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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Ven 09 Avr 2010, 09:26
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Eurofighters in Sardinia at their best - Capabilities reach up to 100%
The Italian Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons demonstrated exceptional operational availability during a recent deployment for an Autonomous Air-Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation campaign, to Decimomannu, Sardinia.
The 4th Stormo from Grosseto Air Base - with its IX Gruppo, 20° Gruppo (Operational Conversion Unit) and 904° GEA, Gruppo Efficienza Velivoli (Logistical Squadron) and the 36° Stormo from Gioia Del Colle AB, provided a total of 12 aircraft for the exercise, achieving excellent results during the deployment to the Sardinian base.
In two weeks of activity, 112 missions were completed out of the 114 planned, with an operational availability of 98.3%. This unique result has been made possible thanks to the optimised preparational capabilities of the technical staff of the 4th Stormo and by the attentive predisposition of the logistics department, which provided constant help and finalised the mission whenever any problem have occurred.
Moreover, the presence in Decimomannu of representatives of the whole Italian Eurofighter community helped improve the standardisation process between the Groups. In addition, the AACMI system allowed accurate debriefing which in turn helped the crew in analysing the tactics adopted and the results achieved in the two daily missions launched during the deployment.
The first week in Sardinia has been characterised by 10 Eurofighter Typhoons divided between "Blue Forces" (defence) and "Red Forces" (simulating possible threats). The second week, with 12 aircraft, was dedicated to the continuation of the training with the addition of Composite Air Operations Course, COMAO, missions in which German Air Force Tornadoesn were also included, in a scenario comprising of 16 aircraft, 12 of which were Eurofighters. During the second week, the Italian Eurofighters also carried out an "Open Sea" exercise, flying both escort missions and attack missions together with the Harriers and naval unit of the Italian Navy as well as with Italian Air Force MB.339 and Tornadoes
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 21 Avr 2010, 13:05
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DATE:20/04/10. SOURCE:Flight International
Eurofighter enhancement package enters flight test
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Excellente réussite. Mêm les détracteurs (y compris ceux au RU, surtout) sont obligés de le reconnaître !Flight-test activities on a new package of modifications for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] have got under way in the UK, with the work to lead to new operational capabilities from next year.
To be performed on Tranche 2 production aircraft for partner nations Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, the phase 1 enhancement (P1E) programme will add new air-to-surface weapons functionality and an expanded communications fit.
BAE Systems began flying a modified instrumented production aircraft from its Warton final assembly site in Lancashire late last year in support of the P1E process. The asset is being used to clear the use of GPS- and laser-guided weapons in combination with the Rafael Litening III targeting pod, already integrated with some of the UK’s Typhoons.
"IPA6 commenced flight trials of a new software enhancement package in December,” says BAE, which adds: “the trials have been successful."
Le plus dur : mettre d'accord les Politiques des "partner nations" !The same test aircraft will also be used to prove digital functionality for the Diehl BGT Defence IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile, used by Eurofighter operators Germany, Italy and launch export customer Austria. Other activities will include assessing improvements to the Typhoon's man-machine interface, and expanding the capabilities of its Multi-functional Information Distribution System datalink.
A first package of P1E enhancements will be released to operators next year, with the remaining modifications to be available during 2012. The process will also involve development aircraft based in Germany, Italy and Spain.
Meanwhile, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Defence & Security chief executive Stefan Zoller says a decision is expected "within weeks" on whether the four partner nations will install active electronically scanned array radars with their Tranche 3A production Eurofighters.
Aspect à suivre de mon point de vue."There is a proposal on the table, and now it's the task of the nations to respond as quickly as possible," he says. "We have to differentiate at what point in time the nations need that radar to equip their own fleets, and how fast we have to go to stay in [export] competitions. It's a case of emergency."
Toujours le problème.Contract approval was given late last year to produce a combined 112 aircraft under Tranche 3A, but the nations have yet to agree on a final configuration for the type.
Certainement je pense.Zoller also expects the partners to later proceed with the planned Tranche 3B production of the Eurofighter, but concedes: "maybe they will have different answers on the numbers of aircraft they need in their fleets."
EADS has a 46% stake in the combat aircraft programme, which also involves Alenia Aeronautica (21%) and BAE Systems (33%).
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 12 Mai 2010, 23:10
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By Sylvia Pfeifer, Defence Industries Correspondent
Published & Last updated: May 12 2010 17:10
BAE wins £150m Typhoon repair contract
Ceci me paraît conforme aux engagements donnés par BAE Systems à ce titre, aux partenaires et Gouvernements clients.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] has won a £150m contract to provide repair and support service for avionic equipment on the Eurofighter Typhoon fleets for the German, Spanish and UK air forces.
Europe’s largest defence contractor was awarded the five-year contract from Eurofighter GmbH. Under the contract BAE will provide a range of repair services, which are expected to lead to reduced support costs and greater equipment reliability.
Idem ma remarque ci-dessus.It is the latest Typhoon support contract BAE has won in the past year. In 2009 it was awarded a five-year £450m contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for the maintenance and support of Typhoon for the Royal Air Force.
