It also boasts a larger payload capacity—9.5 tons versus the Typhoon’s 7.5 tons—and 14 hardpoints for munitions and fuel tanks, offering greater operational flexibility. In April 2024, a Rafale made ...

The aircraft were flying with external fuel tanks and a Litening targeting pod, with one aircraft also sporting an IRIS-T short-range AAM (Air-to-Air Missile) on each wingtip.

A pylon from a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon detached mid-air and landed in a field in Haisthorpe, near Bridlington, East Yorkshire, during a training flight on January 17, 2025. The fighter jet ...

The Eurofighter Typhoon can switch between air-to-air and air-to-surface combat. Here's how much fuel it can hold and how far it can travel on missions.

The F-16I Soufa variant is different in that it is a two-seat fighter that replaces much of the avionics with systems developed within Israel and features two conformal fuel tanks.

In light of evolving regional security dynamics, Saudi Arabia, a longstanding operator of the F-15, finds Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II an attractive option. The latest iteration of the venerable fighter ...

This also means that the cancellation of plans to develop a fuselage-hugging conformal fuel tank for Typhoon (one that would free up pylons) further stymies the EK’s jamming options.

This also means that the cancellation of plans to develop a fuselage-hugging conformal fuel tank for Typhoon (one that would free up pylons) further stymies the EK’s jamming options.

Unable to obtain F-16s from the US, the Turkish government has turned to the Eurofighter. However, it is currently encountering opposition from Germany, a member of the consortium.

The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A is the latest variant of the Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft family. Under the Tranche 3A contract signed in 2009, a total of 112 aircraft have been planned for ...

3. The UK, Sweden, and Italy are invested in the development of BAE Systems Tempest, a future SGFA slated to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon. It is expected to enter service in the next decade. 4.