Eurofighter Typhoon capability soars ahead with latest contract

Farnborough/Hallbergmoos (ots) - The Eurofighter Typhoon
development programme took a major step forward at the Farnborough
International Airshow today with Eurofighter GmbH and the NATO
Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) signing a contract
for the integration of a Laser Designator Pod (LDP) and the Enhanced
Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb on Royal Air Force Typhoons.

Aloysius Rauen, CEO of Eurofighter GmbH and Peter Worrall, NETMA
General Manager, signed the contract at the Show where Typhoon has
been delighting the crowds with a daily display of its agility and
power in the air, carrying a full swing role weapons load. Both
signatories agreed that the deal takes the programme to its next
level in terms of operational capability.

Aloysius Rauen said:
"With this new contract we will boost Eurofighter Typhoon's
capabilities beyond the contracted Tranche 1 performance. It will
definitely make the aircraft even more attractive to potential export
customers. Already in Tranche 1 the integration of Paveway II, GBU-10
and GBU-16 is proving Eurofighter Typhoon's outstanding swing role
performance. 13 hard points for weapons and fuel tanks, including a
standard configuration of four medium range and two short range
air-to-air missiles, plus the gun, with possibilities for up to six
LGBs and external fuel tanks make Eurofighter Typhoon superior to
other competitors claiming to be next generation fighter aircraft."

Peter Worrall OBE added
"This is a very exciting time for the Eurofighter partnership. The
air forces are seeing the capability of their aircraft being
consistently enhanced in line with the requirements of the
development programme. This latest agreement is great news for all of
the Eurofighter stakeholders."

The "Austere" capability will be available to the Royal Air Force
for entry into service in the first half of 2008. Initially the
necessary hardware and software will be integrated into Block 5
aircraft and the Royal Air Force intends to retrofit the full Block 5
capability to other Tranche 1 aircraft. The Laser Designator Pod will
be carried on the centre fuselage station, so all four under-fuselage
missile stations will be available for the full air-to-air fit.

Images

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downloaded from our web site. Hard Copy images are available on
request.

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Eurofighter GmbH
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