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Type Acceptance for Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon
Sep 18^th, 2008 at 11:10am

12/09/2008

Following the successful flight tests and the full delivery of the associated documentation, Type Acceptance for Block 8 (Tranche 2) Eurofighter Typhoon weapon systems has been agreed between Eurofighter GmbH and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA).
Commenting on the achievement, Aloysius Rauen, Eurofighter CEO stated: “2008 is proving to be a decisive year for the programme. Block 8 Type Acceptance represents a further major landmark, achieved through strong industry/customer co-operation, and one that will maintain the delivery continuity of Eurofighter Typhoon to the Air Forces.”
With customer agreement in place, the deliveries to the Air Forces can now proceed. There are some 60 Block 8 aircraft already in final assembly across the partner companies, the first Block 8 Production Flight Acceptance Tests (PFATs) for some of these already began in summer. The main difference between Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft is the new suite of computers. More processing power (speed and memory capacity) will be the enabler for future capability insertion. All Tranche 2 weapon systems will eventually go through the Phase One Enhancements programme, agreed in March 2007, which covers:

-New software
-Enhanced multi-role Man-Machine Interface (MMI)
-“Full” Laser Designator Pod (LDP) integration
-Enhancements to MIDS, GPS, DASS, Communications
-Additional weapons: Paveway IV; EGBU-16

Eurofighter Typhoon is the world's most advanced new generation multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and has been ordered by six nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). With 707 aircraft under contract, it is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme and delivers leading-edge technology, strengthening Europe’s aerospace industry in the global competition.
More than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies are secured by the programme. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies Alenia Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Deutschland, Europe’s foremost aerospace companies with a total turnover of €60.7 billion (2006).

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Typhoon Flight Milestone: 50,000 Hours and Climbing
Reply #1 - Sep 18^th, 2008 at 11:16am

The combined efforts of the five customer Air Forces and the industrial Flight Test programme have seen the Eurofighter Typhoon multi-/swing-role combat aircraft surpass the 50,000 flight hours milestone.
By the end of August, the Air Forces of Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and Austria had amassed some 44,500 in-service flying hours which, when coupled with the 5,900 logged by the test fleet, easily surpasses the 50,000 mark. Commenting on the achievement, Aloysius Rauen, Eurofighter CEO, stated: “This latest milestone is a recognition of the dedication of the flight crews and engineers across the Air Forces and the industrial test and evaluation teams. It is also testament to the reliability and availability of the Eurofighter Typhoon weapon system. These two elements, professionalism and technological achievement, are what define Eurofighter Typhoon as the world-beating aircraft that is in operational service today.”
Currently, ten units across five Air Forces operate Eurofighter Typhoon. As of this Summer, all nations have assigned the aircraft Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) and Air Surveillance responsibilities. The Austrian Armed Forces carried out high profile airspace protection sorties with fully-armed Eurofighter Typhoons over the host stadiums during the Euro2008 football championships. Detachments to foreign bases and multi-nation Eurofighter Typhoon exercises have become a regular occurrence throughout 2008, highlighted by the first four-nation “Typhoon Meet” at Morón Air Base, Spain, and the aircraft’s participation in Exercise Spring Flag in Sardinia. The UK Royal Air Force, through their strong involvement in the US-led Exercise Green Flag West, declared Eurofighter Typhoon as multi-role capable in a ceremony at RAF Coningsby in July, following the highly successful deployment to Nevada, USA, to demonstrate the jet’s air-to-ground capability.
148 aircraft have been delivered to five Air Forces, completing the Tranche 1 order. First deliveries of Tranche 2 aircraft are imminent, while the proposals for the 236 Eurofighter Typhoons that make up Tranche 3 have been submitted to NETMA. The consortium is awaiting the response with all efforts geared towards a contract signature by the end of 2008 or early 2009.
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world's most advanced new generation multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and has been ordered by six nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). With 707 aircraft under contract, it is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme and delivers leading-edge technology, strengthening Europe’s aerospace industry in the global competition. More than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies are secured by the programme. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies Alenia Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Deutschland, Europe’s foremost aerospace companies with a total turnover of €60.7 billion (2006).

