2. Eurofighter Typhoon
- The Eurofighter Typhoon is a 4.5 generation multi-role fighter jet with three variants: the single-seat, the two-seat Trainer, and the Tornado ADV reconnaissance and strike aircraft.
- It was developed by a consortium of three companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS. It is a highly agile aircraft that combines supercruise, stealth, advanced avionics, and sensor fusion.
- The Eurofighter Typhoon has outstanding performance and features. It can reach Mach 1.5 at high altitude with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles on EJ200 engines. The warplane is equipped with advanced avionics. The airframe is designed to minimize the plane’s Radar Cross Section (RCS).
- The primary role of the Eurofighter Typhoon is air superiority and air defense. It has the capability to conduct ground attacks and reconnaissance missions as well. The fighter aircraft has many weapons used during battles, such as CIRIT laser-guided 70 mm rockets, AIM-132 ASRAAM missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, ALARM anti-radiation missiles, 1000 lb bombs with Paveway guidance kits.
- Eurofighter’s estimated price within the European Union and other allied nations is USD 50 million. In 2018, the Indian Air Force purchased the Typhoon at the cost of USD 138, according to Airbus reports.
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