Eurofighter to Secure Airspace during World Economic Forum in Davos (BILD)

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Eurofighter belonging to the Austrian Armed Forces will be used to
secure the airspace during the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos. As
part of the airspace surveillance operation "Daedalus 2013",
Eurofighter aircraft will ensure, as in previous years, that no
unknown aircraft over Austrian territory can approach the conference
in Switzerland. The international conference is due to take place
from 23 to 27 January in the famous ski resort.

On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium and the Eurofighter
Partner Companies, Eurofighter CEO, Enzo Casolini, said: "We are
proud that the Eurofighter not only makes a significant contribution
to the security and defence of the Republic of Austria, but also
supports the safety precautions for this internationally renowned
conference in Switzerland." All Eurofighter which are in use in
Austria, have passed the planned upgrade programme and were equipped
with this performance-enhanced hardware and software. Thus the Armed
Forces now have the latest capability standard for Tranche 1
aircraft.

In recent years, Eurofighter Typhoon were already in use in
numerous large international events. For example, Eurofighter of the
Royal Air Force secured the airspace during the Olympic Games in
London in summer 2012. For that, these modern combat aircraft were on
Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duty seven days a week around the clock.
The aircraft also controlled the airspace during the European
Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.

Since entry into service in 2004, more than 350 Eurofighter have
been delivered to six nations: Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy,
Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. In December 2012, Oman became the
seventh customer and ordered a total of twelve aircraft. Currently,
Eurofighter is in service at 20 operational units and up to now, the
Eurofighter fleet has completed more than 160,000 flying hours
worldwide.

Background information:

Eurofighter Typhoon is the most advanced new generation multi-
role/swing-role combat aircraft currently available on the world
market. Seven nations (Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain,
Austria, Saudi Arabia and Oman) have already ordered the Eurofighter
Typhoon. With 719 aircraft under contract and 571 on order,
Eurofighter is currently the largest military procurement programme
in Europe. Its high technology strengthens the position of European
aerospace industry in the international market. The programme secures
more than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug
GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner
Companies Alenia Aermacchi/Finmeccanica, BAE Systems and Cassidian in
Germany and Spain, which are the most important aviation and
aerospace companies in Europe with a turnover of about 123.2 billion
euro (2011).

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