BAE also won two further support contracts that year, including one with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) that includes training in the UK for RSAF Typhoon pilots and technicians.
Chris Boardman, managing director of Typhoon mission support & international programmes at BAE, said: “This contract award demonstrates BAE Systems’ commitment to the reduction in the through-life support costs for the Typhoon fleet, which was a key requirement of the Tranche 3a contract award last year.”
The budgetary constraints of the partner governments in the Eurofighter consortium last year prompted them to split the final batch of jets on order into two parts, Tranche 3a and Tranche 3b.
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BAE shares rose 3.9p to 345.2p on Wednesday
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Lun 14 Juin 2010, 16:07
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Eurofighter more 5th-gen than F-35, says Eurofighter
In the latest Eurofighter World magazine, Typhoon's in-house propaganda press tells us how they really feel.
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Including the Lockheed Martin F-35, which suffers from "inflexibility issues", in a discussion about 5th generation fighters "is a mistake", reads the pro-Typhoon article. Why, the Typhoon is even more 5th generation than the allegedly 5th generation F-35, according to Eurofighter. They've even got a handy info-graphic (shown below) that summarizes the argument.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Dim 04 Juil 2010, 08:46
Eurfighter pour la Suisse, le programme EADS
A quelques jours de l’annonce du choix Suisse pour le remplacement partiel de la flotte de F-5 (TTE), je vous propose de poursuivre la mise à jour des offres des candidats. Suite à l’évaluation j’ai publié plusieurs articles (voir liens) ainsi qu’un premier billet sur l’offre de SAAB et le Gripen (voir lien) voici le second volet consacré à l’Eurofighter, avant de terminer avec le Rafale.
La coopération industriel
La coopération industrielle repose sur le groupe formé par les sociétés partenaires du programme Eurofighter que sont Alenia Aeronautica (Italie), BAE Systems (Grande-Bretagne) et EADS (Allemagne et Espagne), responsables du développement et de la production de l'Eurofighter. La société responsable du développement du moteur de l’Eurofighter est EUROJET GmbH, dont les actionnaires sont Rolls-Royce (Grande-Bretagne), MTU Aero Engines (Allemagne) Avio SpA (Italie) et ITP Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (Espagne). De plus le consortium Eurofighter est complété par plus de 400 sous-traitants internationaux et par leurs sociétés mères ou affiliées. Les activités les plus importantes concernent les domaines industriels suivants :
- l’industrie aérospatiale,
- l’industrie de défense,
- la sécurité intérieure,
- la technologie des moteurs aéronautiques,
- les technologies navales,
- l’industrie électronique,
- la construction d’installations,
- les techniques de l’énergie,
- la construction de centrales énergétiques,
- la technologie des transports,
- l’industrie automobile
EADS et BAE Systems et Alenia ainsi que les nations utilisatrices de l’Eurofighter ont pris l’engagement de garantir à la Suisse le transfert de toute la technologie. Ce transfert fait partie intégrante de l’offre. De plus, le transfert de certaines tâches et de leur entière responsabilité à l’industrie suisse (principe de la source unique) sera le garant de l’égalité au sein du groupe.
Optimisé pour la Suisse :
Selon EADS, l’Eurofighter un avion particulièrement adapté pour les missions en montagne et dans l’espace aérien particulier de la Suisse en répondant aux besoins suivants :
- fortes pentes d’approche et de décollage des bases aériennes en altitude
- distance de décollage extrêmement courte sans post-combustion, y compris à pleine charge
- moins de nuisances sonores et de gaz d’échappement
- capacité « Supercruise » (faculté d’atteindre la vitesse supersonique sans allumer la réchauffe), y compris à pleine charge
- durée de vol prolongée dans les missions de police de l’air et de surveillance de l’espace aérien, ce qui permet de réduire la flotte nécessaire
- arrivée extrêmement rapide dans la zone de mission.
Equipements :
Le système intégré de gestion de la mission et de l’armement de l’Eurofighter fusionne les données fournies par tous les divers senseurs et l’arrivée du radar AESA «CEASAR». L’interface homme-machine optimisée «Carefree Handling» le décharge de certaines tâches. De plus, les afficheurs multifonctions, différents modes de pilotage automatique et un système de commande vocale permettent au pilote de se concentrer entièrement sur sa mission.
Système multisenseurs proposés :
- Radar AESA CAESAR.
- système PIRATE (Passive Infrared Airborne Tracking Equipement).
- MIDS/Liaison 16 (Multifunction-Information-Distribution-System).
- DASS Chaff/Flares (Defensive Aids Sub-System).
- Pod de contremesures électronique tracté.
L’Eurofighter permettra notamment une interopérabilité acec un grand nombre de systèmes utilisés par les F/A-18 soit :
- l’Armement air-air actuel / complément d’équipement selon le choix Suisse (USA,Européen, Israélien).