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First UK Tranche 2 Twin-Seat Begins Final Assembly
Reply #2 - Sep 24^th, 2008 at 7:17pm

BAE Systems News: 19 September 2008

The first UK Tranche 2 twin-seat Typhoon is now in the final stages of assembly at BAE Systems Warton. The Tranche 2 Typhoon will provide the customer with an increased capability thanks to the improved speed and power of the aircraft’s computers combined with the stronger airframe to enable the aircraft to carry heavier weapons.
The major units of the aircraft (BT017) have arrived at Warton’s final assembly facility after being manufactured in the partner nations’ facilities across Europe – the front fuselage is built at the BAE Systems Samlesbury site in Lancashire. Once delivered to the RAF, in late 2009, the jet will be used to train the next generation of Typhoon pilots.
This latest milestone on Typhoon comes hot on the heels of other major achievements on the programme. On 1 July, the RAF declared Typhoon multi-role capable – this means the aircraft can deliver both an air-to-air and an air-to-ground capability – making it the most flexible aircraft in operation today. Also in the last few weeks, the first two single seat Tranche 2 aircraft made their maiden flights at Warton.

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Typhoon nations offered split deal for Tranche 3 order
Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2008 at 7:18pm

DATE:07/10/08
SOURCE:Flight International
Eurofighter nations offered split deal for Tranche 3 order
By Craig Hoyle

Eurofighter partner nations could divide their Tranche 3 production orders for a combined 236 aircraft into two phases, while interest in a key radar enhancement has reached a new high, says the industrial consortium's chiefexecutive Aloysius Rauen.
Negotiations with Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK are continuing via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, with a contract signature required in the first quarter of 2009. Stressing that none of the core nations has requested a cut in numbers from their 620-aircraft umbrella deal, Rauen says: "We have difficult budget situations - that is not new. So long as no-one changes the numbers or changes dramatically the delivery schedule, then we can handle that." One option could be to split the programme's so-called Supplement 4 work into two phases, he says, enabling nations to stretch their financial contributions.
Rauen also confirms that cash-strapped nations could even sell on some of their existing or future Typhoons to potential export users in a bid to overcome their current budgetary difficulties. "If one nation decides to sell Eurofighters out of their fleet, they are allowed to do that in principle," he says.
Speaking at Eurofighter's Hallbergmoos headquarters near Munich on 30 September, Rauen refuted claims of a recent increase in programme costs. The consortium's Tranche 3 proposal is "within, or pretty close to" the maximum total agreed under the umbrella deal, while additional obsolescence costs "were not costed, priced or agreed" previously, he says. "They need to come to a decision in a foreseeable timeframe, otherwise we will have difficulties with production continuity," warns Rauen. "That will create further costs, which are not in the budget."
Meanwhile, interest in equipping the Typhoon's current mechanically scanned Euroradar Captor radar with an active electronically scanned array front end has increased. The step is viewed as a means of both strengthening European capabilities and enhancing export prospects for the type, most notably in a contest to supply at least at least 126 aircraft to the Indian air force. "We are in serious discussions regarding E-scan capabilities. They are looking for an operationally ready system, and we are working hard for that," says Rauen. "The first discussions that we have had with the core nations and with India regarding such an approach are positive."
Eurofighter companies Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, EADS Casa and EADS Deutschland will meanwhile deliver up to 19 Tranche 2 Typhoons to the programme's partner air forces before year-end, while Saudi Arabia's first of 72 will follow by June 2009. A total of 63 Tranche 2 aircraft are now in final assembly.

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Tranche 2 Aircraft deliveries to Partner Nations Begin
Reply #4 - Oct 11^th, 2008 at 2:32pm

10/10/2008

Hallbergmoos – 10 October 2008. The handover of BS040 to the Royal Air Force today marks the beginning of Tranche 2 aircraft deliveries to the four partner air forces. The other three air forces will start receiving their aircraft in near term.
Tranche 2 consists of 251 aircraft for the air forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom plus 72 aircraft for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Germany will receive 79 aircraft, Italy a total of 47, Spain will take 34 aircraft and the United Kingdom shall receive 91 Eurofighter Typhoon in Tranche 2.
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world's most advanced new generation multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and has been ordered by six nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). With 707 aircraft under contract, it is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme and delivers leading-edge technology, strengthening Europe’s aerospace industry in the global competition. More than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies are secured by the programme. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies Alenia Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Deutschland, Europe’s foremost aerospace companies with a total turnover of €60.7 billion (2006).

