Fri, Feb 22, 2008
Five European Countries Operate Advanced Fighter
BAE System notes the Eurofighter Typhoon continues to impress
and deliver outstanding operational delivery rates to the five air
forces across Europe which are currently flying this leading edge
swing-role combat aircraft.
By the end of 2007, the combined fleet of 136 in-service
Typhoons and seven Flight Test aircraft has accumulated over 35,000
flying hours, demonstrating the tremendous growth of the in-service
fleet and unprecedented serviceability levels. In the UK, the Royal
Air Force with BAE Systems support is currently achieving a 94%
sortie success rate, with a post sortie serviceability rate of over
65%.
The build up of flying hours in the Nations' Air Forces reflects
the success of integrating the weapon system into their Armed
Forces and, increasingly, highlights the importance of Typhoon for
NATO air defence responsibilities. Already the aircraft is on full
operational duty in the air-to-air role with in the UK, Italy and
Germany.
The six original Development Aircraft have now been retired
following conclusion of their scheduled tasks passing the baton of
the continued development of this outstanding weapon system's
capabilities onto the test fleet of seven Instrumented Production
Aircraft (IPA) and one Instrumented Series Production Aircraft
(ISPA, BT005 of the Royal Air Force).
The latest addition, IPA7, is the first Tranche 2 Eurofighter
Typhoon and will be flown alongside IPA6 in the test program to
achieve the clearances for Tranche 2 Type Acceptance and further
capability enhancements.
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