- planification de mission
- simulateurs (possibilités d’interfaces)
- cavernes
Coopération militaires pour l’entraînement :
Actuellement, les Forces aériennes suisses s’entraîne déjà avec les nations utilisatrices de l’Eurofighter. L’Allemagne offre des zones d’entraînement à proximité immédiate de la Confédération. L’Italie propose également des zones d’entraînement intéressantes à la frontière de la Suisse et en Méditerranée. Une autre nation utilisatrice de l’Eurofighter, l’Autriche, qui ne fait pas partie de l'Alliance atlantique, représente également un partenaire éprouvé pour la formation.
Commentaires :
Tout comme l’offre de SAAB l’Eurofighter permet un vaste choix d’armement et peux reprendre l’équipement déjà en service sur les Hornet. Les deux points forts d’EADS réside dans le fait d’une puissante coopération dans diverses gammes du groupe non seulement militaire mais également civil (Airbus, Casa, PZL) de plus les clients actuels du Thyphoon offrent leur espace aérien pour nos pilotes ce qui représente une grande variation de zones d’exercices. Le point noir résident dans les coûts d’achats et de maintenance particulièrement exorbitants !
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Mar 27 Juil 2010, 13:48
C'est le Canada qui va être content...Eurofighter boasts Typhoon reign over F-35
Eurofighter has launched a new campaign to assert the supremacy of the Typhoon against the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] F-35 in air-to-air combat, describing internal simulations giving the former an advantage over a numerically superior F-35 attack force.
The campaign is aimed at challenging Lockheed's claims that the F-35 enjoys a 6:1 exchange ratio over modern fighters.
Eurofighter also hopes to dispel creeping global acceptance of Lockeed's description of the F-35 as a fifth-generation fighter that is implicitly superior to so-called fourth-generation fighters, such as the Typhoon. The challenge appears as several countries face decisions over buying both aircraft. On 20 July, Italy announced a decision to cancel a planned Tranche 3B contract for 25 Typhoons.
In Eurofighter's view, buying F-35s at the expense of fewer Typhoons reduces the air force's overall capability. Eurofighter respects the F-35 as a world-class fighter for the air-to-ground mission, but not as a fighter in the traditional role as an air-to-air machine, says Craig Penrice, a Typhoon pilot and marketing adviser.
Lockheed and programme officials have claimed that the days of traditional dogfighting are over. A promotional video released last year by F-35 supplier [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] claims, for example, that "manoeuvrability is irrelevant" to a modern fighter. The video shows the F-35 can defeat opponents not with dogfighting skill, but by firing missiles agile enough to turn 180º.
Eurofighter, however, claims the F-35 lacks all-aspect, very low observable stealth, and is vulnerable to detection and defeat by non-stealthy opponents.
In an internal simulation series, Eurofighter found that four Typhoons supported by an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) defeated 85% of attacks by eight F-35s carrying an internal load of two joint direct attack munitions (JDAM) and two air-to-air missiles, Penrice says.
According to Laurie Hilditch, Eurofighter's head of the future requirements capture, the F-35's frontal-aspect stealth can be defeated by stationing interceptors and AWACS at a 25º to 30º angle to the F-35's most likely approach path to a target.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 04 Aoû 2010, 06:08
Des F-16 pour Oman ? Que fait EADS, ici ? Que fait le RU (BAE )? On dirait qu'ils dorment pendant que les USA proposent, avec réussite, une certaine obsolescence !
Les USA acceptent l'existence, chez ses clients et amis (actuels ou potentiels), d'un sentiment d'insécurité. Ils sont à l'écoute active, et agissent promptement !
On dirait que notre bonne vieille Europe commencent par ouvrir un débat sur les éventuels risques, pour conclure, "Non ! Vous exagérez un peu" !
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[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]DATE:04/08/10. SOURCE:Flight International
In fresh blow to Eurofighter, US touts possible F-16 sale to Oman
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US defence officials have confirmed that Oman has asked for a potential sale of 18 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] F-16 Block 50/52s fighters for $3.5 billion in a move that dampens the UK government's hopes to offload a batch of new Eurofighter Typhoons.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) informed Congress on 3 August that the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] of Oman is seeking a "possible" F-16 purchase, which is most likely aimed at replacing 16 Sepecat Jaguars.
The announcement comes five years after Oman purchased a batch of 12 F-16 Block 50s, which are powered by the General Electric F110-GE-129 engine.
Il faut aller vendre l'Eurofighter Typhoon !
Qu'est-ce qui coincerait, au sein de l'UE, sur ce genre d'opportunité ! Il y a de l'hésitation politique ?The DSCA says the potential second batch of F-16s could be Block 50s or Block 52s. The latter is powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine. The deal also would include the ITT advanced integrated defence electronic warfare suites (AIDEWS) and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] APG-68(V)9 radar.
If the contract is signed, Oman would give Lockheed a fresh boost in the region as the manufacturer seeks to close more F-16 deals with Qatar and Iraq.
Manque de volonté politique ou Maladresse peut-être.But a contract signing for F-16s would mark a surprise reversal for the UK government, which indicated only four months ago that a Typhoon sale in Muscat could be imminent.
