEMS

INTERVIEW

From the pilot’s perspective, what do you think the significance is of us havingthis new package of capabilities in the Eurofighter?

“Clearly from the pilot’s perspective he willessentially have entered a new era in terms ofcapability and flexibility - and also in terms ofthe persistence of the airframe. And from awar-fighting context, it makes sure that the air-craft will sit at the leading and cutting edge ofcapability that can be fielded against any oth-er potential adversaries out there. It reallydoes mean that we are hitting a pinnacle interms of what we can try and ring out of theaircraft and airframe.

“At the same time though, I think it is fair tosay that, even with things like conformal fueltanks and E-Scan, all of which are absolutelypivotal, it means we have a platform that is aspringboard to where we want to take the air-craft in the future. We want this aircraft to re-main relevant, and more plans are in placenow to look at how we do this through thingslike an enhanced human/machine interfaceand in protecting the aircraft against futurechanges in technology.”

“In a nutshell it means that we are doingmuch more than just keeping up with what isrequired to deal with our adversaries, but mak-ing sure we maintain the capability advantagethat we enjoy at the moment.”

Where will the aircraft sit in terms with itsrelationship with so-called ‘5th generation’aircraft?

“People clearly like to put labels on things.But if you look at what 5th generation means,it talks about sensor performance and the dis-tribution of these sensors – in that contextthat’s exactly what we are doing throughthings like the enhanced DASS and the E-Scan.Ultimately it’s what the pilot can achieve, andwhat the aircraft technology can achieve inmaintaining a combat and capability advan-tage.”

How will history see platforms like the F-35 in this context – for example againstthe claims around the value of stealth?

“If we look at stealth, if you look at where someof the current platforms are going they have de-creased the overall relevance of stealth in the RFenvironment to the point where it is being mitigatedby existing and developing technologies. So, at theend of the day, someone will have to answer overthe cost of ownership of developing some of thestealth technologies. Most probably other invest-ments, such as improvements in infra-red detec-

tion devices and other techniques will reduce theoverall relevance of stealth. “That’s not to say, ofcourse, that a lot of aircraft aren’t designed withdifferent facets. F-35 has a high degree of rele-vance and that will be developed over its life. Theimportant thing is that the Eurofighter Typhoon isbeing developed on a par with that aircraft and willalso remain complimentary to the battlespace.”

Interoperability then – what can you sayabout that – how well does Eurofighter fitinto armed forces’ requirements in termsof having a flexible asset?“Eurofighter is a worldwide capable aircraft –and being capable worldwide requires a signif-icant degree of interoperability. I know manypeople are already aware of the interoperabilitycapability with the US, but the adaptability ofits’ sensors and its’ sensor-fusion capability isobviously ‘right there’ for all customers andnew potential customers of the aircraft. “In-teroperability with other assets, whether theybe other aircraft, or whether it is between seaand land, is pretty much getting to the heartof what the Eurofighter Typhoon mantra is allabout. If you look, for example, at the limita-tions that the US are looking at with the F-22aircraft at the moment, which can only fieldintra-aircraft or intra-flight interoperability,then they too are recognising those limita-tions. From the outset, Eurofighter has lookedat adapting into wider networks and that obvi-ously has been developed well and will remainvitally relevant to what we need to do world-wide.”

So why then, speaking as a Chief Test Pilot, do you think the aircraft has founditself in such a good place?“Well, I think from where I sit, which is verymuch looking at the cockpit and, to some de-gree outside it as well, you have to go back tothe foresight of the designers and the cleverengineers of most probably 10 or 15 yearsago and also the current set of visionariesover what has been achieved and where theaircraft can be taken in the future.”“For me there is clearly some satisfaction inthat we have some of the best engineeringbrains on the planet and we have customerswho have a very clear appreciation of wheretheir requirements are and what they wantthis aircraft to do. We accept, of course thatthe aircraft is still very much in its adoles-cence now, and even with a Tranche 3 aircraftwe can expect the platform to be around foranother 30 or 40 years or so and therefore wehave to build-in adaption to emerging futurecapabilities. Our focus remains on maintainingclear combat advantage into the future.”

Do you think the Eurofighter has been misunderstood by those not right insidethe programme or who are involved ascustomers?

“I don’t think we have a difficult message orproblem. That’s not to say that there haven’t

been issues with timeliness or maturity - buttake a look at any of the other major pro-grammes that are also suffering from delaysand funding issues and you see a similar story.For me, the important thing is we have the con-fidence that we can retain our advantage andwe know we have something that can be de-ployed today – and not in five years time or sowhich is where some of the other platformsare.”

What about cost of ownership and reliability?

“Yes, some of the figures coming out ofLibya for example indicate that we are at thetop end of 98 or 99 per cent availability –however looking further ahead, I don’t think wecan sit back on our laurels. Growth and sus-tainability long term will come from the impor-tant export contracts that are currently outthere to be won and through our ability toadapt to the emerging technologies that arecoming along the pipe...”

OK, looking at a mission - how will theCFT’s, the E-Scan system, Meteor, the Enhanced DASS capabilities and all thenew items coming on stream help?

“If we take them from the top. If we takeconformal fuel tanks, we have greater persis-tence with no reduction in real airframe per-formance. It will enable us to remain on stationfor longer and go further and also to carry ad-ditional loads.

“E-scan radar will help us adapt to the envi-ronment of doing simultaneous air to surfaceand air to air activity – again with enhancedperformance.”

“And, if you take DASS, then smarter tech-nology means enhanced survivability, and withnew weapons like Meteor, the aircraft will havegreater reach and potency.”

“As a package, mission wise, you stick withmulti-role but in each of those areasEurofighter Typhoon is going to be the potentand sustainable capability that everyone is ex-pecting.”

“There is no doubt that the more availabletools you have in your toolbox then the moreavailable jobs you can go and service. You cannever have enough – but 13 hardpoints whichcan be mixed, is a very good number.”

What would you say in summary then?“Eurofighter has always brought a smile to

my face. I am incredibly optimistic aboutwhere this aircraft is going now – and also theplans for the future that I hope very much to beinvolved in.”

And your message to potential customers?“I would always be proud to demonstrate

how outstanding the aircraft’s current capabil-ities are and show the true commitment andfocus for the future potential of this remark-able 21st century war fighting platform.”

TRANCHE 3FEATURESE-SCAN RADAROver the long term the ActiveElectronic Scanned Array (AESA) willoffer capability improvements overMechanically Scanned Radar,including higher levels of multi-target tracking, and enhancedweapons integration.

HIGH SPEED DATA NETWORKTranche 3 aircraft are provisioned tobe able to offer high bandwidth datatransfer, which means it could carryweapons and stores that need highdata bandwidth for, say, video.

AVIONICSWill allow for increased computingpower and additional missioncomputing capacity.

NEXT GENERATION FIBREOPTIC WEAPONS BUSThere is a provision for fibre opticcabling which may be needed forfuture generations of weapons.

CONFORMAL FUEL TANKSThe tanks increase the fuel loadwhich mean extra range for theaircraft and also free up positionsunder the aircraft for larger oradditional stores where under-wingfuel tanks would previously havebeen carried.

FUEL DUMPIn case an emergency return to baseis needed or the pilot has a missionrequirement, the fuel dump allowsthe aircraft to make rapid fuelreductions as opposed to needing tojettison stores.

Tranche 3 offers a number of provisions that future proof the aircraft. These will allow Typhoon to take on additional capability.

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TRANCHE 3 ENGINE GROUND RUNSCOMPLETED

. GREEN SCREENSInvolving a final check of the airframe for for-eign object debris (FOD) using a wire meshscreen attached directly to the front of the en-gine– you can guess what colour the mesh is.The engines are then started up and any FODthat has not been found in the productionprocess, through manual and X-ray searches,is sucked towards the engine and caught onthe green screen. It’s a testament to the goodwork carried out in Typhoon final assemblythat usually nothing at all is found during thisprocess.

INSTALLATION RUNS Carried out by the on-site Rolls Royce represen-tative, each engine is operated individually be-fore both are fired up together and run throughthe full performance range all the way up tomaximum re-heat. These are the final checksand sign-off to ensure the engines meet all ofthe performance and design criteria.

STAGE CsOnce the engines have been certified as fullyserviceable, we test the way the engine inter-faces with all of the aircraft systems. Wecheck the environmental control system,that’s cooling for the avionic equipment andalso for the pilot, the fuel system to make surethe engine receives fuel in the correct way, lifesupport to make sure the pilot’s oxygen gen-eration system works, the electrical powergeneration to ensure it’s working correctlyand also the hydraulic system that suppliesthe flying control system.

