| Role | Multirole fighter |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Eurofighter GmbH |
| First flight | 27 March 1994[1] |
| Introduction | 4 August 2003 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force German Air Force Italian Air Force Spanish Air Force See Operators below for others |
| Produced | 1994–present |
| Number built | 355 as of March 2013[2] 571 ordered (as of January 2013) |
| Unit cost | £64.8 million (Tranche 1 & 2)[3]€90 million (system cost Tranche 3A)[4] £125m (including development + production costs) |
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (operational aircraft) or 2 (training aircraft)
- Length: 15.96 m (52.4 ft)
- Wingspan: 10.95 m (35.9 ft)
- Height: 5.28 m (17.3 ft)
- Wing area: 51.2 m²[245] (551 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 11,150 kg (24,600 lb)
- Loaded weight: 16,000 kg[245][246] (35,000 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (52,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan
- Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,000 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 89 kN (20,000 lbf) each
- Fuel capacity: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) internal[245]
- Maximum speed:
- Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi)
- Combat radius:
- Ferry range: 3,790 km (2,350 mi (with 3 drop tank))
- Service ceiling: 16,765 m[253] (55,003 ft)
- Absolute ceiling: 19,812 m[253] (65,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: >315 m/s[254][255] (62,000 ft/min[256])
- Wing loading: 312 kg/m²[245] (64.0 lb/ft² 262 kg/m² with 50% fuel)
- Thrust/weight: 1.07 (100% fuel, 2 IRIS-T, 4 MBDA Meteor)
- g-limits: +9/−3 g[257]
- Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 150 rounds
- Hardpoints: Total of 13: 8 × under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload[245][258]
- Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
- Air-to-surface missiles:
- AGM-65 Maverick, in the future
- AGM-88 HARM, in the future
- Storm Shadow (AKA Scalp EG), in the future
- Brimstone, in the future
- Taurus KEPD 350, in the future
- Bombs:
- 6× 500lb Paveway IV, in the future
- Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), in the future
- HOPE/HOSBO, in the future
- Others:
- Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod
- chaff pods
- Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods
- LITENING III laser targeting pod
- Up to 3 drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.