UK officials hope to offload Typhoons that the government is committed to buying in Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter programme.
A mon avis certaines personnes pensent peut-être que dans ces questions militaires, Oman n'est qu'un petit pays insignifiant.
Oui je pense.Meanwhile, the F-16 programme remains in demand despite the arrival in six years of its successor the F-35A. On 20 July, Lockheed officials noted the F-16 has a firm backlog of 86 F-16s, including 20 fighters recently ordered as part of Egypt's sixth follow-on order.
Je sais à quoi on doit s'attendre !The production line in Fort Worth, Texas, is expected to continue through 2013, with new deals possibly extending the programme for several years beyond, Lockheed says.
Qui ne prend pas au sérieux cette organisation ?As a member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Oman has joined a regional arms race as tensions with Iran escalate across the Strait of Hormuz.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Jeu 16 Sep 2010, 20:38
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Allemagne - La Luftwaffe immobilise tous ses Eurofighter
, 16 septembre (Reuters) - L'armée de l'air allemande a immobilisé la totalité de sa flotte de 55 chasseurs de combat Eurofighter à la suite de problèmes de siège éjectable, a annoncé jeudi le ministère de la Défense.
Les experts de la Luftwaffe travaillent en coopération avec l'avionneur, le groupe aéronautique européen EADS , pour régler le problème - à savoir que l'éjection n'est pas totalement garantie dans certaines circonstances. Le ministère ignore quand ces appareils seront à nouveau opérationnels. L'Allemagne a fait appel à des Phantom de fabrication américaine pour surveiller dans l'intervalle l'espace aérien national.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Lun 20 Sep 2010, 15:49
RAF resumes Eurofighter operations after ejection seat fix
The UK Royal Air Force has cleared its Eurofighter Typhoons to resume normal operations, after approving an urgent safety modification for the type’s Martin-Baker Mk16A ejection seat.
An investigation into the death of a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who was killed after ejecting from a Eurofighter at Morón air base in Spain on 24 August identified a fault with the seat’s harness. This led to operations being restricted in the UK and other user nations, which include Austria, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain.
“Due to excellent cooperation between Qinetiq, BAE Systems and Martin-Baker, sufficient modifications have been undertaken to allow a resumption of routine flying,” the RAF says.
The UK had stopped its Typhoons from flying all but essential missions from 15 September. However, the restrictions excluded aircraft assigned to provide quick reaction alert cover for the southern UK and the Falkland Islands. These were given a trial modification pending the result of trials conducted over the weekend.
The RAF also earlier this year temporarily suspended training operations with its BAE Hawk T1/1A trainers, after a ground inspection revealed cracks in the structure of a Martin-Baker Mk10B ejection seat. The fleet resumed activities in early August.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Ven 24 Sep 2010, 12:45
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Martin-Baker responds to Eurofighter seat reports
As the first two [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] operators have returned their aircraft to normal operational use following a safety scare, ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker has commented on the issue for the first time.
While the UK company declines to talk specifically about the 24 August accident during which a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot was killed after ejecting from a Eurofighter in Spain, it says the mishap was not the result of any design fault.
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] producer says it was not contacted by Spanish authorities to assist in their investigation into the incident. But it “has not received any communication from the Spanish authorities to indicate that a deficiency in either the ejection seat, or pilot parachute harness was the cause of the death of the pilot.”
All six Eurofighter users halted or restricted operations with their aircraft as a result of the Spanish accident, and so far only the Austrian air force and UK Royal Air Force are known to have resumed normal activities, including training sorties.
The RAF attributed its decision to resume operations on 20 September to assessments of the Mk16A’s seat harness, with the work supported by BAE Systems, Martin-Baker and Qinetiq.
“As a result of these assessments they concluded that under certain conditions, the quick release fitting could be unlocked using the palm of the hands, rather than the thumb and fingers and that this posed a risk of inadvertent release,” Martin-Baker says.
A modification was rapidly developed and approved “to eliminate this risk”, and is now being fitted to Typhoon seats, it adds.
An industry source says Germany, Italy and Spain are expected to resume Eurofighter flights in late September, although the latter two will perform quick reaction alert sorties with their aircraft if required before this time. The current operational status of Saudi Arabia’s Typhoon fleet is unclear.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Ven 24 Sep 2010, 15:05
Je constate qu'il n'y a pas de problème fondamental avec l'avion.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Mer 13 Oct 2010, 23:09
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Eurofighter hunts for Asian contracts
The Eurofighter consortium remains confident about its prospects in a slew of Asian fighter competitions, believing that its new radar and weapons could help it win contracts in what has so far been a barren region for the team.
“Countries like Malaysia, South Korea and Japan need a new-generation multirole fighter that can be effective against many of the other aircraft in the region, including the Russian Flankers or Super-Flankers or Chinese J-10 or J-11. Their threat perceptions also vary – some may need more interceptor roles and others maritime roles,” says Oreste Fabbro, Eurofighter’s vice-president for market analysis.
