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400th Eurofighter Delivered [DEFEXPO DAY 4]

: Feb 9, 2014 - : 10:39 am

The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered to the programme’s worldwide customer base. The German Air Force took delivery of the 400th aircraft in December 2013 during a special ceremony at the Military Air Systems Center in Manching/Germany.
Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, said: “The delivery of the 400th Eurofighter Typhoon marks a historic milestone in Europe’s largest defence programme. Now we must focus much more strongly on export campaigns in order to win new contracts and new customers for this outstanding aircraft. Right now, especially in these difficult times in the defence industry, it is more important than ever that we stand up and be counted.”
The Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space, Bernhard Gerwert, said: “As a partner in the Eurofighter consortium, we are proud that we have assembled the 400th Eurofighter and that we can hand over to the German Air Force its 112 aircraft. Our customers are fully convinced of the performance of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The most modern combat aircraft in the world will also be a significant part of the product portfolio in the new division called “Airbus Defence and Space.”
Delivery of the very first Eurofighter to the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom took place end of 2003. The 100th Eurofighter was delivered also to the Royal Air Force in September 2006. The 200th aircraft was handed over in November 2009 to the German Air Force. The 300th aircraft was delivered to the Spanish Air Force in November 2011.
In the past 10 years the global Eurofighter fleet has demonstrated its high operational effectiveness in international missions and trainings and accumulated about 220,000 flying hours. Several developments such as the Phase 1 Enhancement, the integration of the METEOR air-to-air missile, the new electronic radar (E-Scan) and additional weaponry increase the capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon and secure the future of this modern combat aircraft in the next decades.

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