Eurofighter Typhoon for BelgiumMedia Guide

599 AircraftOrdered

EightCustomers Worldwide

Aircraft Delivered into Service480

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The world's most advanced multi-role combat aircraft available on the market today

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Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced and capable combat aircraft available today and offers Belgium unrivalled opportunities.

The fighter solution at the heart of Europe

• Primary asset for European air defence

• The biggest collaborative defence programme in Europe

• 24/7 airspace protection through Quick Reaction Alert

• Fully interoperable with NATO assets and provides air policing to NATO

• A large customer base of eight customers

• Cleared for a full range of US and European weapons

• Over 350,000 flying hours

• Combat proven in Libya, Syria and Iraq

• Can be precisely tailored to Belgian defence requirements.

The backbone of European air power

• Unmatched air-to-air superiority and full range of air-to-ground attack capabilities

• Collaboration between 4 European nations – UK, Germany, Italy and Spain

• And the 3 leading European defence companies – Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo

• Additional customers of Austria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait

• The programme already provides 100,000 high-skilled and high-quality jobs across 400 European companies

• A continual aircraft enhancement programme to maintain the weapons system at the forefront of capability.

Eurofighter Typhoon for Belgium

Social and economic return

• In 2015, Airbus placed contracts with Belgian companies to the value of 500m Euros, a figure expected to rise to 600m Euros by the end of 2020 – a solid base on which to leverage further industrial activity

• Eurofighter Typhoon is a European collaborative programme which creates wealth, technology and economic benefit from its current and future customers

• Proven track record of international collaboration, workshare and transfer of technology

• The cost of continued aircraft development is shared by all customers, providing economies of scale and enhanced value to each customer

• The Eurofighter Industrial Consortium is underpinned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo, who together provide an unparalleled combination of industrial capability, experience and credibility

• This industrial consortium is already actively engaged with ongoing discussion with over 100 Belgian companies providing a substantial foundation to develop further beneficial industrial relationships.

UK-Belgium relationship

• The UK Government is leading the Eurofighter relationship with Belgium, supported by Germany, Italy and Spain

• BAE Systems is leading Eurofighter Industry engagement with Belgium, supported by Airbus, Leonardo and Eurojet

• This relationship brings opportunities for cooperation on support, training and operations with the Royal Air Force and other operators

• The UK and Belgium have a long-standing military and trade relationship with the Royal Air Force and Belgian Armed Forces relationship dating back 70 years when the first Belgian Air Component squadron was formed in the UK.

Carbon Fibre Composites (CFC)Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP)Aluminium AlloyTitanium AlloyAcrylic (Röhm 249)

Dimensions and WeightsWing Span 10.95 mLength 15.96 mHeight 5.28 mEmpty Weight 11.00 tMax take-off weight 23.40t Max speed Mach 2.0 (1,522 mph) 2.495km/hMaxium altitude >55,000ft (16km)

Dimensions and WeightsDelta-canard configuarion; aerodynamicallyunstable to give optimal lift and agility

Single-seat twin engine with two-seat variant

Carbon Fibre Composites (CFC)Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP)Aluminium AlloyTitanium AlloyAcrylic (Röhm 249)

Dimensions and WeightsWing Span 10.95 mLength 15.96 mHeight 5.28 mEmpty Weight 11.00 tMax take-off weight 23.40t Max speed Mach 2.0 (1,522 mph) 2.495km/hMaxium altitude >55,000ft (16km)

Dimensions and WeightsDelta-canard configuarion; aerodynamicallyunstable to give optimal lift and agility

Single-seat twin engine with two-seat variant

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The battle-proven Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced new generation multi-role combat aircraft available on the market.

• Powered by two Eurojet EJ200 engines, providing an excellent combat thrust-to-weight ratio in excess of 1.2:1 with 30% thrust growth available

• Typhoon’s robust design and Flight Control Systems means safety and carefree handling, with the aircraft responding to whatever demands the pilot wishes

• Brakes off to take off in less than 8 seconds, and supersonic in under 30 seconds

• Brakes off to 36,000 feet Mach 1.6 in under 2 minutes 30 seconds

• Laser Designator Pod (LDP) enables precise location of targets and guidance of Air-to-Surface weapons

• On contract to deliver integration of Meteor, Storm Shadow and Brimstone

• Carriage in excess of 9,000kg of weapons.

Eurofighter Typhoon at a glance

"Never has the Royal Air Force had an aircraft with such current or future capability.

It combines an aggressive, penetrating air-to-air platform with a precise, flexible strike capability, able to stand off when necessary and deliver weapons clinically whilst protecting other less capable aircraft.Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow integration over the next couple of years will mean that Typhoon offers the operational commander more flexibility and capability than from any other platform."

Group Captain Jez Attridge, Station Commander at RAF Coningsby, Royal International Air Tattoo, July 2015

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KSA Oman Kuwait Austria

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The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium brings together the capability in European aerospace in order to create a market leading weapon system.