“The Eurofighter can perform all of those roles far more effectively than its competitors. This is a newer aircraft that is highly competitive on price, and we are open to discussions on industrial participation on a high degree. It also comes with the AESA radar and Meteor missile, which we believe will be important considerations for potential customers who are looking to increase their capabilities.”
The E-Captor active electronically scanned array will keep the “back-end” from the Typhoon’s current mechanically scanned radar, but deliver increases in detection and tracking range, plus improved capability when using air-to-surface weapons, Eurofighter says.
The new array will also be mounted on a repositioner to widen its field of view and will be available from 2015, when many of the Asian countries require their aircraft.
MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile is also available for Typhoon customers. So far, only the UK has placed a firm order for the weapon, which will arm its Eurofighters in operational use from 2015.
In Asia, Malaysia is increasingly gearing up to be an important competition. Kuala Lumpur has asked for information on the Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Saab Gripen, while Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport is pushing for Sukhoi’s Su-35 to be included. Initial aircraft assessments have begun, with Malaysian officials expected to visit Eurofighter facilities in the near future.
Funding for an initial payment for an order is likely to be included in the next Malaysian five-year plan, with a decision possible within the 2013-14 timeframe, say industry sources. Industrial participation could be a key factor.
“We already are a largely composite aircraft and can tap on the technical know-how that some Malaysian companies have for that. We will also look at other ways of involving local companies in the programme,” says Fabbro.
The Typhoon’s participation in South Korea’s FX III competition will depend on the number of aircraft that Seoul plans to buy. The programme specifies a requirement for 120 fighters, and Seoul has ordered 60 Boeing F-15Ks in the first two phases. The Typhoon lost in the second phase, but Fabbro says the consortium has learned its lesson.
“We did not have an aircraft that was ready to meet their requirements the last time, but we do this time,” he says. “However, we will only go in if the Koreans have a tender for another 60 aircraft. If they split it into another 20-40 tender, in anticipation of a fourth phase that includes the [Lockheed Martin] F-35, we won’t take part as they are unlikely to choose a different aircraft for a 20-fighter requirement,” he adds.
Japan’s F-X competition has been in limbo for the past two years, with Tokyo still hoping to convince the US government to release the Lockheed F-22 Raptor for export sales. Political uncertainty due to infighting within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has added to the delay, as has ongoing worries over the readiness of the F-35 programme to meet Tokyo’s aim of inducting a new aircraft around 2015.
That leaves the Typhoon, Super Hornet and Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle, which are being considered under a request for information as well. Fabbro says that Japan’s irritation with the USA over its stance on the F-22 could help the Typhoon.
“They know that all we want to do is sell a fighter, and there is no political agenda behind it. We are willing to work with the local industry has well, and that is something Japan wants. We believe that we stand a good chance there,” Fabbro says.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Ven 15 Oct 2010, 05:53
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SAC Andrew Seaward - RAF Coningsby received a Highly Commended award for his photo of an 11 Squadron Typhoon from Royal Air Force Coningsby accelerating and climbing rapidly during a training sortie.
In recent Eurofighter Typhoon news, the RAF will soon [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] a Typhoon base at Leuchars air base in Scotland. The Typhoon also made an [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] at t Poland's International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, with the Typhoon being promoted as a potential replacement for the nation's RSK [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Su-22M4 strike aircraft.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 09 Fév 2011, 17:01
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Rolls-Royce delivers milestone Typhoon engine
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has delivered the 750th EJ200 engine to be produced on behalf of the EUROJET consortium. The engine was assembled at the Rolls-Royce facility in Bristol and will power a Typhoon in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Une borne kilométrique qui marque
The EJ200 engine recently reached 200,000 hours of in service-operation with air forces in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. The EJ200-powered Typhoon is currently being evaluated for India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft requirement.
Bonne performance commerciale.
Commenting on the delivery milestone Simon Baldwin, Rolls-Royce, Director Production Programmes - Defence, said:
“The EJ200 programme is a major success story for Rolls-Royce and its Eurojet partners.
The new facilities in Bristol have enabled us to streamline the production process and we have developed a support programme which provides the RAF with the twin benefits of increased operational capability and better value for money.”
Oui mais le chemin fut long, et tortueux
In 2010 Rolls-Royce concluded an innovative service contract worth £865 million with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide the RAF with a guaranteed level of availability for its EJ200 engines.
Rolls-Royce has now delivered 265 EJ200 engines to the RAF.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 16 Fév 2011, 03:06
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Eurofighter woos India with partner offer
By James Lamont in Bangalore
Published & Last updated: February 10 2011 22:30
The Eurofighter consortium is prepared to offer India a manufacturing role, as the international race intensifies to supply 126 jet fighters worth $11bn to New Delhi.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Bernhard Gerwert, chairman of Eurofighter’s supervisory board, said so-called work-share agreements – which determine what parts of the aircraft are made in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy and support valuable high-tech jobs – would have to be adjusted if India bought the Typhoon multirole combat aircraft.Speaking at the Bangalore air show on Thursday, Mr Gerwert said the manufacture of the aircraft would have to be “rebalanced” to meet the requirements of the world’s largest democracy, should it choose to become part of what he called “the Eurofighter family”.
