Eurofighter Archivi - Aviation Report

Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon in Iceland

Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon to patrol Icelandic skies for NATO

RAF Typhoons FGR4 have arrived in Iceland where they will spend the next month protecting the airspace as the UK’s contribution to NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing Mission. The jet fighters from 1(Fighter) Squadro... Read More...

Advanced Typhoon delivered to the Royal Air Force

The latest delivery completes the order to the RAF

BAE Systems handed over the jet as work continues on delivering the capabilities required to ensure Typhoon remains the operationally-effective backbone of the UK’s combat air power. The Company's production fa... Read More...

Italian Eurofighter safeguards Icelandic airspace under NATO deployment for the fourth time

On 11 March, Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to start their four-week deployment to deliver NATO Airborne Surveillance and Intercept Capabilities to meet Iceland’s ... Read More...

Airbus delivers first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force

Airbus on February 25, 2019 has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force, the aircraft C.16-23. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the int... Read More...

RAF Typhoons use Brimstone 2 missile for the first time in Syria

Strikes have decreased in regularity this month, with the terrorists confined to a tiny enclave of territory where there is a significant number of civilians, who are being transported to safety by Syrian Democ... Read More...

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Luftwaffe: Eurofighter possible successor of Tornado fleet? The proposal to Germany

On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacement of the Bundeswehr’s ageing Tornado combat aircraft, which w... Read More...

Memorandum of Intent between Saudi Arabia and UK for more Eurofighter Typhoons

The UK Government has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to aim to finalise discussions for the purchase of more 48 Typhoons combat aircraft. This is a positive step towards agree... Read More...

Exercise DACEX 2018: control and defense of the Canary Islands skies

On the 23rd and 24th of January, the DACEX-18 Exercise, organized by the Combat Air Command (MACOM), was developed in the Canary archipelago, with the support of the MACAN Canary Islands Air Command. It is a... Read More...

First two new-build Eurofighter with enhanced air-to-surface capabilities delivered to the Spanish Air Force

On 23 January 2018 Airbus Defence and Space has delivered to the Spanish Air Force the first two Eurofighter Typhoons to be produced in the latest configuration with enhanced air-to-surface capabilities. The... Read More...

Russian Aerospace Forces TU-160 strategic bombers

UK fighter jets intercept Russian bombers approaching british airspace

Yesterday, Monday 15 January 2018, RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to monitor two Russian strategic bombers approaching UK airspace. The Russian Air Force Blac... Read More...

Italy and Denmark will take over next NATO Air Policing in Baltics

On the Baltic Sea shores, the new year will start with new Allies deploying their jets to Šiauliai, Lithuania, and Ämari, Estonia, to continue NATO Air Policing in the region with the handover ceremonies schedu... Read More...

Air-to-Ground: new capability for the German Eurofighters

On 18 December 2017, German Eurofighters of the Luftwaffe’s Taktische Luftwaffengeschwader (Tactical Air Force Squadron, TaktLwG) 31 “Boelcke” in Nörvenich have gained the air-to-ground capability to deliver th... Read More...

New version of Eurofighter flight simulator for Spain and Germany

Indra further strengthened its position as the simulation solutions leader for the Eurofighter. The company has been selected to develop the new version of this system in the frame of the agreement reached by t... Read More...

Bye Bye "Atlantic": a 45-year history

Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-4 Phantom: the last Samurai

Hellenic Air Force 338 Mira “Ares”: the last Phantom over the Aegean

Hellenic Air Force: 120 Training Wing Kalamata, where Eagles soar

MAKS 2019: Russian airshow at Zhukovsky

Payerne air base: exercise Epervier 2019

Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2019

Second NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance RQ-4D Phoenix arrives in Sigonella, Italy

USA Ike and Truman aircraft carriers conduct dual carrier and joint air wing operations with B-52 in the Arabian Sea

VC-25B begins modification to create the next “Air Force One”

Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 aircraft and the fleet surpasses 250.000 flight hours

U.S. and French navies conduct dual-carrier operations in Mediterranean sea

USS Eisenhower CVN-69 aircraft carrier operates in U.S. 6th Fleet

55th anniversary of maiden flight of the world’s largest turboprop AN-22 Antei

A British Airways' 747 in heritage BOAC design

First Airbus A350-900 for Aeroflot