Engine ground runs are the last stage oftesting before the aircraft makes its first flightwhich is currently on target to take place be-fore the year end.

THE ENGINE GROUND RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT IN 3 DISTINCT PHASES:

If you want to really understand an aeroplane,then you need to talk to someone who’s been atthe sharp end. Someone who knows what makesthe aircraft tick. Someone who can wring the ab-solute best from it. Someone who can give you areal insight into its full range of capabilities.

Ideally that person will have had frontline ex-perience. They will have helped develop theaircraft from a technical point of view. Theywill have seen the deployment of those devel-opments on exercise and on operational de-ployment.

Allow us to introduce you to a man whohas all of this, and more, and who until veryrecently was a serving UK Royal Air ForceSquadron Leader - Paul Smith.

Eurofighter WORLD is proud to announcethat Squadron Leader Smith recently joinedthe Eurofighter family to take up residence asManager of Capability Promotion andBusiness Winning. It’s a real coup for the busi-ness and, as Paul shares his experience, it willprovide fantastic opportunities for those whowant to understand what the EurofighterTyphoon is all about to talk first-hand with

MEET THE MANAT THE SHARP END...

Paul and glean what they can from his razor-sharp mind.

Paul has known the Eurofighter intimatelysince it was first introduced to the RAF. Hewas one of three Flight Commanders on 3Squadron, the first frontline EurofighterTyphoon Squadron. He has flown theEurofighter on many major Exercises and wasinvolved with the first multi-role EurofighterTyphoon Training Deployment in May 2008 atthe Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada – whereone of his jobs was to ‘drop a bomb onAmerica’.

His work has also given him extensive ex-perience of Middle Eastern operations – in-cluding as an advisor to the Iraqi Air Force.More recently he managed the RAF’sOperational Flight Test Programme working in17 Squadron – the Test and Evaluation

Squadron where the focus was Radar andDefensive Aids development work.

He told Eurofighter WORLD: “My work hastwo main thrusts. Firstly supporting ourExport area where I can bring to bear myknowledge and experience – and secondlyworking closely with our Capability Teamwhere I can help prioritise capability develop-ment and make sure the jet is kept moving for-ward with new capability introduction.”

He added: “What all this means is, thatwhen I speak to other fighter jet pilots I can tellthem what areas the Eurofighter Typhoon real-ly excels in, what areas we are further develop-ing, and what the potential for the future is.”

Look out for *Squadron Leader PaulSmith – he could be coming to an Air Shownear you!

SQUADRON LEADERPAUL SMITHROYAL AIR FORCE

At an airfield in Lancashire, England, in this is-sue we look at the peregrine falcon and howthis bird, considered to be one of the mostsuccessful birds of prey in the world has in-spired the world of aviation.

For years engineers have recognised thatwhen they hit a problem, nature has probablyencountered and resolved that same issueyears before. It’s a sensible place to startlooking for a solution.

The peregrine falcons hooked bill, power-ful wings, large feet and sharp talons all con-tribute to it being the fastest bird in theworld so it’s no surprise that it has inspireddevelopments in aviation and technology foryears.

Take the solution to managing airflow inand around the jet engine – a repetition fromnature. The air pressure from a 200mph diveon its prey could damage the bird’s lungs if itwasn’t for the small cone shaped bones with-in its nostrils (called baffles) which guide thepowerful airflow away from the nostrils en-abling the bird to breathe more easily whilediving. A similar cone design was devised totackle the same issue in the jet engine.

Mark Bowman, Typhoon test pilot standsby the old adage ‘If it looks good it probablyis good’. A look at the Typhoon and the fal-con proves it. Both come packed with aero-dynamic prowess and some serious attackcapabilities built in.

With uncompromising speed and agilitythe Peregrine Falcon and the Typhoon air-craft have a few things in common from in-credible eyesight to some top rating speeds.

To this day the peregrine falcon plays animportant part in the development of air-craft. No less than in a role that sees thebird protecting pilot and plane. At the BAESystems airfield in Warton, falcons are usedon a daily basis to scare birds from the air-field and reduce the risk of bird strike.Improving flight safety to support the devel-opment of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

(see backcover)

TOP BIRD FOR TOP GUNS

BS116, the very first Tranche 3 Typhoon, has suc-cessfully completed engine ground runs in ourde-tuner facility at Warton in the UnitedKingdom.

The Tranche 3 jet offers a number of provi-sions that future proof the aircraft and will al-low it to take on additional capability in the fu-ture including e-scan radar, conformal fueltanks and a high speed data network.

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Can the customer get more out of ourproducts and services through this approach?

“Certainly when we are inserting new capa-bility, we have to make sure we have the logis-tics support, the training, the information, thetechnical publications – all of those things inplace – and working alongside the customerand applying what could be called ‘partnershipbehaviours’ makes a significant difference tothe outcome.

“I have seen evidence of where a capabilityhas been acquired, it did exactly what it wasdesigned to do, but the customer wanted it todo something different. What is needed is flex-ibility within the organisation to delight thecustomer by working through practical solu-tions with them.

“What I think doesn’t work is to visit a cus-tomer on say a monthly basis for a review, andthen not speak to them again until the follow-ing month. I don’t see that as a good workingrelationship. We need to be able to have peo-ple on the ground who are having a regulardialogue at a time that it is appropriate and

needed. We find our customers want a numberof things. They want access – they want tospeak to someone face to face. My office inRiyadh was next door to the office of my prin-ciple customer. I found this very beneficial tounderstand what was needed, why it was im-portant and how we could help deliver it.

“They also want accountability, they don’tjust want a figurehead, they want someonewho can say ‘OK, I understand your issue, I willgo and get it fixed.’ They also, therefore want

responsiveness – so having found someonewho is accountable, they want someone whocan deliver.

What was one of your key learning points?“I think the single biggest thing I returned

with is that I spend probably most of my timenow thinking about things from a customerperspective.”

Has this changed the way you work?“Yes I think it has. It is one thing to have a

relationship with a customer – it is another tolook at what we are doing from a customer

perspective. If you start with the view that youare on the front line with your back to the aero-plane and you look back – and everything thatis being done is to support that aircraft gettinginto the air then you start to look at thingsfrom a different perspective.”

What advice would you offer to those making this level of commitment?

“A couple of things. I have absolutely no re-grets about spending three and half years outthere, in fact in many ways I wish I’d made thecommitment earlier. I think the best way forsomeone to understand something like this isto experience it for themselves. At BAESystems we have always said we support ourpeople to achieve this were possible. I wouldstand by that – people should feel that this isa really positive thing – soaking up all that ex-perience – particularly if it’s somewhere in acountry with a different culture.

“The amount I have learned about MiddleEastern culture has been very enriching. Iwould encourage people to do it early in theircareer as it gives you a different outlook per-sonally and professionally. From a businessand personal perspective it is great.

“We provide goods and services to supportour armed forces. That’s what we do. And soseeing exactly what they do and living along-side them, is a very valuable experience. In myview there are only positives. Actually goingand living somewhere will change people’smindsets – you can’t buy that, you can’t readit, you can’t get it off the internet.”

Does this make you feel proud in the waywe support our customers?

“We are incredibly proud about our abilityto support our armed forces. That’s what dri-ves us. One of the proudest moments I had inthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was attending theGraduation Ceremony for the cadets in Riyadh– just being part of the machinery made it veryspecial.”

What is your feeling about the future ofEurofighter Typhoon in the Middle East?

“I think it could be phenomenal. I thinkthere are lots of opportunities. What the airforces from those regions will want to be as-sured of is that the product will continue tohave the capabilities they need in an evolvingenvironment. If we can meet those challengesand provide efficient support I am sure cus-tomers will want to continue working with us.”

EUROFIGHTER FOCUSON MIDDLE EAST AND GULF REGION

Nigel, what took you to the Middle East?“The role I went out to do initially in Saudi

Arabia was focussed on all support activitiesfor the Royal Saudi Air Force (excludingTyphoon) and Royal Saudi Naval Forces.Before joining the Saudi Arabia business, oneof my previous roles was Project Director forHarrier where we were at the forefront of cus-tomer engagement in the transformation jour-ney, as we focussed more on support solu-tions – looking at both availability and up-grades.

“The experience was very relevant. It is ex-actly what our customers in the Middle Eastare looking at.”

Nigel explained that his initial role was pri-marily based around developing ‘single-pointaccountability’.

