Eurofighter Typhoon timeline

Eurofighter Typhoon

Closest competitor to French Rafale Fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon have lost the deal of MMRCA. IAF chose Rafale over Eurofighter Typhoon.

This is a timeline of the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon, a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983.

1970s

• 1972
• Royal Air Force (RAF) issues Air Staff Target 396 (AST-396), a requirement for a STOVL aircraft to replace the Harrier and Jaguar fleets.
• AST-403, specification revised for an air superiority fighter. STOVL requirement dropped and AST-409 lead to the development of Harrier GR5.http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRHeft7X/FRHeft79/FRH7906/FR7906b.htm AST-403: ENGLANDS KAMPFFLUGZEUG-PROJEKT
• Mid-1970s
• France, Germany and UK initiate the European Combat Aircraft programme (ECA).
• 1979
• Following differing requirements (particularly French requirement for carrier compatibility,) BAe and MBB propose the European Combat Fighter (ECF)

1980s

• 1981
• Development of different national prototypes and continued differences over specification lead to cancellation of ECF programme.
• Panavia partners (Germany, Italy and UK) launch Agile Combat Aircraft (ACA) programme. Following failure of Germany and Italy to fund development the UK MoD pays £80m prototype, the Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP).
• 1983
• May - Contract for production of EAP prototype signed.
• The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain launch Future European Fighter Aircraft (F/EFA) programme. Aircraft to have Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) and Beyond Visual Range (BVR)......
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