“All of the partners will have to reduce content in Europe and shift to India,” he said.
In contrast to the terms surrounding the purchases of the Typhoon by Austria and Saudi Arabia, Mr Gerwert envisaged India becoming a “new industrial partner” to join the 400 European companies that make the Eurofighter.
Indian companies would become “significant manufacturing and engineering” partners contributing to the future development of the aircraft alongside Finmeccanica, BAE Systems and EADS.
Mr Gerwert forecast that as many as 20,000 jobs would be created in India.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Ven 04 Mar 2011, 11:42
Le vrai-faux bide de l’Eurofighter
C'est un rapport qui a dû illuminer la semaine de Charles Edelstenne, le patron de Dassault Aviation.
Le sujet ?
L'Eurofighter Typhoon, chasseur européen développé par EADS, BAe et Finmeccanica, grand concurrent du Rafale dans plusieurs campagnes export, dont l'Inde.
Le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que le National Audit Office, la Cour des comptes britanniques, a eu la main lourde dans son rapport de 38 pages : « Malgré la décision du ministère de la Défense d'acheter 72 appareils de moins (160 au lieu de 232, soit 30% de réduction de cible), les coûts de développement et de production ont augmenté de 20% à 20,2 milliards de livres (23,5 milliards d'euros). »
En coût unitaire par appareil, l'addition est encore plus salée : le NAO estime à 75% l'augmentation de la facture par avion livré, 73 millions de livres (85 millions d'euros) hors coût de développement.
Les causes ?
L'organisation industrielle baroque du programme, d'abord : l'Eurofighter est le seul chasseur dont les ailes sont fabriquées dans des pays différents, l'aile gauche par l'italien Alenia et l'aile droite par EADS en Espagne...
Coût estimé de cet improbable Meccano: 2,2 milliards de livres selon le NAO, soit les deux tiers des surcoûts.
Le dernier tiers est dû aux retards du programme, et aux indispensables adaptations que l'Eurofighter, appareil de supériorité aérienne conçu dans un contexte de guerre froide, a dû intégrer pour se rapprocher d'un appareil multi-rôles type Rafale, capable, notamment, d'attaques au sol.
Ajoutez les problèmes récents de disponibilité des appareils - les Eurofighter allemands avaient été cloués au sol en septembre pour des problèmes de sécurité-, et le premier constat est clair : cet avion semble mal né.
L'Eurofighter est-il pour autant le bide intersidéral évoqué chez Dassault ? Pas sûr.
L'appareil européen a pour lui d'avoir déjà été vendu à l'export, contrairement au Rafale : 72 appareils ont été vendus à l'Arabie Saoudite, via BAe, grand ami du royaume wahhabite depuis un contrat Al-Yamamah aussi monumental que sulfureux.
L'actionnariat germano-italo-britannico-espagnol du consortium, qui pénalise l'appareil au point de vue industriel, est plus positif au niveau commercial : il permet à ces pays de se partager les compétitions en fonction des bonnes relations d'Etat à Etat, ce qui peut se révéler précieux face à un Rafale fortement dépendant des relations diplomatiques des prospects avec la France.
Le consortium Eurofighter, en tout cas, y croit dur comme fer : le directeur général Enzo Casolini s'attend à ce qu'on lui commande 250 avions de combat au cours des dix prochaines années.
La moitié pourrait venir de l'énorme appel d'offres indien (126 appareils), qui met aux prises le F-16 de Lockheed-Martin, le F-18 Super Hornet de Boeing, le MiG-35, le Gripen de Saab et le Rafale.
Lors du salon Aero India de février dernier, le consortium Eurofighter a dégainé une nouvelle carte, en envisageant de développer une version navale pour répondre à un possible besoin de la marine indienne de faire décoller ses chasseurs depuis un porte-avions.
Avec un argument choc : la puissance de l'Eurofighter, un des meilleurs rapport poussée / poids au monde, permettrait à l'avion de décoller d'un support avec un simple tremplin, beaucoup moins cher que la catapulte à vapeur exigée par le Rafale ou le F-18.
Grand bluff ? L'Eurofighter est en tout cas régulièrement présenté comme la favori de la compétition indienne.
Il se découvrire même des ambitions au Japon, chasse gardée traditionnelle des Américains.
Devant le refus des ces derniers de leur vendre des chasseurs furtifs F-22 Raptor, les Japonais feraient la fine bouche face au F-35, plombé par ses retards et surcoûts, et le vieux F-18, encourageant les Européens à faire une offre.
Etrangement, les Japonais n'ont pas appelé Dassault...
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Ven 08 Juil 2011, 16:55
Le Typhoon progresserait ?
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DATE:08/07/11. SOURCE:Flight International
Saudi pilots detail Typhoon's progress
By Luca Peruzzi
.Saudi Arabia has begun mounting quick-reaction alert duties with its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], two years after accepting the first single-seat examples via its Project Salam acquisition.
