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Eurofighter Typhoon

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:BAE SystemsIntroduced: 2003|Status: active|Origin: United Kingdom

AIRSPEC // EUROFIGHTER-TYPHOON

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$110.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeaircraft

Categoryair

Country🇬🇧United Kingdom

ContractorBAE Systems

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2003

Service StatusActive

Data SourceEurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH / NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

94/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

75/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length15.96 m

Width10.95 m

Height5.28 m

Weight11,000 kg

Crew1 personnel

Max Speed2,495 km/h

Range2,900 km

Endurance3.5 hrs

Ceiling19,812 m

Fuel Capacity5,000 L

Powerplant2x Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans (90 kN thrust each with supercruise Mach 1.5)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

150 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Mauser BK-27 27mm revolver cannon150 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Meteor BVRAAMASRAAM / IRIS-T

GUIDED MISSILES

Meteor BVRAAMASRAAMStorm ShadowBrimstone

BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS

Paveway IVJDAMSmall Diameter Bomb

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

CAPTOR-E AESA active electronically scanned array radar and PIRATE infrared search and track (IRST)(200 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Praetorian DASS Defensive Aids Sub-System with wingtip ESM/ECM pods and towed radar decoy

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR46% WORKSHARE

Airbus Defence & Space🇩🇪

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧

Eurojet EJ200 Afterburning TurbofanVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: 90 kN x 2

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇩🇪

Captor-E (ECRS Mk1 / Mk2) AESA RadarManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: AESA Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷

Meteor BVRAAM / Brimstone 3Vendor: MBDAPayload: Ramjet BVRAAM

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇮🇹

PIRATE Infrared Search & Track (IRST)Vendor: Leonardo

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇳🇱

ASML / GlobalFoundriesNode: EUV-Derived 14nm Aerospace Node

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

CountermeasuresPraetorian DASS Defensive Aids Sub-System with wingtip ESM/ECM pods and towed radar decoy

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioMIDS Link 16 and encrypted VHF/UHF radio

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$110,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$38,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$19,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

5 Operator Nations~513 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Domestic Operator	137units
🇩🇪Germany	Domestic Operator	141units
🇮🇹Italy	Domestic Operator	94units
🇪🇸Spain	Domestic Operator	69units
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Export Operator	72units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

94/100

Mobility

96/100

Protection

82/100

Sensors

94/100

Reliability

89/100

Maintainability

85/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceEurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH / NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency

Last Verification Date2026-10-07