Take a look inside at
@draken_europe
's cutting-edge training programme 👀
Join us for the latest episode of The Fighter Show as we explore how the ‘bad guys’ at the
#aviation
and
#technology
specialist prepare
@RoyalAirForce
Typhoon pilots for real-life combat scenarios.
Don't miss Episode 12 of the Fighter Show! It’s live on our YouTube channel now…
Flo takes us inside the world of fighter pilot suits
@survitec
in the UK.
Witness the precision, technology, and dedication that ensures these suits are comfortable, safe, and high-performing.
Episode 10 is now LIVE on YouTube, and it's unmissable 💥
Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled dive into the world of
@NATO
Air Policing!
Experience the exclusive world of NATO Air Policing as Eurofighter Typhoon pilots from the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing embark on thrilling QRA
Roarsome news! Episode 11 of the Fighter Show is now live on YouTube! 🐯
Join us as we take you on a wild ride through the 2023 Tiger Meet at
#GioiaDelColle
, which took place in October.
In this episode we’ve got some ‘purr-fect’ familiar faces returning – Captain Noble, the
I feel the need, the need for speed‼️
Did you spot the
#EurofighterTyphoon
rocking the red carpet at the
@TopGunMovie
UK premiere in London last night❓
Securing the skies over Europe, 3️⃣6️⃣5️⃣days a year, 24/7, it's the only choice for
#TopGun
.
#FACT
: The
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
’s high performance EJ200 engines deliver 1,000 flying hours without needing unscheduled maintenance. The two-spool design with single-stage turbines drive the three-stage fan and five-stage HP compressor, allowing it to cruise at supersonic speeds
Episode 9 of the Fighter Show is now LIVE on our channel! 💥
In this episode, our host Flo gets up close and personal with the elite pilots of the German Air Force as they embark on Exercise Rapid Vikings in the stunning landscapes of Iceland 🇮🇸
Catch the FULL episode over on
1/3 📢 : “The Eurofighter is hugely powerful, the engines are very reliable, and they’re very thrust efficient which means we can take off using a short distance of the runway — we just rotate and climb up..."
#Eurofighter
#PilotQuote
#Typhoon
[
#News
] Spain🇪🇸 has signed a deal for2⃣0⃣latest-generation
#EurofighterTyphoon
. This Spanish order the HALCON agreement underscores
#Eurofighter
programme's role as the backbone of European defence.
Read the full press release here⬇️
w/
@AirbusDefence
Despite the challenges of 2020,
#Eurofighter
has thrived and has demonstrated that the best years are yet to come. With serious prospects on the horizon, Eurofighter is headed onwards and upwards. Read more here:
#NATO
#weareNATO
#Aviation
#Typhoon
On 5th of May, the
#German
AF unveiled
#Typhoon
30+96 at Nörvenich
#Airforce
base in flashing special colours. The
#Eurofighter
from the Boelcke Geschwader is named "Sword of Boelcke". The
#livery
aims to recognise the reconnaissance missions role of the
#jet
.
Credit: Luftwaffe
📢 'Our role will sometimes require us to quickly intercept or identify other aircraft and Eurofighter is ideal for the job. It’s capable of reaching altitudes of over 50,000 feet in less than two minutes.' - Spanish Air Force pilot (June, 2019)
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
#Aviation
It is with deep sadness that we confirm that our CEO Carlo Mancusi has passed away.
With him, Eurofighter loses not only his CEO, but a passionate aviation engineer and true pioneer of the Eurofighter programme.
#Eurofighter
Typhoons from the Austrian
#Bundesheer
Air Force secured the airspace neighbouring
#Switzerland
during the
#wef20
in
#Davos
. The fighters were tasked with intercepting any aircraft that entered the restricted airspace in the Vorarlberg and Tyrol without authorisation
Project Centurion introduced three major new weapons onto Eurofighter, Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow — in a period of 47 months . A Typhoon with Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow with display at BAE Systems Warton today alongside the full scale model of
#generationTempest
“Eurofighter contributes to maintaining and developing Europe's defence industrial base together with the associated capabilities, expertise and world-leading innovation,” Head of Strategic Marketing Raffael Klaschka, talks geostrategic framework and the future at the FCAS Summit
Experienced aviation photographer, videographer, and journalist Jamie Hunter took this amazing shot. Discover how he pulled it off in the latest copy of Eurofighter World here
#eurofighter
#fighterjet
#mach
#aviation
#avgeeks
✈️ EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON PROGRAMME: A Force for Economic Growth
The findings of a PwC study reveal the incredible impact of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme on European economies.
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
is set to benefit from the new SPEAR-EW, a new electronic warfare version of the SPEAR weapon system family on order for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The compact size of the SPEAR family allows three weapons to be carried per station.
#ElectronicWarfare
Can you imagine flying faster than the sound barrier then shutting off the engines, and remaining calm enough to take notes? Our test pilots don’t need to imagine as they do all this and so much more on a production flight test:
#Eurofighter
#FlightTest
📢 “If I see something of interest on the ground — say an explosion or something happening — I can rapidly move the sensor to it in a matter of seconds and use the targeting pod to take a closer look.” - RAF pilot (January, 2019)
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
#Aviation
#Technology
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
is set to benefit from the new SPEAR-EW offering the most advanced & future-proof electronic jamming and deception equipment available on the market thanks to its advanced miniaturised Digital Radio Frequency Memory technology.
#EWarfare
@byMBDA
@Leonardo_UK
The
@ItalianAirForce
now has four
#Eurofighter
bases in
#Italy
. The 51st Wing at Istrana Base, northern Italy, joins the 4th Wing in Grosseto (Tuscany), the 36th Wing in Gioia del Colle (Puglia) and 37th Wing in Trapani (Sicily).
