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Description: The Eurofighter Typhoon is the perfect example of the result of well-done European cooperation. In the Italian Air Force, it cover the role of main fighter. Talking about its story, In 1983, development of the Eurofighter began as part of the New European Fighter program, a program involving Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France, but after a few years, France left the project to build the Dassault Rafale. After France’s final exit, the first technical demonstrator, the Bae Eap, flew to the United Kingdom a few years later, in August 1986. The companies involved in the project were Bae Sistems (United Kingdom), Airbus (Germany), Alenia Aereonautica, now Leonardo (Italy), and ITP Aereo (Spain). The first prototypes were DA (Development Aircraft), and the first of seven, the German DA1, flew for the first time on March 27, 1994, followed by the British DA2 on April 6 of the same year. A total of 7 prototypes were built: DA1 and DA5 (Germans), DA2 and DA4 (British), DA3 and DA7 (Italians), and DA6 (Spanish). The first contract for a total of 148 Trance 1 aircraft (55 for the UK, 44 for Germany, 29 for Italy, and 20 for Spain) was signed in 1998, and serial production of the first version, the Trance 1, began in 2000. A total of 133 units were produced. At the start, this trance was meant for air-to-air only and was only later upgraded with the possibility of using some air-to-ground ordnances. Italy operates a total of 28 Trance 1 Eurofighters, all upgraded to the Block 5 standard, and they will probably be replaced in the future with Trance 4 Eurofighters.
Why it should be in game: it will be a very good fighter for the Italian top tier when the time will come,
Specifications
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pecifications:
Length: 15.96 m
Wingspan: 10.95m
Wing arrow: 53°
Height: 5.28 m
Wing area: 51.20 m²
Empty weight: 11 150 kg
Load weight: 16 000 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 23 500 kg
Capacity: 5 000 kg
Engine: 2x Eurojet EJ-200 with a max of 90 kn each
Max speed: 2495 km/h
Climb rate: 315 m/s
Range: 1 389 km
Tangency: 19 812 m
3x Fuel Tank
Flares and Chaff
DASS protection sistem
Pirate sistem
CAPTOR-M Radar
Armaments
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Cannons
1x 27 mm Mauser cannon with 150 rounds
Air to Air Missiles
6x Aim-9L
6x Aim-9L/I
6x Aim-9L/I-1
6x Aim-120A
6x Aim-120B
6x Aim-120C
6x IRIS-T
6x AIM-132 ASRAAM
Bombs (Guided and Unguided)
12x BL-755
12x MK-82
6x MK-83
6x MK-84
6x Enhanced Paveway II
6x Enhanced Paveway III
6x Enhanced Pawevay IV
6x GBU-10
6x GBU-16
6x EGBU-16
6x GBU-48
6x GBU-24
Pods:
Litening III
Sources
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Eurofighter Typhoon - Wikipedia
The Programme | Eurofighter Typhoon
Italy joins UK development of next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon radar - Blog Before Flight - Aerospace and Defense News
The Aircraft | Eurofighter Typhoon
The Future | Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon: aeroplano militare multiruolo
Eurofighter Typhoon: il più avanzato caccia multiruolo
https://aresdifesa.it/nuovi-eurofighter-typhoon-per-litalia/
Italy backs UK radar for Eurofighter fleet modernisation | News | Flight Global
Italy joins UK development of next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon radar - Italian Defence Technologies
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY: IDEX 2015: BRIMSTONE 2 Eurofighter TYPHOON Integration Signed
The Italian Air Force Takes Delivery Of Its Final, Most Advanced Eurofighter Typhoon - The Aviationist
Russian Air Force Activity Near Polish Airspace Is 'Intensifying' According To The Italian Air Force - The Aviationist
Book: Eurofighter Typhoon storm over Europe (Hugh Harkins)
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon (Skywing Press)
Coccarde Tricolori Speciale 3 (Riccardo Nicoli) (RN Publishing)
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