“One of the things that our Export cus-tomers are not interested in is our internal or-ganisation.

“I think where we have that single point ofcontact, we have effectively, in Eurofighter’scase, got the power of four behind us. You getthe views and the experience. We are in thebusiness of using our combined energy tobring to bear our breadth of experience. Wehave four operational air forces at the corewhich are all different and which all bring dif-ferent experiences and this enables us to offerthe benefit of that to our wider customer base.

“The diversity that we have as a consortiumputs us in a great position to understand diver-sity within our customer base. Our customersbehave differently and we are able to use ourexperience of communications, stakeholdermanagement, working across internationalboundaries to our advantage.”

So how did you adapt to life in Saudi Arabiaand working alongside the Customer?

“The thing that probably struck me mostabout actually moving to the Middle East wasthat having visited a number of times - around20 trips in 13 months - this in no way preparedme for actually living in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia. There is a common feeling that visitinga place will give you a feeling of what it is likebut that is simply not the case.

In this issue of Eurofighter WORLD things are hotting up. Our focus is on the Middle East and the Gulf Region. Withaircraft and personnel actively deployed in the Region, and with significant and growing customer interest inEurofighter Typhoon, we hope to give you a flavour of our involvement and of the commitment to a part of theworld that is seldom out of the headlines.

“We need to value those who are pre-pared to go and spend a couple of years liv-ing in another country. Within the consor-tium we have got examples of large numbersof people who go and live and work in otherparts of the world and who support our cus-tomers and our products.

“We have significant numbers of peopleworking on customers bases who are pre-pared to make that commitment. We havethat experience within the consortium. Wehave the machinery in place to make thishappen and we can take this forward withother customers.”

So what can we offer by making thiscommitment?

“I think the fundamental thing is the dif-ference between treating a customer assomebody to whom we export, and actuallyhaving a level of intimacy with them. It isparticularly important when we are operat-ing alongside other worldwide cultures –having a presence there gives us a real un-derstanding of how they want to use theiraeroplanes, how they want to be supported,what levels of help and support they need –that can’t always be done at the other end ofa telephone or via an email.

“I think when we do this well, we areworld-class. There is no doubt about it –people recognise the support they get fromus. The challenge is to work at getting thisright everywhere.”

“For me, it is the shifting of the focus tonot just sell the aircraft, which is obviouslyimportant, but it is understanding what arethe expectations of the customer over thelife of the product. Some will be quitestraightforward, like the operating environ-ment. We also need to understand what thechanging expectations will be – after all weare talking about changing operating envi-ronments and this, of course, will affect ca-pability requirements. Our real opportunityis to really inject pace into those things –and we do that by working with our cus-tomers and understanding, early on, whenthey need or expect something. It is then a

question of having the boldness within the or-ganisation to respond quickly and effectively.”

Does the evolution of our products inthose different environments directly reflect the learning and understanding wehave gained from these enhanced levels ofcustomer intimacy?

“I think it does. I think the offerings that wehave made in support are more complex thanthose we offered traditionally. I think we havegot a much better level of understanding of thecustomer now. This is what keeps us in thegame.”

NIGEL DAVEY INTERVIEWPosition now: Director, Combat Air Support, Military Air & Information – BAE Systems

Position in Middle East: Vice President, Operations, BAE Systems Saudi Arabia

Age: 52

Marital Status: Married with two grown-up children

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Exercise Green Flag 2013 (Photo by Geoffrey Lee)

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• The 12.8m long, 6,422kg (fuelled), jet androcket-powered vehicle will be more ad-vanced than most spacecraft andfaster than a bullet fired from ahandgun.

• Its 900mm diameter wheelswill spin at over 10,000rpm,generating 50,000 radial g atthe rim.

• The car will accelerate from 0 – 1,050mph in 40 secondsand at V-max (maximumvelocity), the pressureof air bearing downon its carbon fibreand titanium body-work will exceedtwelve tonnes persquare metre.

• At this speed, Andy Green willbe covering a distance equivalent to overfour football pitches every second, or50m in the blink of an eye.

The story of this remarkable SuperSonic Car be-gan on 23rd October 2008 when in the UK, at theNational Science Museum Lord Drayson,Minister of State for Science and Innovation,launched The BLOODHOUND Project, a three-year mission led by Richard Noble OBE to createa land speed record car capable of achieving1,000mph.

It will be driven by Wing Commander AndyGreen (see special interview) who set the cur-rent record of 763mph (1228kmh) at the con-trols of ThrustSSC on 15th October 1997. Ifthe new vehicle achieves its target of1,000mph (Mach 1.4) it will mark the greatestincremental increase in the history of theWorld Land Speed Record. It will also exceedthe low altitude speed record for aircraft(c.994mph).

Building a car quicker than a fighter jet isnot, however, the primary goal of the project.Rather, it is to inspire future generations totake up careers in science, technology, engi-neering and mathematics by showcasing thesesubjects in the most exciting way possible.

The BLOODHOUND SSC will be the cata-lyst for a raft of cutting-edge research in fieldssuch as aerodynamics, computational fluiddynamics, materials technology, compositemanufacturing and sustainable high-tech engi-neering.

THE BLOODHOUND STORY...THE STORY OF A REMARKABLE SUPERSONIC CAR

The prime objective of The BLOODHOUNDProject is to create an unprecedented educa-tion and engagement programme, led by a

dedicated team of teachers and educationspecialists.

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The BLOODHOUND Project is a privateventure. Government is part-funding the threeyear education programme but not the buildand running costs of the car. These costs willbe covered by sponsorships.

The BLOODHOUND Project is an iconic ad-venture that will push technology to its limit.

Lord Drayson said: "Breaking world landspeed records is no longer about strapping anengine onto a buggy and pointing it at thehorizon. Today, the application of new and ex-citing science and technology is the only way

to achieve such results. This project is not justabout the bragging rights to the world landspeed record. This will result in tangible scien-tific developments that will benefit all, for ex-ample in areas such as fuel efficiency andsafety and which could be used in the cars wedrive in the future.”

Richard Noble OBE, Project Director said:“There has never been anything like BLOOD-HOUND SSC before. It is undoubtedly themost stimulating and challenging programmeI’ve ever been involved with. The next threeyears are going to be tough, testing anddamned exciting!”

Bloodhound relies heavily onsimulation work

Engineers work with the finest materials that Europe has to offer

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How do your skillsets deploy across thetwo areas of your work – one in the RAFand the other with Bloodhound?

At a strategic level, we are able to use theBloodhound SSC programme to try and inspirea generation of young scientists and engi-neers, and would-be scientists and engineers,by getting them excited about science andtechnology. It is a direct and dramatic jump-start tactic that is going incredibly well.

On a tactical level, I bring the skills neededto drive a jet-fighter and the skills to supportthe planning, safety and management deci-sions, needed for such a project. I also bringthe skills needed to be able to operate in ahigh speed, high acceleration, high-g, high-noise and high pressure environment like a jetfighter - or indeed a jet car. I would struggle toimagine anyone without that kind of back-ground being able to jump in, as a part of a de-sign and development team, and provide thatdriver expertise.

What criteria were used in selecting theright jet engine for Bloodhound?

We looked at what was available on themarket in terms of high-power, low bulk andlow mass, and clearly we also wanted some-thing that would have a reasonable chance ofgetting up to a speed which is outside the op-erating envelope of any jet-engine in history –we are trying to go faster than any jet-fighterhas ever been.

When we looked at all of that, the clear win-ner, if we could get hold of one, was the EJ200.

How does piloting a Eurofighter comparewith piloting Bloodhound?

They are not directly related, but the skillsneeded, from the planning and the risk assess-ment, through to the second by fraction of asecond decisions about whether things arelooking right, or whether you need to do some-thing about it - those background skills inthese two environments are hugely applicable.

I have huge admiration for anyone whowould even consider attempting a WorldRecord without that kind of background, be-cause, without the years of experience that ajet-fighter pilot has, the sensations and chal-lenges must be completely overwhelming.

Is this a reference to Richard Noble thenWing Commander?

It’s to everybody. The last fighter pilot to at-tempt a World Land Speed Record was HenrySegrave in 1929 – and he flew fighters whenthey were still held together by string.

I have the range of skills needed and thetraining as a fighter pilot to analyse the instru-ments and the performance characteristicsand feel comfortable. But for someone likeRichard, to do this from scratch, to learn thebasics of driving a jet car so that he could keepit straight and develop the car, is an astonish-ing feat.

