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This article is about a fighter aircraft. For the computer game, see Eurofighter Typhoon (computer game).
Eurofighter Typhoon

A Eurofighter Typhoon of the Austrian Air Force
Role Multirole fighter
Manufacturer Eurofighter GmbH
First flight 27 March 1994[1]
Introduced 4 August 2003
Status Operational
Primary users Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
Italian Air Force
Spanish Air Force
See Operators section for others
Number built >260 as of January 2011[2]
471 ordered (as of January 2009)
Unit cost €90 million (system cost Tranche 3A)[3]
£125m (including development + production costs)[4]
Developed from British Aerospace EAP
Variants Eurofighter Typhoon variants
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies: EADS, Alenia Aeronautica and BAE Systems; working through a holding company, Eurofighter GmbH, which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, which acts as the prime customer.[5]
The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is underway, and the aircraft is being procured under separate contracts, named "tranches", each for aircraft with generally improved capabilities. The aircraft has entered service with the German Luftwaffe, the British Royal Air Force, the Italian Air Force, the Spanish Air Force, the Austrian Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force.