Eurofighter Typhoon is built on the strength of 4 European nations: UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, and their leading aerospace and defence companies.

This partnership is unrivalled allowing equal access to shared technologies and the creation of long-lasting political and industrial relations.

The programme supports highly-skilled and specialised jobs across Europe.

About the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium

The Eurofighter consortium is based and registered in Munich. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH is the company that co-ordinates the design, production and upgrade of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

The four partner nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK established the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to manage their requirements and act as the primary customer interface with industry. Similarly, the national aerospace companies – Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo) established Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH to act as the primary interface with the customer (NETMA) and coordinate the programme across industry

EUROJET, comprising Rolls-Royce (RR), MTU Aero Engines, Avio and Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP), is the industrial consortium responsible for management of the development, production, maintenance and sales of the EJ200 engine.

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Economic Return for BelgiumFor Eurofighter Typhoon, economic return is part of our DNA.

In addition to the 100,000 highly skilled European-based jobs across 400 companies which the programme has supported, technology and IPR has been shared across borders and freely accessed by all those involved in the programme.

It is this proven approach to collaboration in research, design, development and manufacturing which exists within the Eurofighter Industrial Consortium and from which Belgian industry could benefit by becoming a fully-fledged partner.

The backbone of the Consortium is the three Eurofighter Partner Companies - Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo - whose combined turnover exceeds €100bn. These companies underpin Eurofighter’s unparalleled combination of industrial capability, experience and credibility.

Another integral component is the supply chain partners - 100 Tier 1 equipment suppliers and 300 Tier 2 product suppliers - who provide an unequalled breadth and depth of technology capability.

The Eurofighter Industrial Consortium will draw upon its extensive capabilities to promote a range of activities from which Belgian industry and its institutions have the opportunity to leverage substantial long term economic returns.

In addition to the existing range of Belgian companies who are already part of the Eurofighter Typhoon supply chain, members of the Eurofighter Industrial Consortium are currently actively engaged with over 100 different Belgian companies within the defence, aerospace and space sectors - a substantial established footprint on which to develop further beneficial economic return relationships.

One significant example is Airbus, which currently places annual contracts with Belgian companies to the value of €500m, a figure expected to rise to more than €600m by the end of 2020, providing a solid basis on which to leverage further economic return activity.

Being a partner in the Eurofighter Typhoon programme would allow the Belgian Government access to the four Nation NETMA partnership.

Belgian industry would have a unique opportunity to fully engage in the Eurofighter’s future development and product enhancements, aimed at keeping the weapon system at the leading edge of technical capability.

As a truly European product, the involvement of Belgian industry in the Eurofighter Typhoon programme would not only further strengthen Europe’s most successful defence programme, but would reinforce the critical mass of technology capability and high quality sustainable employment associated with such a programme.

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With 20 units operating worldwide, the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet has completed over 350,000 flying hours with unparalleled operational statistics from Europe to the South Atlantic and the Middle East.

• 599 Aircraft ordered

• 6 Air Force Users

• 20 Operating Units

• Unrivalled international co-development

• Inter-nation cooperation with Europe’s largest defence consortium

• Unrivalled global partnership.

More than 480 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been successfully delivered to six countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. Austria became the first export customer in 2003. Deliveries to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started in 2009. A new contract with the Sultanate of Oman as the third export customer was signed in December 2012. The State of Kuwait became the newest Typhoon export customer in April 2016, meaning Typhoon will be in service for decades to come.

Eurofighter Typhoon worldwide

599Ordered

480Delivered +

Country

EurofighterPartnerNations(EPNs)

EurofighterCustomerNations

EurofighterPartner

Company (EPC)Ordered

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160

96

73

15

72

12

28

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Morón, 111 Sqn, 113 Sqn

Albacete, 142 Sqn

Grosseto, 9 and 20 Gruppo

Gioia del Colle, X and XII Gruppo

Trapani 18 Gruppo

Überwachungsgeschwader, Zeltweg

Laage, JG 73 "Steinhoff„, Neuburg, JG 74,

Nörvenich, JBG 31 „Boelcke“

No. 3, 11, 41 and 29 Sqn, Coningsby,

No. 1435 Flight RAF, Mount Pleasant

No. 1, 2 and 6 Sqn, Lossiemouth

Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe‘s biggest defence programme. There will be more than 500 Typhoon aircraft across the continent:

With 20 units operating worldwide, the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet had completed over 350,000 flying hours with unparalleled operational statistics from Europe to the South Atlantic and the Middle East.

Typhoon across Europe

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“From the very first second I sat in the Typhoon and went flying in it, you knew it was a world-beater- and that is because of the raw performance and the power that aeroplane has.

“The fact we are continuing to improve the capability across the board – and it not just weapons, it is radar performance, it is infra-red search and track, the Helmet-Mounted Sighting System- all of those things means it is a fantastic platform.”

RAF Lossiemouth Station Commander Paul Godfrey

“We learned (from Baltic Air Policing) that our platform is capable of operating pretty much in every weather condition possible, and we learned that we can deploy pretty much all over the world.