How do you cope with nerves?It comes back to my background. When you

jump into a jet fighter and work with a bunch ofother aircraft on something like Red Flag, forexample, where days of work have gone intoplanning your particular sortie, and you havetravelled a third of the way around the world toget there - you know what – there’s pressurethere. That’s the day job. It is exactly the samemental approach when stepping into the car.Being under pressure and having that stimula-tion does get the best out of you.

Nobody gets through fast-jet flying trainingand onto the frontline in the Royal Air Forcewithout being able to control their nerves andadrenalin and get the very best out of them-selves. It is not something you can do with themindset of sitting at home playing a videogame.

What do you think the single most surpris-ing thing is about Bloodhound that peoplemight not realise?

It is very difficult to explain to people what1600 kmh actually looks like. You are coveringa football pitch in two tenths of a second.Imagine wherever you are reading this articlethat you pick a point 12 miles away. InBloodhound, in two minutes from a standingstart, you will be there.

FIGHTER PILOT RAFANDY GREENWORLD LAND SPEED RECORDHOLDER

INTERVIEWIn this issue EurofighterWORLD is proud to bring youan exclusive interview withWing Commander Andy Green– the fastest man on fourwheels on the planet – an RAFWing Commander and Fast Jetpilot – and co-incidentally – theholder of the World Land

Speed Record. Andy travelled to Dubai thisAutumn joining Eurofighter, BAE Systemsand Eurojet to present at a specialReception at the Dubai Air Show. Here’swhat he told us just before he went.

How did you get involved in the Blood-hound Project?

I became involved in the BloodhoundProject as a consultant in 2007. Richard Nobleasked me for some advice on a design projectthey were doing and, primarily, how they wouldgo about selecting a driver for the new car.

I produced some options for them abouthow they would go about objective testing, andlooking at control ability and learning ability –and the one which is most difficult to test - theability to work within a design and develop-ment team. It is a personal skill which is diffi-cult to test.

How does acceleration mani-fest itself in the car as youtravel that distance?

If you compare it with a stateof the art world-class aeroplanelike Typhoon, which is a 9g aero-plane, the car only does abouttwo or three g. It doesn’t seemmuch. But the point is,Bloodhound can sustain over 1gfor the whole of the period of ac-celeration. If you sustain 1g forone minute you will be doing over1,000mph and, by definition, no-

one in history has sustained that amount of ac-celeration in a car for that long.

Bloodhound, when it is slowing down, willhit 3g on at least a couple of occasions and, infact, depending on how we use the air brakesit may actually sustain 3g for a period of time.

Think of it this way. 3g is the equivalent oftravelling at 60mph and coming to a standstillin one second. 3g is effectively the same forceas a medium-sized crash. In Bloodhound, it is anormal day in the office.

What will be your key concerns when youmake that record run and when will youdo it?

There are so many. In 2015 we will be tak-ing the car to around 1300kmph and in 2016we will then be taking it up to 1600kmph. It hasbeen deliberately designed as a two-stageprocess, with some downtime for developmentand improvements, because there are boundto be some needed.

When we actually do the 1600kmph run, wewill know by then that the car is staying on theground, as we will have done the step-by-steptesting. So that won’t really be a concern. Thestructural loads when we hit peak speed areinteresting.

We are talking about 10,000 rpm for thewheels which is the equivalent of 50,000 radi-al g at the wheel rim. That’s a high load. Now,we have quite a big safety margin even withinthat. We have had nearly five tons of aluminiumspecially smelted for the wheels, with 18

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

The engine needs a huge range of informa-tion from the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, in-cluding air speed, temperature and pressure,as well as the pilot’s control inputs. Whileyou’re reading this, the next time you decideto move the computer mouse, it will takeabout 220 milliseconds for the nerve signalsto reach your hand. In that time, the EJ200will receive 20 messages, each containingover 30 pieces of information for the engine. Early on in the life of the Project, theBloodhound Team were loaned three EJ200development engines that had come to theend of their flight-test lives and were destinedfor museums. However, the engines have justenough hours left (aircraft component life ismeasured in hours) for them to run up anddown a desert racetrack. The Bloodhound Team are the first peopleever to put the EJ200 in land vehicle. 5.500 schools are involved in theBloodhound Project in the UK . Bloodhound has had 10 million hits onYouTube already – and it is still 2 years fromwhen the car will make the record attempt.

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Is this where the main adrenaline rush isfor you?

No. To be honest, most of my work is aboutacceleration and control, and getting it upthere. The stopping of the car is much more arisk-management and design exercise. The de-sign specification of the air brakes, for exam-ple, is to stop the car by themselves from1600kmph. But there is also a parachute thatwill stop the car and there is a back up para-chute to that. So we have three independentsystems which, in themselves, are electricallyfired. Each one from a different battery. And, ifthe electrics go down, I actually have cableback-ups going nine-and-half metres to theback of the car which will initiate the deploy-ment of each parachute.

If you do all these things then you have avery reliable system. It should be as reliable,for example, as you could possibly make anaeroplane.

Do we need the car to back me up – in oth-er words, to stop automatically – if somethinghappened to me? To build in a system like thiswould be very difficult, and there is no legal re-quirement for it. I have a full fast jet aircrewmedical. So in terms of perhaps a 10-to-the-minus-8 risk of collapse in the cockpit, it iswell within the ‘normal’ minimum risks that weaccept in other activities, like flying.

What message will this project send to therest of the world?

First, this is not just great British engineer-ing, but actually great European engineering.

The core of the car is the EJ200. I men-tioned the wheels. There is a huge amount ofBritish and European engineering being dis-played to the highest world-beating standardson a global stage. It is a great opportunity topromote great engineering.

Secondly, we are able to share pretty mucheverything.

If you go into the Bloodhound website, youcan download all of the CAD drawings of thecar. You can see, week by week, how we aresolving the technology challenges. And, whenthe car starts running, we are going to run livedata and live video from the car. People will beable to watch, for example, the EJ200 doing itsjob, driving the car outside the operating enve-lope of the Eurofighter.

We’re taking all sorts of technology toplaces it has never been before.

discs forged by the best forging house in theworld – Otto Fuchs in Germany. CastlePrecision Engineering, in Glasgow, who moreusually make engine discs for Rolls-Royce, areleading a consortium of other companies tobuild the wheels to aerospace standards – sowe have a high degree of confidence in them.

The fact is that every single bit of the engi-neering needs to be nailed down, which is justwhat we’re doing. The other big thing is slowingthe car down again. While we are acceleratingtowards the timing lights, towards the mea-sured mile in the middle of the track, more ac-celeration is always optional. If something isn’tquite right I can always slow down – but assoon as we come out of the timing lights, I nowhave about 9km ahead of me and slowing downjust became compulsory. Slowing the car downis at least as difficult as making it go fast.

Is this the most difficult thing for youthen?

Well, in some ways, the natural state of thecar is at those high speeds, so all of the engi-neering goes into getting it up to those speedsand controlling it, but the key priority is tomake it stay on the ground – in one sensethat’s the only major safety requirement – ifyou can keep it shiny side up there is nothingto crash into. Unlike an aeroplane, you don’thave to control it and land it on the surface,because you are already on the runway. Youcould say this is a very high speed abort inaeroplane terms.

The challenging bit, just like in an aero-plane, is that you have got to stop before theend of the runway.

The runway, in this case will be 20 km longand has been hand-cleared by over 300 peo-ple. It will be the best prepared racetrack inthe history of motor racing – but we still haveto stop and that will take some high energy de-vices such as air brakes and parachutes.

What about the comparison between theEurofighter and Bloodhound then?

The Eurofighter has 2x90kn of thrust – that’stwo times nine tons of thrust. Bloodhound has 9tons of thrust from its EJ200 and 12 tons ofthrust from our rocket – only for 20 seconds –but we only need it for 20 seconds.

It would be rubbish in an aeroplane – a 20second burn and it’s all over. But inBloodhound, for the 20 seconds we need it,it’s perfect, and for that time we have over 15per cent more power than Eurofighter.

And think about this. Bloodhound weighshalf as much as Eurofighter does on take-off –and has less drag. People are amazed at howquickly Eurofighter can get down the runwayand off the ground - but Bloodhound wouldleave it standing. We are using similar technol-ogy in a package half the size.

What do your family think of this?I met my wife just after I got involved in this

project. So once we decided to get married weneeded to have a serious chat about whether Iwas going to commit to it. She said: ‘absolute-ly, you’ve got to, this is a brilliant project.’

We have to ask this! How do you, as a pilotand Wing Commander, rate Eurofighter?