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RAF Gets first of its new Typhoon Combat Aircraft
Reply #5 - Oct 22^nd, 2008 at 12:35pm

RAF Gets first of its new Typhoon Combat Aircraft - Tuesday 21 October 2008

The RAF has taken delivery of the first of 91 new Typhoon combat aircraft, ordered four years ago and delivered on time and to cost. The new Defence Equipment and Support Minister Quentin Davies was at RAF Coningsby to witness the arrival of the second generation Typhoons.
The two aircraft flew in from BAE Systems’ Warton factory in Lancashire to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, where they will shortly be released for flight trials, and are expected to join front line UK-based air defence squadrons in January 2009.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies said: “Typhoon is delivering a world-class capability to the RAF and is the cornerstone of the UK’s air defence capabilities. Today’s arrival of the second Tranche is an important milestone delivering to the RAF an aircraft with more powerful computer systems and the ability to carry heavier weapons – the next generation of Typhoon. “Typhoon directly employs some 16,000 aerospace and engineering staff in some of the UK’s leading companies. Militarily and industrially this programme is successfully delivering the capabilities the country needs.”
The production of Typhoon Tranche 2 will maintain 16,000 direct jobs within UK’s defence industry, through its principal contractors BAE Systems on its sites in Warton and Samlesbury in Lancashire and Rolls Royce in Bristol. Other key suppliers include Selex Galileo in Edinburgh.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, said: “Maintaining the flow of these advanced aircraft to front line RAF squadrons is very important. Typhoon has now been operational in the air defence role for over a year and recently achieved its multi-role capability. I am confident that forthcoming exercises and deployments will provide further demonstration of its qualities.”
The RAF expects to take delivery of 6 rising to 20 Typhoon aircraft every year for the next 7 years under the Typhoon Tranche 2 contract.

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Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft entered service with the RAF in 2003. On 1 Jul 08 the aircraft was declared multi-role – able to carry out precision Ground Attack as well as Air Defence tasks.

Tranche 2 aircraft have more powerful computers and a strengthened airframe to enable carriage of heavier weapons, which will enhance its capability in the ground-attack role. Following their arrival at RAF Coningsby, the aircraft will undergo final system checks and modifications before they are released for flight trials. Tranche 2 Typhoon will be based at RAF Leuchars, in Fife from 2010.

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BAE Flies First Saudi Typhoon From 2007 Deal
Reply #6 - Oct 22^nd, 2008 at 12:41pm

London - BAE Systems has flown the first aircraft destined for Saudi Arabia in a multibillion-pound deal signed last year. A second Saudi aircraft is due for completion in the next few weeks.
Work on the Saudi contract is gathering pace even though the British have yet to secure export approval from Washington for American equipment used in the combat aircraft. The approval remains blocked by U.S. Justice Department investigations into alleged corruption by the British in an earlier aircraft deal with the Saudis.
The first flight of the Saudi jet on Oct. 20 came just 24 hours before Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) took delivery of the first of a new generation of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft with full multirole capability.
The arrival of the two fighters at the Coningsby air base in eastern England marks the start of deliveries of some 91 Tranche 2 aircraft scheduled to be handed over to the RAF over the next few years. Twenty-four of the RAF's Tranche 2 aircraft are being diverted off the production line to meet the requirements of export customer Saudi Arabia to obtain early delivery slots of the potent multirole fighter.
The Saudis are buying 72 Typhoons in a huge deal with the British, agreed last year. The first of those Saudi-bound aircraft flew for the first time Oct. 20 from BAE's production site at Warton in northwest England. A second aircraft destined for the Saudi Air Force is also expected to be completed this year, along with a further two RAF aircraft. A BAE spokesman confirmed the flight had taken place.
At least eight Typhoons on the BAE production line are destined for the Saudi Air Force. Saudi pilots are already in the United Kingdom training with the RAF. Deliveries to the Middle East oil producer are scheduled to get under way mid-2009 if the British government obtains export clearance from Washington. Approval has been held up for months as a result of a U.S. Justice Department investigation into alleged British corruption in the earlier sale of Tornado aircraft to the Saudis.
In February, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is responsible for approving U.S. technology exports, asked the Department of Justice whether the Typhoon sale would prejudice the ongoing corruption investigation. The committee is still awaiting a reply.
The Eurofighter consortium of BAE, EADS and Finmeccanica recently completed delivery of the 148 aircraft contracted for in Tranche 1 to the British, German, Italian and Spanish air forces. Forty nine of those were for the RAF.
Later deliveries of the Tranche 1 aircraft to the British had a limited-air-to-ground capability using precision guided bombs. The new Tranche 2 aircraft with uprated computers and strengthened airframe will eventually be capable of carrying Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Paveway IV bombs and a range of other weapons. Negotiations over the delivery of the third, and final, tranche of aircraft for the four nations is at a crucial stage. Budget difficulties in Britain and Italy could lead to the final deal for 236 aircraft being split into two batches, with some ordered now and the remainder a few years later.