Read more now:
#typhoon
"
#Eurofighter
is the ideal aircraft for QRA — in fact the only limit is the time it takes for the pilot to get ready and all they have to do is get to the aircraft, strap in, close the canopy and the jet is ready. It’s very easy" - ITAF
#pilot
Grosseto Air Base, June 2017
#ICYM
Yesterday the first of 24
#EurofighterTyphoons
were delivered to the 🇶🇦Qatar Armed Forces at a ceremony in Warton🇬🇧. The aircraft will ferry from the🇬🇧to🇶🇦later this month where they will provide critical support for the
@FIFAWorldCup
which will be held in the State from 21 Nov.
📢: “Up to this point we have carried out 299 sorties since our Squadron was stationed here a couple of months ago and we haven’t missed a single
#mission
due to
#engineering
issues, which is fantastic.”
RAF engineer based at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus (November, 2017)
#Eurofighter
“The aircraft allows pilots to carry out multiple tasks at the same time or seamlessly switch between different tasks in the same mission — it’s the real definition of a Swing Role platform,” says Colonel Daniele Porelli, ITAF Detachment Commander.
On this day we celebrate 3️⃣0️⃣ years since the maiden flight of the
#Eurofighter
🎂
Test pilot, Peter Weger, made the first flight over Manching, Germany, in the prototype development aircraft in 1994.
Click here for the full story! 👉
🛫 Excitement is in the air at
#DubaiAirShow
as we eagerly anticipate the opening day tomorrow! 🌍
The two
@RoyalAirForce
#EurofighterTyphoons
are already soaking up the sunshine as we wait for the remaining
#jets
to arrive. Can you guess which customer nation they’re coming
2,000 flight hours for the
#Eurofighters
deployed in
#Kuwait
! The
@ItalianAirForce
reached an important milestone in just under 12 months from the start of the mission for the Eurofighter aircraft of the Task Group "Typhoon", deployed on the Al Jaber air base.
#TetrisChallenge
🎊 Clear for Takeoff into 2024! 🎊
The first chapter of the 2024
#EFCalendar
features two striking
@RoyalAirForce
Typhoons from No. 1 (F) squadron, as the jets touched down at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. A powerful testament to the role of
#Eurofighter
as the backbone of
[
#EurofighterPhotographer
] Claire Hartley is one of the finest
#aerospace
photographers📸 in the business, but she only got into the field by chance. Discover how a picnic with a friend changed her life ⬇
Now it's official: Airbus will equip 15 🇩🇪
#Eurofighter
for electronic combat (EK) - and with a transmitter location and self-protection system from
@Saab
as well as "AARGM" anti-radar missiles from
@NorthropGrumman
. Read more:
📢: “From an operator’s perspective
#Eurofighter
is specially built for Quick Reaction Alert ... We are able to get airborne much faster than the NATO requirement — we just start the engines and everything’s good to go."
Spanish Air Force pilot at Moron Air Base (December, 2018)
'The two powerful engines of the
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
enable a display with only limited use of afterburner. Having the burners cooking during the whole display would have resulted in several supersonic flybys', says German Typhoon Pilot ‘Smoothie’ with a smile on his face.
During Operation Shader in February, the
@RoyalAirForce
was called upon to attack a boat being used by IS fighters to cross the Euphrates River. This was the first deployment of a Brimstone 2 ground-attack missile from a
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
.
Read more:
1/2 📢 “We have operated in Kuwait in desert conditions where the temperatures were plus 55 degrees. Despite that we had 100 percent reliability, which is fantastic! Operating in conditions in excess of 50 degrees is something that’s very hard for an electronic jet to sustain...”
The future battlespace environment will be highly contested and congested.
#Eurofighter
’s
#ElectronicWarfare
and mission data capability will ensure it plays a vital role countering the increasingly sophisticated threats.
➡ Read more:
#Typhoon
#Aviation
"The
#aircraft
allows pilots to carry out multiple tasks at the same time or seamlessly switch between different tasks in the same mission — it’s the real definition of a
#SwingRole
platform, in this respect,
#Eurofighter
has little competition”
Read more:
Good Morning from
@DubaiAirshow
! 🌅
The
#EF
team is looking forward to a week of insightful conversations with industry leaders, customers and enthusiasts 💡
Don’t miss the
#Typhoon
jets on display throughout the week!
#Eurofighter
#CombatAircraft
#Throwback
Is being a test pilot for fighter jets the coolest job on the planet?
Find out about the reality behind the job title! We talk to Eurofighter Typhoon Test Pilot Steve Formoso.
🔗 Read the article:
Typhoon’s advanced, reprogrammable Electronic Warfare suite allows the aircraft to react to a constantly-changing threat environment in ways that physical stealth cannot.
Find out more in our new Article:
#Eurofighter
#Typhoon
#DigitalStealth
#Aviation
[
#EFWorld
] As a
#EurofighterTyphoon
test pilot Nat spent years in an office that can travel at twice the speed of sound. Now, he’s swapped the
#cockpit
for a more traditional office in
#Eurofighter
’s HQ.
Discover Nat’s journey👇
'Mission scenarios can be highly dynamic and therefore you have to be able to adapt.
#Eurofighter
is living proof of the success of that concept (rather than using an off-the-shelf data solution).'
Read more:
#Typhoon
#MissionData
#Aviation
#Aerospace
[
#EurofighterPhotographer
] We asked Claire Hartley, one of the best
#aerospace
photographers in the world, about the challenges faced trying to get the best images.
Find out what she said ⬇