I was lucky enough to be the Chief of Staffout in Southern Italy, during Op ELLAMY, look-ing after the RAF’s air assets across theMediterranean. During the whole operation,the performance, reliability and capability ofthe Eurofighter platform was just staggering.

The best weapons platform in theatre wasthe Tornado. I know it’s a slightly shockingthing to say in this context, but bear with me.The Tornado has been developed to that levelfor over 20 years .In just a few years’ time, theTyphoon will have all that capability, added toits next generation platform capability to popup to 40,000ft, super cruise to the target, andcarry out it’s own air defence with radar anddatalinks. The Typhoon brings 360 degree pro-tection to whatever formation it is in and that’swhy the Tornados always wanted to go to warwith the Typhoon on the wing. It had so muchcapability, and when we’ve completed the inte-gration of the swing-role capability, it will beabsolutely amazing.

The engineering performance was also leg-endary. In over 3000 hours of combat flyingby the Eurofighter, there were no enginechanges. Unheard of reliability. Just amazing.

Wing Commander Green – World Land Speed Record Holder – thank you verymuch.

craft into the Tigers is likely to be made wel-come.”

What makes the story even more remark-able is the speed with which the BavarianTigers acted once it was clear that probation-ary Membership of the Association was on thecards. “We became Tigers on March 18th thisyear and within three months we were able tounveil a specially liveried Eurofighter. I flew

the first flight in a Tiger Typhoon to Lechfeld –the place where our Tiger tradition came fromwith 321 Squadron/Jagdbombergeschwader32 before it was disbanded.”

It was Tiger pilot Major Raffael ‘Klax’Klaschka who headed the Bavarian Tiger’s del-egation to their first Tiger Meet in Norway. Heand Stephan Kingl, representing the mainte-nance crews, run the 13-strong Tiger opera-

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The NATO Tiger Association began in 1961, ayear after two RAF Squadrons (79th and 74)had come together for a chat over a wee dramand a ‘meet’ which proved highly successful.On the 19th July that year the USAFE (UnitedStates Air Force Europe) 79th TFS (TacticalFighter Squadron) invited No.74 SquadronRoyal Air Force and EC 1/12 Squadron of theFrench Armée de l`air to Woodbridge inEngland. It was an historic moment. The

Association of Tiger Squadrons wasborn. It was established to improve relation-ships between individual squadrons withinNATO.

Each of the squadrons had a Tigers' headin their squadron crest. The tiger stands as asymbol of strength, speed and huntingprowess. It was decided then and there thatfuture 'meets' would be held annually....

The Association was formed around threesimple objectives:• Improvement of solidarity between NATO

members • The creation and maintenance of team-

spirit and camaraderie between the par-ticipating members

• The exchange of experiences and coopera-tion in line with the military goals of NATO

very proud to have been the first wing that hasphysically introduced the Eurofighter into theTigers when we took three aircraft and associ-ated personnel to Norway in June this year forthe Annual Meet at the Ørland Main AirStation.”

The Kommodore said the Eurofighter was“extremely well received” adding “anyone thatcan bring a brand new operational fighter air-

Worldwide there are over 40 squadrons inthe Association covering many different coun-tries and many aircraft types.

What makes the Bavarian Tigers special –is that they are first Tiger Association mem-bers to introduce the Eurofighter Typhoon intoan Annual Meet.

Kommodore Frank Gräfe, who headsTactical Fighter Wing 74, explained: “We are

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Eurofighter WORLD recently travelled to Neuburg in Southern Germany to meetwith the new ‘Bavarian Tigers’ and find a little more about the induction of the EurofighterTyphoon into the Tiger Association’s ‘hall of fame’.

When Sylvester Stallone commissioned American rock band Survivor to write a title song for Rocky III in 1982 hehad no idea what he was about to unleash. ‘The Eye of the Tiger’ stormed the charts world-wide – its catchy riffs,powerful lyrics and anthemic chorus lighting up radio airwaves, car stereos and discotheques for months on end.The lyrics, of course, were written with a boxer in mind – but they could just as well have been written for the NATO Tiger Association’s latest club members – The Bavarian Tigers:

tion in the Fighter Wing. Klax says: “When peoplesaw we were keen during the exercises in Norwaythey were very happy to get involved with us.Since then we have exchanged many conversa-

tions – both byphone and email. Itworks really well.”

Stephan adds: “I thinkon the maintenance side it will

be the same – but it will take time.”So why bother with a Tiger Association

at all – especially when there are valuable exer-cises like Red Flag already well established in themilitary calendar?

“Both have their value, “says KommodoreGräfe, “and deployments like Red Flag will alwaysremain at the pinnacle of exercise training, butTiger Meets are run on a much more flexiblesquadron to squadron basis and they allowgreater interaction between squadrons and giveyou the opportunity to specify exactly what it isyou want to practice.”

The Kommodore explained that exercises likeRed Flag emerged after it was discovered that, if

a pilot survived the first ten missions, thenthey survived the whole

of the war. The ex-ercises were devel-

oped to give them that mis-sion experience before they went

to war thus dramatically increasing thechances of survival.

“On a Tiger Meet,” he said, “you share a lot ofinformation – often on an unofficial basis duringseveral events that take place during those twoweeks. The community of the Tigers is somethingvery special and is something very different to amore conventional military exercise. It is alsocost-effective because it is in Europe without anoverseas-deployment.”

Next year there will be a NATO TigersAssociation Meet in Germany. You can be sure theBavarian Tigers will be ready for it – and thatEurofighter WORLD will be ready to bring you theaction...

EYE OF THE TIGER…THE NEW BAVARIAN TIGER

Little Tiger...

No visit to the Museum can be completedwithout an up close and personal look at themassive and imposing Phantom F-4. A much-loved aircraft only recently retired from QRAduties in Germany, the Phantom’s sheer sizeis the thing that takes your breath away. A tan-dem seat cockpit and underslung defensiveaids again underlines how the Eurofighter hasprogressed the art of military aviation – and asit inside the cockpit takes you back to a timewhen mechanical dials and analogue instru-mentation made huge demands on the pilotand weapons system officer. It’s a stark con-trast to the clean screened and digitised er-gonomically efficient environment of the sin-gle seat Eurofighter. “There was one thingthough, said Ralf: “In his left hand the pilothad 140,000 horses at his command. Even so,“ he added, “while pilots liked the power andstability of the Phantom, they relish the powerand performance of Typhoon once they makethe transition.”

Ralf Schmitt is understandably proud ofthe fact that the team at Neuburg have builtup a Museum from small beginnings, but onewhich tells a powerful story. He says: “I thinkit is very important to show our VisitorGroups. We have a lot of Visitor Groups – wehave between 150 and 200 groups a year andwe can show them here the history of militaryflying in Neuburg.”

Stephan Kingl adds: “They leave havingtouched an aircraft and having sat in one.They can then begin to understand a littlemore about what they must have been like tofly in. Here in the Museum you can now seethe link to the present day and the future andthe way which the single seat and twin seatEurofighter aircraft now help secure the safe-ty of Southern Germany. It closes the loop.You can understand the future better if youunderstand the past.”

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You can also see the Luftwaffe’s uniquejourney into and through the Second WorldWar with relics and aircraft parts from a rangeof historic machines including the Heinkel 111and the Messerschmitt 262 – found with its30mm gun in a field close to a nearby village.The 262, of course, claims to be the first jetpowered aircraft in service in the world – butit was too late to play any significant role inthat War where the best-known aircraft fromthe German Air Force was undoubtedly theMesserschmitt 109.

Perhaps a surprise to some is the quantityof American artefacts in the museum includ-ing the F-86 Sabre-Dog and the infamous F-104 Starfighter. The Starfighter still drawsgasps when visitors see it in the museum withits rocket-like fuselage and razor sharp stubsfor wings. It’s a powerful example of the limi-tations of having an aircraft being designed tomeet a specific and very tightly confined briefmeaning that it flounders when asked todemonstrate any kind of versatility.

Stephan reminded Eurofighter WORLD,that, in the German Air Force, the losses ofStarfighter aircraft were so heavy that the air-craft quickly earned the name Witwenmacher("Widow maker"). To its credit, the aircraft wasthe first military aircraft built which could sus-tain a speed of Mach 2 – but this was little useif it was a speed achieved in a plane that wasalmost impossibly difficult to land safely.Today, of course, the Eurofighter Typhoon air-craft just a few yards away from the Museumin Neuburg routinely fly at speeds in excess ofMach 2 and has no such problems and, ofcourse, can deliver a formidable weapons loadwith very high kinetic effect. How timeschange.