“We learned a lot about the reliability of Typhoon during the Baltic Air Policing mission that Italy led from January to September 2015, when we had 48 scrambles and didn’t miss a single one.”

Italian Air Force Col. Marco Bertoli

“It is truly gobsmacking to fly. On the performance tests where we take the performance of the aircraft to the max, I still have those moments where I’m saying to myself ‘I can’t believe I have this job’. It’s like riding a huge ball of almost unlimited energy. The power is just unbelievable.”

Steve Formoso, Chief Test Pilot, BAE Systems

“The best word to describe it is worship. The unfortunate fighter pilots who don’t fly it still admire and respect it deeply, even though they might still fly incredible machines. It never fails to astonish those who have never operated alongside it.

“The Eurofighter was designed, and all its upgrades have been developed for the same principle, to operate alongside other NATO members.”

Spanish Air Force Captain Joaquin Ducay De La Riva

“1(F) Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth integrated with our US allies on Operation Red Flag in 2015, the premier high-end war fighting event in the world: Typhoon became the platform of choice for the package commander. It combined an aggressive, penetrating air-to-air platform with a precise, flexible strike capability, able to stand off when necessary and deliver weapons clinically whilst protecting other less capable aircraft.”

RAF Coningsby Station Commander Jez Attridge

“The performance, the agility of the aircraft – it has got a large delta wing and two immensely powerful engines and a flying control system which is almost intuitive to fly – means I don’t have to think about the inputs, I request something from the aircraft and it gives me exactly what I want.”

“Typhoon is operating at a multi-role level without any question. The upcoming enhancements of Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow are going to take it to the stage where this is a pure multi-role, multi-task, swing-role aircraft that can continue to be employed as the backbone of the RAF.”

RAF Flight Lieutenant Mark Long

“We are fortunate enough to be operating the latest version of the Typhoon called P1EB (Phase 1 Enhancement Bravo).”

“It’s pretty much unbeatable. If we’re in a scramble we can get airborne very quickly. The Typhoon has the power to get up to height and speed rapidly, this is far superior to anything we are used to.”

RAF Flight Lieutenant Oli Fleming

Pilot testimonials

Multi-role

Typhoon becomes a high-end multi-role weapon system, with Air-to-Air capability including ASRAAM and AMRAAM and the integration of Paveway IV for Air-to-Surface operations.

Deep Attack

Stand-off targeting of high value assets through the integration of the Storm Shadow Air-to-Surface cruise missile.

Beyond Visual Range

Integration of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile provides enhanced capability against a variety of targets such as agile fast jets, Unmanned Air Vehicles and cruise missiles.

Precision Strike

Integration of the Brimstone Air-to-Surface weapon, gives a precision effect with low collateral damage against fast-moving armoured targets.

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Advanced Sensor

Delivery of E-Scan Radar with full Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface radar modes.

P2E

On Operations

On Contract

On Contract

On Contract

On Contract

In Developemt

Future Capability

P3E

E-SCAN Radar

Continued Evolution

Continued evolution of aircraft weapons, sensors and information management to ensure Typhoon meets future operational requirements.

P 1E

TrackSearch

Track

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Advanced evolving multi-role capability

The Typhoon enjoys a continuous capability upgrade programme. The latest Phase 1 Enhancement (P1E) package came into operational service last year, further increasing the effectiveness of the aircraft and enabling simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-surface operations.

The Phase 2 Enhancement (P2E) package will introduce a range of new and improved long-range attack capabilities with the introduction of the Storm Shadow and Meteor weapons. This will be followed by the Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) package, with the Dual Mode Brimstone weapon providing low collateral precision attack on moving targets.

The Phased Enhancement route map is underpinned by the development of an Advanced Electronically Scanned Array Radar, ready for operations from 2020.

The Eurofighter support and training systems will continue to endure in parallel with the aircraft systems to support the aircraft’s enhanced capability and to optimize life cycle costs.

Multi-role

Typhoon becomes a high-end multi-role weapon system, with Air-to-Air capability including ASRAAM and AMRAAM and the integration of Paveway IV for Air-to-Surface operations.

Deep Attack

Stand-off targeting of high value assets through the integration of the Storm Shadow Air-to-Surface cruise missile.

Beyond Visual Range

Integration of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile provides enhanced capability against a variety of targets such as agile fast jets, Unmanned Air Vehicles and cruise missiles.

Precision Strike

Integration of the Brimstone Air-to-Surface weapon, gives a precision effect with low collateral damage against fast-moving armoured targets.

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Advanced Sensor

Delivery of E-Scan Radar with full Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface radar modes.

P2E

On Operations

On Contract

On Contract

On Contract

On Contract

In Developemt

Future Capability

P3E

E-SCAN Radar

Continued Evolution

Continued evolution of aircraft weapons, sensors and information management to ensure Typhoon meets future operational requirements.

P 1E

TrackSearch

Track

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For more information contact Matthew Squires Communications BAE Systems – Military Air & Information

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