Eurofighter Typhoon

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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile, twin‑engine multirole combat aircraft developed by a European consortium for advanced air superiority and ground-attack missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canard‑delta wing aircraft
fighter aircraft
fourth‑generation fighter
multirole combat aircraft
twin‑engine jet
armament Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
surface form: 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon

air‑to‑air missiles
air‑to‑surface missiles
guided bombs
avionics CAPTOR radar
countryOfOrigin Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
crew 1
designedForRole air superiority
close air support
ground attack
reconnaissance
developer Airbus
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

BAE Systems
Leonardo S.p.A.
firstFlight 1994-03-27
flyByWire digital quadruplex fly‑by‑wire system
gLimit +9 g
hardpoints 13
height 5.28 m
introduced 2003
length 15.96 m
manufacturer Eurofighter GmbH
maxSpeed Mach 2.0
maxTakeoffWeight 23500 kg
powerplant 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan engines
primaryUser Austrian Air Force
German Air Force
Aeronautica Militare
surface form: Italian Air Force

Kuwait Air Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
Spanish Air Force
surface form: Spanish Air and Space Force
programPartners Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
role air defense
multirole fighter
strike missions
serviceCeiling 65000 ft
status in service
tailConfiguration canard foreplanes
wingConfiguration delta wing
wingspan 10.95 m

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FGR4 aircraftFamily Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon family
No. 11 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Eurofighter Typhoon
No. 29 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
No. 41 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
No. 41 Squadron RAF aircraftTested Eurofighter Typhoon
Baltic Air Policing aircraftUsed Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-M associatedProgram Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon program
Euroradar consortium associatedWithProgram Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon program
FGR4 basedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
British Aerospace collaboratedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon programme
ITP Aero collaboratesWith Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter program
Storm Shadow compatibleAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Brimstone 2 compatibleWith Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E compatibleWith Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon mission systems
No. 29 Squadron RAF currentAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Meteor missile designedFor Eurofighter Typhoon
subject surface form: Meteor
subject surface form: ASRAAM
Defensive Aids Sub-System designedForPlatform Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E developedFor Eurofighter Typhoon
No. 11 Squadron RAF equipment Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Meteor missile integratedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
subject surface form: Meteor
Storm Shadow cruise missile launchPlatform Eurofighter Typhoon
subject surface form: Storm Shadow
Taurus KEPD 350 launchPlatform Eurofighter Typhoon
BAE Systems majorProduct Eurofighter Typhoon
No. 1 Group RAF notableAircraftType Eurofighter Typhoon
No. 6 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Kuwait Air Force operates Eurofighter Typhoon
Royal Saudi Air Force operatesAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 partOf Eurofighter Typhoon
Typhoon FGR4 mission systems partOf Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Euroradar consortium platformSupported Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 precededBy Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon development aircraft
Panavia Tornado GR4 successorInRAFService Eurofighter Typhoon
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon usedInAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
subject surface form: Mauser BK-27
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Kuwait Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Qatar Emiri Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Spanish Air and Space Force Eurofighter Typhoon
CAPTOR-E usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon (planned)
CAPTOR-M usedOn Eurofighter Typhoon
Meteor usedOnPlatform Eurofighter Typhoon
Spanish Air Force uses Eurofighter Typhoon
Austrian Air Force usesAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
Qatar Emiri Air Force usesAircraftType Eurofighter Typhoon