Almost hidden in the corner of aGerman airfield called theFliegerhorst near the city ofNeuburg, just a few hundred metresaway from where EurofighterTyphoons stand sentry on QuickReaction Alert duties, there is a dis-crete museum.

You wouldn’t know it was a museum to look atit – it’s entrance just looks like any other en-trance door to any other hangar. But inside isa treasure trove of German aviation historytaking visitors on a journey from the landingof the first military aircraft to land in Neuburgin 1912, to the retirement from service of theawesome Phantom F-4 before the EurofighterTyphoon became the new backbone of theLuftwaffe.

Stephan Kingl, a Supervisor who looks af-ter the first-line maintenance for Fighter Wing74 at Neuburg, recently took time out, alongwith Ralf Schmitt (Oberstabsfeldwebel) to giveEurofighter WORLD a tour of the museum andto explain its historic significance.

He started by showing us images and arte-facts from just over a century ago when thefirst aircraft, an EULER Doppeldecker, landedat the airfield and thus began the military avi-ation history of the region. “This was the firstaircraft which was able to carry a machinegun,” says Stephan. “We recently recreatedthat landing with an UDET Flamingo in 2012and held a special party on the airfield ofNeuburg.”

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LUFTWAFFE MUSEUMOFFERS INSIGHT INTO EVOLUTION OF THEGERMAN AIR FORCE

StephanKingl

Phantom F-4

top: F-86 Sabre-Dog bottom: F-104 Starfighter

Eurofighter WORLD can exclusively reveal in thisissue the shortlist for the 3rd EurofighterTyphoon Amateur photo competition.

The competition opened for business in May.Since then there have been over 100 entries andthe standard has been impressively high.

Thrilled by seeing the worldwide Typhoon pho-tographer community growing day by day,Geoffrey Lee, Eurofighter’s leading photogra-pher and panel expert said: “I am proud to bea part of the judging panel. Every year thereare exceptional photos capturing a uniqueEurofighter Typhoon moment and highlightingthe jet like you have never seen it before.“

This year Eurofighter WORLD is proud togive you a sneak preview of the shortlistedphotographs in the competition at thisstage/so far.

The judging panel, which will include lastyear’s winner Gaz West, will meet atEurofighter Hallbergmoos to choose the win-ning photograph. The winner will receive aguided tour of the Eurofighter from aEurofighter pilot and have their image fea-tured in the 2014 Eurofighter calendar.

EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON AMATEUR PHOTO COMPETITION

The judging panel for the competition willbe Geoffrey Lee from Plane Focus Ltd –Eurofighter’s leading Typhoon photographer;Andreas Westphal – photo expert andManaging Director of Images Art Design andTheodor Benien, Head of PR & Communi-cations for Eurofighter GmbH.

The winner will be announced during DubaiAir Show on November 20th. Watch out for itand see if it matches your personal winnerfrom our selected shortlist!

one task, but compro-mised in many others.Point strengths can becountered more easilythan a balanced suite ofcapabilities and opera-tional flexibility can becompromised.

The EurofighterTyphoon, born from acombined operationalrequirement to replacemultiple aging legacy air-craft types, was not con-ceived as just an airframe with some sensorsand weapons attached, but as a coherentWeapons System, where the performance ofthe whole was to be much greater than thesum of the parts. Way back then, what waswanted was a single platform capable of de-feating, by a significant margin, the thenemerging reference threat of the Su-27Flanker (and its likely future derivatives – thatwe see today as the Super Flanker Su-30/35series) and one which was also capable of car-rying out the myriad of roles of the aircraft itwas to replace.

So when the WS that became today’sEurofighter Typhoon was specified, the 4 NATO nation procurement offices wanted bal-ances across all areas. They asked for, andgot: a comprehensive suite of sensors withdefined performances; high and flexibleweapon and store carriage options andagreed levels of reliability, maintainability andsafety – and, importantly, they also got singleseat operation.

Furthermore, building on the first Tranche1 standard and the experience gained in the10 years since it entered service, today’s

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the WS, including Mission Planning, TrainingAids and Engineering Support; however, todaywe will consider only the airborne element ofthe WS.

Secondly - what constitutes ‘good’? Wewould contend that a good fighter WS is onewhich can deal effectively in peace and warwith the full range of tasks allocated to it bythe national authorities. In today’s world ofasymmetric threats and potential conflicts innon-superpower regions where sophisticatedand highly lethal threats are deployed, this isa FULL range indeed. The danger for a fighteraircraft is to be conceived and brought intoservice as a ‘point’ design – very effective at

SPECIAL ARTICLE BY TEST PILOTS

CRAIG PENRICE AND LAURIE HILDITCH

THE SECRETBEHIND A GOOD FIGHTER WEAPONS SYSTEM

In time-honoured test pilot tradition, lets kick offby being very clear on the terms involved herewhen we talk about a ‘good fighter weapons sys-tem’...

Firstly the term Weapons System (WS) doesnot mean the part of an aircraft which fires ordrops the weapons – indeed it is the otherway around. It is the combined whole of theair vehicle, with all sensors, weapons and the‘clever black boxes’ that glue it all together ina manner that a human operator can employ,that comprise the airborne part of the WS.There are of course very important groundbased elements which are also vital parts of

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Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon with the Phase1 Enhancement upgrade delivers superior operational capability across a wide range ofroles, even within a single mission, while allowing a reduction in the pilot’s workloadthrough increased levels of automatic controland a federated system architecture. Highsystem integrity and safety is ensured throughcomprehensive redundancy within and between systems and by implementing cus-tomer-led rigorous safety analysis processes.In addition, the Eurofighter is achieving a reduction in life cycle costs through higher

Eurofighter WORLD recognises that its readers want access to the best infor-mation from the best people with the most relevant experience. This article pro-vides a unique insight into the rationale behind the claims of competency madefor the Eurofighter Typhoon. It might just change the way you see this iconic air-craft from this point on. We hope you enjoy it.

“What was needed was an aircraft that was capable ofdefeating the then emerging reference threat”

Eleven into one will go…

Laurie Hilditch

Craig Penrice

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From these simple, insightful, clear andspecific operationally derived requirementswas born the multi-role Eurofighter Typhoon.

However, balance on its own is not the on-ly measure of ‘goodness’ when it comes to aFighter WS. The individual elements must also

play their part to contribute to the perfor-mance of the whole. The WS fights at the lev-el of its lowest component as it were. So let’sexamine the elements that make up the majorparts of this WS...

standards of testability of the systems and ex-tensive Built In Test (BIT) facilities and a flexi-ble design to facilitate through-life upgrades.This includes standard weapon interfaces atall store stations; mission data and softwarecontrolled weapon and system functions andmodular systems architecture, reducing hard-ware / software inter-dependency.

Fundamental also is maintenance of built-in growth provision – now a key differentiatorfor Eurofighter when in competition with otheraircraft.

SO, LET’S BE CLEAR... The Typhoon was designed, from the outset,as a truly single mission multi-role aircraft.

Whilst the NATO specification for the air-craft and its support systems (aka – theWeapon System ) was wide ranging, this arti-cle will limit its consideration to the opera-tional capabilities only and not venture intothe debate or discussions on the other “ilities”such as supportability, and affordability. TheNATO specification (The Turin Agreement) waselegantly simple. It focused clearly on theWeapon System Performance against thethreat, founded upon only four basic physicalcharacteristics: a low basic mass; a high in-stalled thrust; a large wing area and a high in-ternal fuel fraction*.

These characteristics had been identifiedand quantified through extensive operationalanalysis and parametric trade studies of vari-ous design options in tactical scenariosagainst the reference threat.

The key conclusion from these trade stud-ies and operational analysis was that findingthe correct “Balance” of physical characteris-tics made the winning difference betweensimply a good design and a great design.

A couple of examples follow to illustratewhere finding the correct balance makes a vi-tal difference:

and threat detection, Typhoon was not just aradar fighter, but included the Infra-red aswell. The PIRATE system found a home justabove the radar (not in a external pod) andeven included Forward Looking Infra -Redvideo and a passive Infra-Red Search andTrack functionality in the same sensor. Add ininteroperability using the NATO L-16 Datalink

and a wingtip mounted ESM/ECM/DecoyDefensive Aids system, all tied together bySensor Fusion, and you start to see the bal-ancing process in action.

SUPERSONIC PERSISTENCEOne of the most important design drivers

was for Air Superiority through SupersonicPersistence.