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BAE in Eurofighter talks with Oman
Reply #7 - Nov 14^th, 2008 at 11:49am

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008

BAE Systems is in talks to sell up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to Oman in a deal worth at least £1.4bn, the Financial Times has learnt. UK defence sources close to the negotiations said the Gulf state wanted to replace its 24 ageing Jaguar jets with Typhoons within the next four years.
The deal could also lead to billions of pounds' worth of maintenance and support work for BAE, Europe's largest defence contractor. The sources said that BAE had been talking directly to the Omani government about the sale without using external advisers. The group's use of middlemen formed part of an investigation into allegations - always denied by BAE - that bribery was used to secure a deal to sell arms and aircraft to Saudi Arabia in the 1980s.
Another export deal in the Middle East would be a feather in the cap of Ian King, the new BAE chief executive. In a sign of the company's commitment to the region, the board, led by Dick Olver, chairman, has decided to hold its first meeting in the Middle East in the coming weeks. Any agreement would be structured as a government-to-government contract, similar to last year's deal to sell Typhoons to Saudi Arabia.
A successful deal would help ease budget concerns at the Ministry of Defence, which is committed to buying 88 new Typhoons as part of its membership of the Eurofighter consortium building the aircraft, which also includes Spain, Germany and Italy.
The export of some aircraft to Oman would help avoid the severe financial penalties incurred if the UK cancels any part of its Eurofighter order. The Omani contract would also help secure crucial manufacturing jobs in the UK at a time of falling employment. Oman has a close relationship with the UK, which has supplied the sultanate with defence equipment for decades. Its air force also operates American F-16 jets.
On Wednesday night, a source close to the MoD warned that the deal was not yet concluded. "The Omanis are looking at what capabilities are available in the market, but may decide this is not the right time for them," the source said. BAE said: "Oman is a customer with whom we have a long and valued relationship . . . we will continue to support their requirements as and when they arise."

By Sylvia Pfeifer, Defence Industries Correspondent
© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008.

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Eurojet achieves twin milestones
Reply #8 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 3:23pm

EUROJET Achieves Twin Milestones - 100,000 Flying Hours and 500 Production Deliveries

HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, November 25 -- EUROJET, the leading military engine consortium has achieved two notable milestones for its EJ200 programme. The EJ200 engine achieved over 100,000 Engine Flying Hours in the Eurofighter Typhoon fleets of the Air Forces of Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Austria at the end of October. The multi-role combat aircraft was introduced into service of the Air Forces in 2003 and is presently operated by 10 units across five nations. With the addition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the programme's second export customer 707 aircraft are under contract.
EUROJET has also delivered its 500th EJ200 engine. The landmark engine was assembled at MTU Aero Engines in Munich and was delivered to the German Air Force in early November. The EJ200 and Eurofighter Typhoon programmes involve over 400 companies and sustain about 100,000 direct and indirect jobs across Europe.

EUROJET Turbo GmbH is the leading European military engine consortium responsible for the development, production, maintenance, support and export of the new generation EJ200 engine.
The shareholders of EUROJET Turbo GmbH are Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany) and Rolls-Royce (UK). The EJ200 engine combines the leading technologies from each of the four European companies. The engine has been designed to fulfil the most demanding requirements (excellent performance, optimum maintainability, and low life cycle costs) for the next generation of multi-role fighter and trainer aircraft.

