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Eurofighter Typhoon
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Close in Combat

Eurofighter Typhoon as an affordable high-end swing-role weapon system whose the aircraft is fully capable of combining different operational tasks in a single mission. capability also offers considerable cost-of-ownership benefits to and operational commanders.

Eurofighter Typhoon firing SRAAM
In CIC, Eurofighter Typhoon’s airframe and engine agility will be complimented by its systems agility. The aircraft has massive subsonic agility, with features such as the off-boresight HMSS to enable heads-out and over-the-shoulder work, exceptional carefree handling, advanced VTAS and DVI technology, and highly effective ASRAAM and IRIS T short range missiles, which are custom-built for close-in and off-boresight lethality. The advanced ''g''-protection system ensures that the pilot is fully conscious and mobile under the sustained 9G capability.

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