Eurofighter Typhoon news

Well, i haven’t found such a topic about the Eurofighter, though i think it would be at least as interesting as the topic about Rafale… 😀

I suggest that we start with the navalized Typhoon story ! 😉

Aircraft Carriers may use Typhoon
By Tom McGhie

Financial Mail

29th July 2007

The Typhoon jet fighter may be converted to opertate from two new aircraft carriers amid fears that the Joint Strike Fighter will not be ready when the ships are launched.

The JSF is being built in America by Lockhead Martin but the project has been dogged by disputes over the use of US Technology.

The Ministry of Defence is afraid that after spending £3.8 billion on the vessels due to be built by 2012, there will be no planes fit to fly on them.

It was formally announced last week that the 65,000 ton carriers would be commissioned for the Royal Navy after an agreement to set up a joint venture between BAE systems and VT revealed by Financial Mail in May last year.

Faced by the potentially embarrasing lack of planes to operate from the carriers – to be called Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales – the MoD is considering using Typhoons or adapting the 40 – year – old Harrier jump jet.

An option to buy the French Rafale Matine jet is believed to have been rejected after complaints from the Royal Navy.

Financial Mail understands that BAe Systems has already begun work on converting the Typhoons.

I’ve seen a Jackonicko’s post on pprune, really interesting here :
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3445721&postcount=18
Full story here :
http://navy-matters.beedall.com/jca1-1.htm

What do you think about such a possibility ?

I think this thread should be used to report any interesting article/news about the Eurofighter. 😉 Please avoid turning it into another Typhoon vs Raf thread.

Someone may, for example, talk, here, about Spring Flag 07…