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Italian Air Force Pilot Hits 3,000 Eurofighter Flying Hours
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Italian Air Force Pilot Hits 3,000 Eurofighter Flying Hours
A Eurofighter squadron from the German Air Force is taking part in an exercise in Jordan for the first time.
Stephan ‘Grisu’ Leuthner is lucky. Each day he gets to do his dream job. He’s the Project Pilot Eurofighter Typhoon and Next Generation Fighter with Airbus in Manching. Here Grisu, as he is known to his colleagues, talks about his flying career, the people who inspired him and the key attributes you need to be a test pilot.
A lean team from the German Air Force recently went through its paces with an ultra-quick deployment of six Eurofighter jets to Iceland’s Keflavik Air Base for a training mission.
Leonardo is spearheading a long-running campaign promoting Eurofighter for the Polish Air Force.
It’s long past midnight but, when the QRA alarm sounds, the Eurofighter Typhoon engineers and pilots spring to life. They sprint to their jets and get airborne. Within minutes of the siren’s shriek the two Typhoon pilots are close to the Estonia-Russia border and eyeball-to-eyeball with a Russian military aircraft.
2022 was the busiest ever year for the RAF’s Typhoon Force operations it was revealed at RIAT today.
In a sign of further confidence in the future of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £870million contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fighter jet fleet.
Stuart L is a senior supervisor who works for BAE Systems in the Typhoon Maintenance and Upgrade (TMU) facility at RAF Coningsby. Here he talks about his fascination with fighter jets from an early age, the challenges in his current role, and continually striving to be more efficient and adaptable.
Giancarlo Mezzanatto was appointed Chief Executive Officer for Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, the management company for the Eurofighter Typhoon in May this year. Giancarlo, who has held a series of senior roles in Leonardo, most recently Senior Vice President European Military Programmes, is no stranger to Eurofighter. Between 2019 and 2021, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer Programmes.
Pilot Mike Sutton led the RAF's premier Typhoon squadron into battle over Syria and Iraq — a mission he brings vividly to life in his book ‘TYPHOON’. Here Mike discusses his experiences, his view of Typhoon and his reasons for writing the book.
Keir Hornsby has a Team Leader role at the Typhoon Maintenance and Upgrade (TMU) facility at RAF Coningsby. Here he talks about the challenges and pressures of the job, his personal career journey, time spent on the Falklands and the satisfaction of seeing the jets he works on back in the air.
The latest episode of The Fighter Show is out now. This time join Air Force Patch expert Martin Aguera as he uncovers the unique meaning behind the patches.
With no air defence fighters of their own, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are covered by NATO Assurance Measures, which ensures the region’s airspace is secure.
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Fighter Show This time it comes from a very snowy RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, UK. Flo visits a busy air base as it hosts the international Exercise Cobra Warrior.