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Friday, July 13, 2007

Eurofighter Typhoon Delivered To Five Nations


Eurofighter type acceptance video

The first Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, AS001, was delivered today to Austria. The aircraft piloted by EADS Military Air Systems Test Pilot Martin Angerer had successfully deployed to its new home base at Zeltweg, Austria.

Aloysius Rauen, CEO Eurofighter GmbH, commented: “The Eurofighter consortium is extremely pleased at having delivered the first of 15 aircraft for Austria and is looking forward to delivering according to schedule over the next two years. The consortium is convinced that the Austrian Air Force now has the best equipment available worldwide to safeguard the Nation’s airspace.

Air Forces in five Nations now operate the Eurofighter Typhoon, confirming the Market Leader position of the Eurofighter programme.”

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