Another failed programe like EF is Chinese J-10.
Even after 10 years into production it is practically same plane. no AESA, no Engine upgrade, No CFT and certainly no advanced strike capability.

Please, do feel free to explain the differences between a Typhoon of today and a one from 10 years ago, list the number of upgrades and enhancements that have been carried out and the ones that are currently funded for and are being integrated at this moment. Also, once you’ve explained those, go into great detail why it’s a failed programme.

Can you do that?

Record Exercise for RAF Typhoon Jets

Exercise Android Preference, which concluded at RAF Coningsby today (5 July), forms part of the Qualified Weapons Instructor (QWI) course regarded as the pinnacle qualification for RAF aircrew, as RAF Coningsby Station Commander, Gp Capt Johnny Stringer, explained:

“The QWI courses are where we fuse the physical, moral and conceptual components of air fighting power at the tactical level. We’re taking our brightest and best and making them the most capable and aware tactical operators they can be. What Android Preference allows us to do is not only to prepare them for the QWI operational phase, but also to expose them to some of the wider and higher-level considerations and consequences of their tactical appreciation, planning and subsequent execution.”

Over the past two weeks a total of 265 sorties have been flown on six days in an exercise designed by Flight Lieutenant Andrew Tidmarsh, who said:

“For the first time we’ve executed missions involving the entire Typhoon Force which, along with other Force Elements, gives a real operational feel. The exercise challenges the whole spectrum of what Typhoon can do as a platform; not only fighting air-to-air, but also finding, fixing and prosecuting targets on the ground.

“Being fully swing role the Typhoon is able to fight its way to the target and then fight its way out again. This places a high training demand on the pilots who have to be extremely capable in the air-to-air role and the air-to-surface role and be able to make timely tactical decisions to enable them to fulfil both in a high threat environment.”

In the first week of the Exercise the single largest training mission Typhoon has ever undertaken as one complete Force was executed. A total of 22 Typhoons from five different squadrons took part in a Combat Search and Rescue scenario that also included Tornado GR4s, USAF F-15 Eagles and Danish F16s, as well as Support and Attack Helicopters. Tactical air control and command was provided by an E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington and 1 Air Control Centre (1 ACC), which deployed to RAF Coningsby from their home station at RAF Scampton.

Gp Capt Stringer explained: “The key involvement of 1 Air Control Centre and E-3 Sentry underlines the importance of air command and control, as well as ISTAR, to the effective employment of modern combat air power. We’re also delighted and very grateful to have had the excellent support from the Support Helicopter and Tornado GR4 Forces, 100 Squadron, the Army Air Corps and our USAF and Danish colleagues.”

This variety and scope of exercise participants presented its own challenge for mission planning and execution in addition to an excellent opportunity for training large and diverse packages of aircraft. Each QWI student took it in turns to act as a Mission Commander, a challenging role which requires individual tactical prowess and wider integration in order to succeed.

Flt Lt Tidmarsh added: “At one point there was a 16 versus 20 air-to-air fight concurrent with ground serials including Air Interdiction, Close Air Support and Dynamic Targeting. I can’t remember in my career the whole force attempting one Defensive Counter Air mission that lasted an entire day.”

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/record-typhoon-exercise-08072013

Apparently, US types(s) were struggling with engine performance at hot & high altitudes but I’m sure these were trials in Kuwait, not Qatar. Should be taken with a pinch of salt either way for obvious reasons. Corrections welcome.

Could have picked a better title for the thread.

Qatar has a compelling history of operating French aircraft in it’s air force, so obviously there’s the side of having a good working relationship in the past. Whether Qatar wants to order more French aircraft, Rafale in this case, who knows. Trials of the aircraft in the country have seemed to have gone very well.

With Qatar being one of the six member states of the GCC it would help Typhoon’s chances quite significantly, it’s noteworthy that Typhoon has been ordered by two of those states, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Saudi Arabia was reported to be helping BAE Systems’ Typhoon bid in Kuwait (also a GCC member) so one shouldn’t be surprised to find out if they’ll be helping in Qatar too. Positive signs seem to be coming out of the UAE regarding the Typhoon; they’re already producing a part of the aircraft, with the target to produce even more in the future, under Tawazun Precision Industries.

Latest Paveway IV trials demonstrate enhanced air to surface capabilities for Typhoon.

Whilst working closely with Raytheon UK, we have completed a series of trials culminating in a successful release of Raytheon’s Paveway IV precision guided bomb from a Typhoon, demonstrating further enhancement of Typhoon’s air to surface role.

The trials demonstrated the latest Phase 1 Enhancements to the aircraft that enables the full capability of the Paveway IV to be utilised on Typhoon for the UK customer. Typhoon is capable of operating with up to 6 Paveway IV weapons.

The Phase 1 Enhancement programme includes the integration of new weapons including Paveway IV and EGBU-16 alongside integrating a Laser Designator Pod (LDP) onto Tranche 2 aircraft of the partner nations. It will further strengthen the Eurofighter Typhoon’s position as a multi-role fighter aircraft.

Raytheon’s Paveway IV is a highly accurate, precision guided bomb capable of significantly minimising collateral damage. It will provide Typhoon pilots with the very best technology for operations with its all-weather, day and night precision capability.

http://www.baesystems.com/article/BAES_159639/demonstrating-further-enhancement-of-typhoon%27s-air-to-surface-role?_afrLoop=592782334638000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null&baeSessionId=mmWtRVJQtVnVsJ29qGhSmhsh3qz36TqhMT12G70pL61NdRgTHFfp!-1623046801#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26baeSessionId%3DmmWtRVJQtVnVsJ29qGhSmhsh3qz36TqhMT12G70pL61NdRgTHFfp%2521-1623046801%26_afrLoop%3D592782334638000%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D16nbkh7j9f_4

Those quotes of mine have points to them. Yours got deleted by Frank. Go figure it out!

So instead of doing what you normally do, i.e. dragging things along and Trolling, why don’t you just stick to what we were discussing before!

It is their job.
They are not public relations managers.
Their job is to forecast events, scenarios, needs, and doctrine, scaling them in priority.
What is so difficult to understand about this?
Almost every single airforce on the planet does this.

You know too well what I’m talking about.

Please leave the snide nationalistic comments out.
It serves no one.

What snide nationalistic comments? If you can find any that I’ve made then feel free to quote them. Otherwise, stick to the topic and don’t bring certain topics up in the first place.