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Germany offers MoD way out on Eurofighters
Reply #9 - Dec 16^th, 2008 at 4:20pm

By Gerrit Wiesmann in Frankfurt and Sylvia Pfeifer in London
Published: December 13 2008

Germany is seeking to solve Britain’s dilemma over a large number of Eurofighter Typhoon jets it has ordered but cannot afford by proposing it buys half and delays a decision about the remainder by three years. The “informal offer”, made to John Hutton, defence secretary, would help to solve the cash crisis facing the Ministry of Defence.
The MoD has announced delays to several key equipment programmes to help spread out investment over the next two years but it is still unable to balance its books. One of the spending commitments for Britain stems from its membership of the four-nation Eurofighter consortium. The four, Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, have been locked in talks over the size of the third production run of aircraft for months.
Under the terms of the agreement, Britain would face severe financial penalties if it cancelled or cut the 88 aircraft it is contracted to take. Instead, according to defence industry sources, it has argued it should be allowed to count export orders towards its quota, particularly a deal to sell 72 aircraft to Saudi Arabia. The partner nations balked at the suggestion, arguing that allowing Britain to sell-on British-built jets from its original order would breach a consortium agreement that each of the four countries would receive a specified amount of work from export orders.
An offer by Britain to compensate the Germans for lost workshare through arms or equipment deliveries worth about €200m (£176m, $267m) was rejected by Berlin, an official said. “We calculated we’d need upwards of €1bn – and that made the idea unworkable.” Berlin, therefore, began to embellish a previous idea to split the last batch of aircraft into two tranches. Governments would agree to buy half their remaining orders now, relieving Britain and leaving workshare arrangements intact.
A German official said Franz Josef Jung, the country’s defence minister, and Mr Hutton had agreed to find an amicable resolution to the dispute at an initial meeting in Berlin 10 days ago. Quentin Davies and Rüdiger Wolf, defence equipment ministers for their respective countries, then spoke last week, according to Berlin officials. “The Brits in effect want to take only 16 of their remaining 88 jets,” said a German official. “But we think it’d have to be around 44 aircraft – we’re talking about a corridor of between 40 and 60 per cent of the final tranche.”
This proposal would not solve the issue of Britain trying to cut its order size without incurring penalties. But it would buy all governments time, and ease the strain on budgets stretched by the financial crisis until 2011 or 2012.
Officials in Berlin said Rome and Madrid had informally backed the idea. “We can start four-party talks as soon as we get a signal from London,” one said. “But we are aware there’s a big difference between buying 16 and 44 aircraft.”
Defence industry sources in Britain said the government was likely to try to make up the gap by including export orders.

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EADS concerned about potential delays to Eurofighter
Reply #10 - Jan 17^th, 2009 at 3:40pm

DATE:14/01/09
SOURCE:Flight International
EADS 'concerned' about potential delays to Eurofighter production
By Niall O'Keeffe

The slow pace of negotiations with customer nations has become a "problem" for the planned Tranche 3 production phase of the Eurofighter programme, EADS Defence and Security head Stefan Zoller has warned.
Speaking in Newport in the UK on 13 January, Zoller confirmed that there are "ongoing discussions" with the four partner nations on how to organise and procure their final 236 Eurofighters under a 620-aircraft umbrella deal. He added that EADS is "concerned" that the negotiations would not conclude soon enough, presenting the risk of "an interruption to the production line", which would be "expensive".
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK are negotiating with the Eurofighter industrial consortium via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, and an agreement covering their planned acquisition of a combined 236 Tranche 3 aircraft is required in the first quarter of 2009 if the schedule is to avoid disruption.
Deliveries of the programme's first Tranche 2 aircraft for the core nations began last October, with Saudi Arabia also to receive 72 aircraft from late this year under an export agreement brokered via the UK government.
Protracted negotiations between the programme partners caused a production gap between Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 production of the Eurofighter earlier this decade, with the UK at that time opting to accelerate the introduction of air-to-ground weapons by the type.
Eurofighter chief executive Aloysius Rauen last September revealed options including a split-buy proposal that would enable nations to spread their payments for Tranche 3 production, or seek permission to market some of their aircraft for export.

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