Supersonic Persistence is the ability to at-tain supersonic speed quickly and be able tomaintain it whilst tactically manoeuvring toachieve the first weapon release and success-fully defeating any incoming missile threats;this being delivered through the combinationof high thrust-to-weight ratio; low wing load-ing, low supersonic drag and hence: highSpecific Excess Power (SEP). Typhoon’s high-speed digital FCS controlling an aerodynami-cally unstable airframe meant that the pilotscould be given not just the performance andagility from such an airframe, but also the op-timum and safe handling characteristics,

An unspoken, but intrinsically understood,requirement was the need for Eurofighter tofulfil the multiple roles of the numerous air-craft fleets it was to replace.

Once again those canny procurement offi-cials capitalised on the emerging technologiesof the time. Whereas previously the limita-tions of flight control systems (FCS) and aero-dynamics meant that the characteristics ofgood “fighters” and good “bombers” couldONLY effectively be achieved in separate air-frames, Typhoon would not be so constrained,since another benefit of the digital FCS wascarefree handling and with the same basic‘feel’ irrespective of whatever stores are car-ried. Also, the high margins of SEP ensuredthat any mass or drag rise from bigger or heav-ier stores or weapons was easily overcomewithout significant performance penalty.

FIRST A TRIVIAL EXAMPLE TO MAKE THEPOINT: Thrust: every fighter pilot wants more thrust!More thrust usually means bigger engines,bigger engines means greater fuel consump-tion, greater fuel consumption means greaterfuel capacity required to maintain range or en-durance, greater fuel capacity means biggertanks, bigger tanks means bigger aircraft, big-ger aircraft means more drag, which, dearreader, leaves your poor fighter pilot wantingyet more thrust!!

NOW A MORE INVOLVED CONSIDERATION:Radar aperture: In very simple terms we areafter “First look, first shoot, first kill”. You get

that “First Look” by having the best sensors.For radar that means making the radar equa-tion work in your favour – anything that relieson a fourth power relationship means not justclever electronics but gross power perfor-mance.. The simple Laws of Physics mean thatthe bigger the dish (old fashioned word for an-tenna or radiating and receiving aperture), themore power you can transmit/receive and fo-cus; consequently the further you can “look”and “see”. However, the size of the dish willclearly dictate the overall dimensions of thenose – and this in turn drives the size of theaircraft, its drag and therefore affects its per-formance. A huge radar will mean a huge air-craft behind it to force it through the sky – withbigger engines with more thrust and all the as-sociated problems described previously.

Other much more interactive “Balances”had to be struck everywhere you look and re-quired detailed design iterations, including asignificant design review in the early 90’s.One engine or two? One seat or two? Numberof weapons stations? (13, of which 6 are ded-icated A/A was the outcome in case you werewondering) And how many are ‘wet’(3)? Theseare just some of the considerations that im-mediately come to mind.

Of course ‘balance’ can also mean consid-eration of the interaction and complementari-ty of parts of the WS. This meant that to cov-er the electromagnetic spectrum for target

The propulsion, flight control and utilitiessystems can easily be understood throughmental comparisons with legacy aircraft. TheEurofighter’s avionic system, however, is ex-tremely non-traditional and it has a large impacton the operational capabilities of the aircraft.

*Editor’s note:the fuelfractiondenotes theratio betweenthe weight ofthe fuel andthe weight ofthe aeroplane

Previously limitations meant that the characteristcs of a “goodfighter” or a “good bomber” could only be achieved in separateairframes

PIRATE FLIR - Forward LookingInfra-Red

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It is really what helps define the Eurofighteras a multi-role highly flexible interoperablehigh performance weapons system.

The systems that comprise the AvionicSystem are:• Armament Control System • Attack and Identification System • Communications System • Defensive Aids Sub-System• Displays and Controls System • Integrated Monitoring and Recording

System • Navigation System.

The following graphic shows the Avionicsystem to illustrate the point that althoughthese are all separately identified systems,they mutually interact and share data acrossthe systems to the mutual benefit of thewhole WS.

WHAT TOOLS ARE IN YOUR TOOL BOX?Any skilled tradesman will tell you that youneed the right tools to do the job right.Typhoon is a well-equipped tool box. Onceagain the tools and the balance of those toolswere specified from the outset, based on

sive modes suite to meet the customers’ oper-ational requirements and in the critical area offield of regard, it out-performs the existing“Fixed Plate” E Scan radars.

Captor-E Radar is the future primary sen-sor on Typhoon and has a full suite of air to airand air to ground modes. Again the capaciousfront fuselage of Typhoon allows the installa-tion of Captor-E’s optimised array and, withthe addition of an innovative re-positioner, theField of Regard (FoR) is 200 degrees which issome 50 per cent wider than traditional fixedplate systems.

This wide field of regard offers significantbenefits in both air to air and air to ground en-gagements and given the large power andaperture available provides the pilot with thekey discriminator of “First Look and FirstShoot” capability with much enhanced angu-lar coverage compared to fixed plate.

PIRATE/IRSTPIRATE is the passive scanning and trackingsensor of the Typhoon. It provides the simulta-neous detection and tracking of multiple, ma-noeuvring at all aspects, targets in a silentmanner, i.e. without electronic emissions, ona wide FOR.

The very narrow IFOV of its high sensitivityLWIR detector supports long BVR combat sce-narios featuring accurate angular location anddiscrimination of opponents in combat forma-tion.

It enables passive ranging of multiple tar-gets through dynamic change of target bear-ing. During missile engagements, it supportssafe, long range assessment of weapon ef-fects for a more effective situational aware-ness.

It is also a stealthy sensor capable of de-feating stealth, low observable rivals. As suchit is the ideal complement to RADAR andDASS for effective cross sensor cueing sup-porting the flexibility of AESA in BVR combat.

sound analysis and designed to provide theoptimum and balanced design. In Typhoon’stool box you will find a set of sensors coveringthe full spectrum allowing the Typhoon pilot tosearch for, detect and track threats across RFand IR frequency bands without gaps or holes.These comprise:

CAPTOR RADARThe Captor-M mechanically scanned radarwas designed from the outset to offer capabil-ity growth commensurate with that of the plat-form. It is a best in class radar with an exten-

Captor-E Radar is the future primarysensor

The field of regard is 50% wider thantraditional fixed plate systems

AESA Radar scenario

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Under the right conditions and in combinationwith a designation pod and in combinationwith the EW suite it offers the possibility toperform silent ground attack.

PIRATE is intrinsically unaffected by knowncountermeasure conditions.

Within the same ‘box’ the PIRATE containsimaging modes supporting A-S and A-A recog-nition and identification through cueing ofground targets and visual identification. Thefixed FLIR mode supports low level operationsincluding navigation with simultaneous threatdetection and landing aid modes.

It is designed to be fully integrated alsowith the HMD offering the option of steerableIR image without NVG.

PRAETORIAN’S ESM/ECM The Typhoon DASS is a mature ESM systemcontrolled through a highly flexible and ‘tune-able’ Mission Data (MD) input. It provides re-liable long range detection and identificationof airborne and ground emitters. It has excel-lent performance in dense environments withcomplex signals. The DASS provides automat-ic self-protection through the highly intelligentand rapidly re-programmable Defensive AidsComputer (DAC).

The on-board and off-board (towed radardecoy) ECM equipment continue to benefitfrom technology enhancements. As (RF)threats have evolved, so have countermea-sures; no less the Praetorian/Typhoon DASS,which is already fielding 5th GenerationFighter EW technology. Praetorian/TyphoonDASS has been upgraded and continues to bemodified as new threats emerge.

The Typhoon DASS and MD were majorcontributors to the UK RAF Typhoons’ successon a recent RED FLAG exercise- this due in alarge measure to the investment and empha-sis on developing MD which the RAF hasmade, populating the DASS (and Radar) withup-to-date (on a mission-to-mission basis) vital information to enable peak performancein high threat scenarios.

Also in the tool box is the Multi-FunctionInformation Distribution System (MIDS) whichallows the Typhoon pilot to have the completetactical situation displayed and equally impor-tantly contribute to the formation of that tac-tical situation with information from on-board.

roles within the same mission or flight, howev-er with some compromise or degradation tothe effectiveness of each role.

NOW WE HAVE EUROFIGHTER TYPHOONWhilst other aircraft make similar claims, onlyEurofighter Typhoon possesses both adequateweapon availability (up to 6 bombs whilst alsocarrying 6 missiles, a canon and a targetingpod) and sufficient processing power and ca-pacity to support missile in-flight updates andbomb in-flight targeting – at the same time.A true Swing Role Capability.

