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Friday, March 14, 2008

Four Eurofighter Typhoon Air Forces United in Exercise

For the first time, all four Eurofighter Typhoon core Air Forces from Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom combined their skills for a mutual exercise at Morón Air Force Base, near Sevilla, upon invitation of the Spanish Air Force.

Codenamed "Typhoon Meet", the deployment commenced on Monday 10 March and officially ends on Friday 14 March.

In total, 18 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft will take part in the exercise:
  • the German Air Force deployed three aircraft from Fighter Wing 73 "Steinhoff" from Rostock-Laage;
  • Italy's Gruppo XII 36 Stormo, based at Gioia del Colle, and Gruppo IX 4 Stormo, at Grosseto, both sent two aircraft;
  • a total of four weapon systems came out of the Royal Air Force's No.3 and XI Squadrons from RAF Coningsby;
  • with the remaining six already stationed at Morón as part of the Spanish Air Force's Gruppo 11 Ala 11.

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