Regarding the CAPTOR-M performance, the two sources I just looked up (Eurofighter-Starstreak and Airpower.at) talk of “well over 160km” for fighter sized aircraft and “up to 185 km for supersonic fighters” (translated from German) respectively.

The integration of the ASRAAM on the Harrier GR7/GR9 was dropped some time ago.

I’m sorry but for this part I’ve to agree with foofoone. Where did you get that the Rafale was present for Austria, Norway or Greece ?

I don’t know about Austria (I believe the Mirage 2000 was offered) or Greece, but Norway seems to be a fact.

Link:
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/05/norways-future-fighter-competition-a-norwegian-view/index.php
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/08/rafale-out-for-norway/index.php

Typhoon is the chosen ‘fall back’ should JSF be cancelled: Netherlands, Turkey, etc.

I believe Turkey has indicated it will buy some Eurofighters if money is available after the next election in 2008. This is in line with the Turkish government and the Turkish DPA wanting a split buy. It was reported in Defense News at the time.

CAESAR uses European T/R modules. I think they’re made at Ulm.

Yes, at the same facility where e.g. the T/R modules for the MEADS are made.

I’m not whining, but the fact is someone made a non “fan ish” comment on the EF and then you enter and say he isn’t a Eurocanards fan but a Rafale one. A good way to imply his comment on the EF is biased don’t you find ? Then this same guy sees a need to justify himself about his “EF fanish attitude”, surprising isn’t it ?

I very rarely “discredit” someone for a remark like “Eurofighter’s crap” or anything like that, even foofone I just call a “clown” which is a lot less than what some French posters called him, the remark to flex was friendly banter nothing else, so get over it and stop whining.

No, Rob, you’re just trying to kill the messenger instead of the message, or to put it in a more “politically correct” way : you’re trying to discredit his comment on the plane by saying he’s biased. Really a poor behaviour. Or I may seriously lack humor. Who knows ?

You lack humour. What are you trying to say? That Flex is a grand aircraft engineer, having flown both and knowing so much about it that his one comment leads me to “discredit” him but I don’t bother with all the others. How ridiculous, get yourself some humour and stop whining about a bit of banter. 😡

I really hope that someone will write, here, every little issues the Typhoon has had during its development, and, why not, all its current problems…

Oh come on TMor, don’t be silly, you know as well as I do that the Eurofighter Typhoon has no problems at all! 😀

@Super Nimrod:

Bad thing (well for some) is that the US has a F22 “light” in the form of the F35! 😉 I think the Eurofighter would do exceptionally well if it managed to exceed 1500 produced aircraft. Though I do expect the production run to go over 1000 produced aircraft eventually.