Equipped in such a manner, EurofighterTyphoon delivers to the war-fighters and com-manders a highly coveted and enviable level offlexibility and efficiency.

WHAT MIGHT THIS LOOK LIKE?As an example, in a typically complex missionagainst a heavily defended, unplanned targetset in a time-sensitive situation the aircraftprovides the ability to engage both air and sur-face targets simultaneously.

In a typical multi-role conf igurationEurofighter Typhoon would embark on themission with a configuration as shown here onthe right.

HMD - HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAYHowever, perhaps the sharpest new tool in

the box is the Helmet Mounted Display. Far more than a helmet cueing system, the

HMD could be considered a HUD that is pro-jected onto the inner surface of the helmet vi-sor. It does allow the pilot to cue his missiles- if necessary, over his shoulder to target anunsuspecting enemy fighter that was trying tosneak up on the Typhoon. Need to gain an ear-ly tally on a suspected enemy fighter locatedby the radar? The HMD cues your eyes to thecorrect piece of sky to help you gain ‘eyes on’;in a similar fashion it will direct you to the po-sition of your formation members using posi-tional information supplied by datalink.

Close Air Support (CAS) operations withArmy ground units historically required ex-tended radio conversations to locate and dif-ferentiate friendly forces from adjacent ene-my positions. HMD will display ground posi-tions to the pilot, enabling almost instanta-neous recognition of the ground situation anda rapid strike saving coalition forces’ lives.Flight reference and navigation informationcan be displayed although this can also be de-cluttered via the HOTAS when the situationdemands.

A GOOD FIGHTERLooking at the last element of a good fighterWeapon System - what is a good ‘fighter’? Aperennial debate is what makes you multi-role(or omni-role, or swing-role, or whatever themarketing buzz words are).

We believe, and we can support this belief,that Eurofighter Typhoon’s tactical differentia-

tor is that it is truly a Swing Role fighter. But,what do we understand by the term Swing-Role?

In the past we had single mission (role) de-signs – Fighters (escort, pursuit, night etc),Bombers (light, heavy, tactical, etc),Reconnaissance and Maritime - for example.Then we had an era of aircraft that could doseveral different roles – but importantly notreally in the same mission or flight (they hadto be reconfigured to achieve adequate effec-tiveness in different roles). Then followed arange of aircraft that could perform different

6 Air-to-Air missiles:• 4 Active (Meteor or AMRAAM)• 2 IR (ASRAAM, or IRIS-T),

4 PGB (E/GBU 16 or Paveway IV)

2x 1000ltr Supersonic Fuel Tanks

Targeting Pod

Internal 27mm Canon

Internal Self Protection• ECM• Chaff• Flares• Towed Decoys

ARMED WITH THIS SET OF CAPABILITIES, THE EUROFIGHTER PILOT CAN THEN:

• Accept real-time re-tasking through Data Link Network messages

• Detect hostile air and ground threats and engagethem at long range using the combination of sensorsand weapons while still progressing towards the target location.

• Maintain full situational awareness of the combinedair picture through the sensor fusion of on-board sensor information with the NEC (Link 16) derived information

• Detect and defeat threats using a combination ofElectronic Countermeasures, expendables, manoeuvre and pure kinematic performance.

• Locate, identify and designate multiple ground targetsand engage them either individually or as a sequentialor simultaneous group in a single release pass.

• Designate targets using: • Data-linked co-ordinates• Manual slewing of the designation pod• Line-of-sight slewing using the helmet

mounted display• Conduct post-impact Battle Damage Assessment

(BDA) • Remain on task awaiting further tasking using its

remaining fuel and ordinance

MULTI-ROLE CONFIGURATION:

In the past we have had singlemission designs…

The evolution ofFighter-Power –from Spitfire toEurofighter

DASS: A major and discrete system

SUMMARYIn summary then, what is the secret of a

good fighter WS? Well, it’s not a Secret at all – itis a balanced capability design, with all elementsoperating in harmony to satisfy the operationaland performance requirements of the modern21st century air force. Eurofighter Typhoon pro-vides and realises such a design and what’smore, the product and capability strategy under-pinning it ensures that these requirements, andthe crucial superiority over emerging threats, willbe maintained going forward.

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SERIES PRODUCTION - STATUSUnited Kingdom: 115 a/c delivered +++ Germany: 105 a/c delivered+++ Spain: 51 a/c delivered +++ Italy: 71 a/c delivered +++ Austria: 15 a/c delivered +++ Saudi Arabia: 32 a/c delivered +++ In Total: 389 production a/c + 1 fatigue test delivered +++

ORDER 719 under contract and 571 aircraft ordered +++ ordered by seven nations +++ Germany +++ Italy +++ Spain +++ United Kingdom +++Austria +++ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia +++ Sultanate of Oman +++

FLYING HOURSsix air forces have accumulated over 210,000+ flying hours +++

EUROFIGHTER EXPORT CUSTOMERS+++ Austria +++ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia +++ Sultanate of Oman +++

PARTNER NATIONS+++ United Kingdom +++ Germany +++ Spain +++ Italy +++

MARKET OPPORTUNITIESUnited Arab Emirates +++ Malaysia +++ Qatar +++ Kuwait +++Republic of Korea +++ India +++ Denmark +++ Poland +++

EUROFIGHTER PROGRAMME JOBS +++ more than 100,000 jobs across 400 companies in Europe +++Germany: 25,000 +++ Italy: 24,000 +++ Spain: 22,000 +++ United Kingdom: 40,000 +++

FACTS & FIGURES

United Kingdom:Coningsby no. 3, 11, 17 and 29 sqnMount Pleasant no. 1435 Flight RAFLeuchars no. 1 and 6 sqnGermany: Tactical Air Wing 73 "Steinhoff",LaageTactical Air Wing 74, Neuburg Tactical Air Wing 31 "Boelcke",NörvenichSpain: Morón 111 sqn, 113 sqnAlbacete 142 sqn Italy: Grosseto 9 and 20 Gruppo Gioia del Colle X and XII GruppoTrapani 18 Gruppo Austria: Überwachungsgeschwader,ZeltwegKingdom of Saudi Arabia: In-Service

30.0% Cassidian Germany 13.0% Cassidian Spain 19.5% Alenia Aermacchi 37.5% BAE Systems

20 UNITS OPERATE EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON

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It has been 80 years since Italian aircraft firstflew over Iceland. But this summer the spec-tacular skies over one of the most entrancinglandscapes on earth roared once again to thesound of Italian-based aviators.

On this occasion the aircraft were ItalianAir Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jetsfrom Grosseto’s 4th Wing, Gioia del Colle’s36th Wing and Trapani AB’s 37th Wing. Theywere there as part of Operation ‘Icy Skies’which involves Iceland benefitting from air-space patrolling and training activities whereEuropean/NATO partners guarantee Icelandicairspace patrolling following the withdrawal ofthe US Air Force’s permanent garrison in thecountry.

The Italian deployment was actually named‘Task Force Air Ice’ and it operated fromKeflavik Air Base under the aegis of the ItalianAir Force Operations Command. It is part ofan operation which according to the ArmyGeneral Staff, provides a clear example of ra-tional management and sharing of resourcesavailable among NATO partners.

The TFA Ice Commander - Col. UrbanoFloreani also met the Honorary Consul of Italy,Petur Biornsson, who recalled the historicalSecond Transatlantic Fight of 1933, when aformation of Italian planes reached Iceland.He told the TFA Ice Commander: “That eventmeant a lot to the Icelandic people for itshown how plane travels could open to manypeople providing a new fundamental, fast andeffective connection of the country to the restof the world. That flight transformed oursense of isolation and introduced the modernworld to us. That’s why we remember it sowell, and seeing Italian planes flying our skiesagain, after 80 years, is very exciting”.

Two KC-767A aerial tankers and a C-130Jcargo plane, operating by the 14th Wing inPratica di Mare (Rome) and the 46th Wingbased in Pisa, respectively, supported theEurofighter jets in their flight back to Italy.

“Icy Skies” also involved the participationof related ground including the Air Defencecontrollers of Air Operations Command of AirDefence Reconnaissance and Control Group,of Poggio Ballone’s (Grosseto) 21st RadarGroup and Licola’s (Naples) 22nd RadarGroup.

As these spectacular images, by Lt.Col.Daniele Porelli, shows, it was one exercise fewof the Italian Air Force pilots will ever forget.

ICY SKIES ICELANDIC AIRSPACE PATROLLING MISSION

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