DefenceTalkFour Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft deployed today to take part in the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As announced to the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary in March, the UK fast jets will reinforce the Polish contribution to the BAP – a standing defensive mission undertaken […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-deploys-typhoon-jets-to-bolster-nato-air-policing-mission-59437/

DefenceTalkTwo British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled after two Russian military aircraft were detected approaching northern Scotland on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said. The jets from RAF Leuchars in Scotland were sent to “determine the identity of unknown aircraft”, which turned away before reaching British airspace. “The aircraft were subsequently identified […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-scrambles-jets-after-russian-plane-approaches-airspace-59391/

DefenceTalkAirbus is demanding 900 million euros ($1.2 billion) in compensation from Germany for cancelling an order for a batch of 37 Eurofighter jets, according to a newspaper report Monday. The amount had emerged in a closed-door parliamentary budget meeting last week in which the scrapped fighter-jet order was also reported to lawmakers, said the Handelsblatt […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-wants-money-for-germanys-scrapped-eurofighter-order-report-58853/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence ministry is planning to reduce its order for Eurofighter jets from 180 to 143, according to media reports on Thursday. National news agency DPA quoted “government sources” as saying that the ministry’s number two, Stephane Beemelmans, had informed parliament’s defence committee about the decision late Wednesday. The reduction had already been decided in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-cuts-order-for-eurofighter-jets-report-58829/

DefenceTalkEurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the UK’s Royal Air Force are at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada this month to take part in one of the world’s leading air-to-air combat training exercises which begins this week. Red Flag is the United States Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training event. Participants typically include both US and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoons-join-red-flag-2014-50175/

DefenceTalkEurofighter Typhoons of the Austrian Armed Forces are to secure the airspace of the World Economic Forum 2014 in Davos. As part of what is known as “Operation Daedalus 2014“, Eurofighters will deliver a significant contribution to the security of this international conference in Switzerland. The World Economic Forum is due to take place from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/world-economic-forum-2014-in-davos-eurofighter-to-secure-airspace-50140/

DefenceTalkThe first of a new standard of Typhoon has started its series of flight tests. The latest Typhoon, known as a Tranche 3, represents a major stepping stone in the evolution of one of the world’s leading combat aircraft. The Tranche 3 standard embodies a number of under the skin changes that effectively future-proof the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-tranche-3-takes-to-the-skies-49869/

DefenceTalkThe 400th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered to the Programme’s worldwide customer base. The German Air Force took delivery of the 400th aircraft on Wednesday 4th December 2013 during special ceremony at Cassidian’s Military Air Systems Center in Manching, Southern Germany. At the Ceremony, the State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defence, Christian Schmidt, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-marks-delivery-of-400th-aircraft-49837/

DefenceTalkEurofighter partner company Alenia Aermacchi has confirmed that the first in a major series of flight tests to integrate the MBDA Storm Shadow missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon has now taken place. Initial flight trials to demonstrate that the missile can be safely carried have been successfully started. The trials began on 27th November, by the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-flight-tests-with-storm-shadow-missile-started-49762/

DefenceTalkA series of major delivery commitments which will significantly enhance the capability of the world’s most advanced swing role/multi-role combat aircraft have been confirmed by the Eurofighter consortium. Ground tests with the Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles have already been completed, and intensive flight test campaigns will begin imminently. Both missiles will further increase the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-details-typhoon-enhancement-plan-49686/