The Royal Saudi Air Force’s 3 Sqn has recently started performing the task from Taif air base near Jeddah, according to two of the service’s pilots who accompanied a pair of Typhoons on their delivery flights in early July.
Aircraft numbers 21 and 22 from an initial batch of 24 being assembled at BAE Systems’ Warton site in Lancashire, the UK, the fighters participated in the AirPower ’11 show at Zeltweg air base: the home of the Austrian air force’s 15-strong Typhoon fleet
En effet, les choses bougent.On arriving in Saudi Arabia, the aircraft will enter use with 3 Sqn, which is responsible for training and conversion activities with the new type. The unit, which also has six two-seat aircraft, is manned by more than 10 instructors, with around five pilots now receiving instruction at the site.
Il doit y a un planning. Je ne pense pas que ce soit de l'improvisation !Around 20 Saudi pilots have already been qualified to fly the Typhoon, with Riyadh planning to establish two more operational squadrons under its 72-aircraft deal. Both will perform air-to-air and air-to-ground tasks. The first of these, 10 Sqn, is receiving pilots and aircraft in the run-up to achieving initial operational capability. Currently stationed at Taif, it will later be moved to a yet-to-be decided location.
Intéressant et significatif pour ma part.Saudi Arabia’s current operational pilots have already been cleared for daylight air-to-air refuelling operations, while night-time trials have been completed and will be certified soon.
Je peux dire que tout ce "chantier" progresse de manière significative.Qualification firings have already been performed using the Typhoon’s Mauser 27mm cannon against towed targets, while its aircraft also carry [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] AIM-120C5 AMRAAM medium-range and short-range Diehl BGT Defence IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles.
Saudi pilots are also expected to receive new helmet-mounted display systems by next year.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Lun 24 Oct 2011, 00:31
Ne voyez pas le moindre brin de nationalisme ou de chauvinisme dans la remarque qui suit !
Sur d'autres forum, j'avais tracé des exemples du problème de non respect par les Etats de la signature donnée dans le contexte international !
J'ai critiqué chaque pays qui a commis ce genre de manquement à la signature et, donc, la parole donnée à ses partenaires !
Eh bien, je constate que l'Allemagne renoue avec ses mauvaises habitudes même si elle reste souveraine.
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Germany seeks to slash EADS aircraft orders
By Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin
October 19, 2011 7:37 pm
Germany plans to slash the number of military aircraft it will buy from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the European aerospace company, as it shrinks its armed forces by a fifth as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
In a confidential document, seen by the Financial Times, the defence minister Thomas de Maiziere says he wants to cut Germany’s orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet, the A400M transporter, and the Tiger attack and NH-90 transport helicopters.
..... to lead to tough discussions with a raft of mostly European governments, who helped develop the aircraft and secured so-called “work-share” for domestic industry in proportion to the size of their final order.
Without the willingness of industry and governments – including France, the UK, Italy and Spain – to amend contracts long signed and sealed, Germany would be on the hook for penalty payments running into billions of euros.
Berlin now wants to buy 140 instead of 177 Eurofighters, 40 instead of 53 A400Ms, 80 instead of 122 NH-90s, and only 40 Tigers, half the original order.
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EADS and the government declined to comment
Oui.
Le précédent du RU précité aide les arguments du Gouvernement allemand ; il faut être équitable.A similar plan is being considered for the aircraft Germany has contracted to buy but now considers surplus, although finding buyers is far from certain, according to industry experts.
Oui ! L'historique du non respect, et de la non-fiabilité la signature de l'Allemagne, surtout dans ce dossier de l'Eurofighter Typhoon, est choquant. A mon avis, l'Allemagne n'est pas une bonne composante dans la projet de la Défense européenne commune. Pour ma part elle représente une composante problématique.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Jeu 27 Oct 2011, 23:17
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian bombers
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons standing quick reaction alert (QRA) cover for the northern UK were launched to intercept a pair of Russian air force Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" long-range bombers on 11 October.
Based at RAF Leuchars in Scotland, the Typhoons were drawn from the service's 6 Squadron, which assumed full-time QRA responsibility at the site earlier this year as the UK retired its last Panavia Tornado F3 fighters.
"The Typhoons maintained contact until the Russian aircraft cleared the UK's flight information region," the RAF said in a statement accompanying images of the action.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par Jeannot Sam 12 Nov 2011, 14:49
Quand c'est fini... ça recommence... ou une dernière tentative pour ...UAE issues shock Eurofighter Typhoon request
France’s long-running campaign to sell up to 60 Dassault Rafales to the United Arab Emirates faces a shock last-minute challenge, with the Eurofighter consortium having been asked to submit a proposal based on its Typhoon combat aircraft.
News of the development broke on the eve of the Dubai air show, where both types are scheduled to take part in the daily flying display.
Sources have confirmed that the UK provided a formal briefing about the Typhoon to UAE officials on 17 October, after being asked to explore how it might meet future fast jet requirements.
