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Air Superiority

Eurofighter Typhoon as an affordable high-end swing-role weapon system whose the aircraft is fully capable of combining different operational tasks in a single mission. capability also offers considerable cost-of-ownership benefits to and operational commanders.

Air Superiority
Mission Configuration
Mission Effectiveness

Swing Role
Air Superiority
Air Interdiction
Suppression of Enemy Air Defences
Close Air Support
Maritime Attack

Configuration

6 x BVRAAM

2 x SRAAM

27mm Mauser

3 x 1000 litre fuel tanks

Today’s air defence fighters have to be extremely agile in order to meet the increasingly demanding requirements of supersonic Beyond Visual Range (BVR) combat and supersonic Close In Combat (CIC).