Eurofighter Typhoon continues to soar as 2006 takes off

Hallbergmoos (OTS) - The Eurofighter Typhoon programme enters 2006
on the back of a series of reported successes towards the end of last
year and the good news is set to continue through the New Year
according to CEO Aloysius Rauen.

"As we enter 2006 we now have the aircraft in full operational
service with the Surveillance of Aerial Spazio (SSSA), the
organization responsible for monitoring and defending Italian air
space. Two single-seat Eurofighter aircraft are now held in constant
operational readiness to "scramble" should the order come. The
aircraft, based at Grosseto in Northern Italy went operational on
16th December 2005.

"Also in December the Eurofighter team achieved the four nation
type acceptance for the next functionality block of Eurofighter
Typhoon known as Block 2B. Three aircraft with this enhanced standard
were delivered to the customer in December bringing the production
aircraft deliveries by the end of 2005 to 76 in total.

"We head into 2006 having achieved more than 10,000 flying hours
so far by customer and industry aircraft.

"With each day that passes the capability of the aircraft develops
making it ever more attractive to potential export customers. We
hope to see the excellent levels of interest expressed by air forces
worldwide increase as the programme moves forward. Further orders
will enable us to build on the additional business already achieved
with Austria, our first export customer and we continue working with
our four nation governments and industries to ensure that this
excellent product gains significant market share in the future. The
capability of the aircraft and the innovative industrial technology
programmes offered by our European industry partners make Eurofighter
Typhoon the right choice for air forces, industries and governments
worldwide," he said.

High Resolution images of the Eurofighter Typhoon can be
downloaded from our web site. Hard Copy images are available on
request.

www.eurofighter.com/medialibrary

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Rückfragehinweis:
Wolfdietrich Hoeveler
Vice President Communication
Eurofighter GmbH
+49 811 801 555 (Office)
+49 170 855 0474 (Mobile)
[email protected]

Mark Ritson
Head of Public Relations
Eurofighter GmbH
+49 811 801 555 (Office)
+49 172 893 21 47 (Mobile)
[email protected]

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