“We have subsequently received a request for proposal for the potential supply of Typhoon,” the four-nation Eurofighter consortium said in a statement, adding: “we are now working hard to deliver a response.”
Further details about the request, such as the number of aircraft required, or the timeline for a selection decision, have not been revealed.
Both the Rafale and the Typhoon were recently involved in combat action over Libya, flown respectively by the French air force and navy and the UK Royal Air Force. The types are also in the final stage of a massive contest to meet India’s 126-unit medium multi-role combat aircraft requirement. Final bids were opened early this month, with a selection decision possible within the next few weeks.
Dassault is seeking a first export buyer for its “omnirole” Rafale, while the Eurofighter consortium is hoping to build on a customer base which also includes partner nations Germany, Italy and Spain and additional users Austria and Saudi Arabia.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 16 Nov 2011, 12:13
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DUBAI: Boeing throws F-15, F/A-18 into UAE fighter modernisation mix
By: [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Dubai
08:00 14 Nov 2011
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"No comment" !A top Boeing executive has added a new piece to the UAE's fighter modernisation puzzle, saying that the US government has delivered classified briefings about the capabilities of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the F-15E Strike Eagle.
Neither aircraft has been mentioned in the past as among the options for replacing the UAE air force's fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s. The UAE has been negotiating with France for the Dassault Rafale since 2008, and within the last two weeks asked the Eurofighter Typhoon to submit a rival bid.
But UAE officials are still casting an even wider net as they consider all of their fighter modernisation requirements, said Jeff Kohler, Boeing vice-president of military business development.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]In August or September, the UAE formally requested classified briefings on the F-15 and F/A-18, Kohler said, which the US government obliged.
The briefings were not followed by the issuing of a request for proposals from Boeing, as Eurofighter has received. However, Kohler believes the UAE's interests in the Boeing fighters may be aimed at long-term requirements.
On 12 November, the UAE air force announced plans to acquire a "next generation fighter" in the 2018-2025 timeframe.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) has been previously named by the UAE as a potential acquisition target. But briefing requests may indicate that the F/A-18E/F and the F-15 Silent Eagle are also in the discussion, Kohler said. With the exception of all-aspect very low observability, or stealth, the F-15SE and F/A-18E/F international roadmap variant share many of the same sensor, avionics and weapons capabilities with the F-35.
"I think (UAE officials) would be interested, depending on exactly what they want," Kohler said.
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Re: Eurofighter / Typhoon
par SEVRIEN Mer 16 Nov 2011, 12:42
Rebonjour.
Il est impératif que la France prenne en compte le fait que l'Eurofighter Typhoon ait admirablement montré ses qualités dans le théâtre de la Libye.
C'est pour cette raison, entre autres, que l'ensemble UAE/EAU a décidé de demander une soumission pour comparaison et évaluation aux côtés du Rafale.
Aussi, la forte présence des Eurofighter Typhoon en Arabie Saoudite est un facteur non négligeable dans les évaluations de la Région. Cela n'est qu'une question de bon sens et de 'logique', y compris sur le plan de l'interopérabilité !
ENTRE ARABIE SAOUDITE ET EMIRATS ARABES UNIS. POUR QU'ILS SOIENT INTEROPERABLES, IL FAUDRAIT D'ABORD QU'ILS S'ENTENDENT ET SE PARLENT AU NIVEAU MILITAIRE !
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DUBAI: Typhoon proved its worth in Libya – RAF
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04:40 14 Nov 2011
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The Royal Air Force's debut combat use of the Eurofighter Typhoon over Libya proved the multi-role type's strike performance and operating reliability and also validated the UK's plans to introduce new capabilities, a senior officer said at the show.
Up to 12 Typhoons were deployed to Gioia del Colle air base in Italy at the height of NATO's operation "Unified Protector" from late March, logging a combined 3,000-plus flight hours in over 650 long-range sorties. Despite this, the type achieved a 99% serviceability rate during the detachment.
Operating in mixed formations with RAF Panavia Tornado GR4s, Typhoons initially provided air policing cover, but later progressed to releasing Raytheon Systems Enhanced Paveway II precision-guided bombs against ground targets.
"We were genuinely swing-role," said Wg Cdr Dicky Patounas, officer commanding the RAF's Typhoon-equipped 3 Sqn. However, he noted that "99% of what we did was watching and monitoring activities on the ground. We were an eye in the sky".
Planned future enhancements for the UK's aircraft will include integrating the lighter weight Paveway IV bomb and MBDA's Storm Shadow cruise missile, plus the latter's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missiles. An active electronically scanned array radar is also on the way.
A noter.
"Libya has enabled us to re-articulate the importance of what we are asking for," Patounas said. "The priorities stay the same."
Meanwhile, another possible weapon option for the Typhoon is on show for the first time at Eurofighter's outside exhibit (static P9). MBDA's developmental Marte ER anti-ship missile is believed to have been offered to India, but could also potentially be of interest to the UAE.
Oui.
Il est à noter que l'Eurofighter a été invité par UAE ; les USA se sont invités !
L'UE devrait être fière ! EADS l'est.
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