Aircraft & UAVs

Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta multirole fighter built by the European Eurofighter consortium. In the Yemen Civil War context, Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoons are documented as coalition combat aircraft used for airstrike and interdiction missions, supported by UK-supplied weapons and fleet-support arrangements.

Conflict side
Yemeni government and coalition forces
Built by
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH consortium: Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo
Built in
United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain
Eurofighter Typhoon, Twin-engine multirole combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Service History

In service
Operational service from 2003; Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoons delivered under the Al Salam programme
Used by
Royal Saudi Air Force
Wars
Yemen Civil War

Specifications

Crew
1 pilot in single-seat combat variants; 2 in twin-seat trainer variants
Engines
Two Eurojet EJ200 turbofan engines
Maximum speed
Mach 2.0 at altitude; about 2,495 km/h
Sea-level speed
Mach 1.25; about 1,530 km/h
Hardpoints
13 wing and fuselage stations for air-to-air and air-to-surface stores
Sensors
CAPTOR radar, PIRATE infrared search-and-track, and Praetorian defensive-aids suite on current configurations
Typical strike configuration
Targeting pod, up to four ground-attack weapons, and retained air-to-air missiles for self-defence

Conflict Usage

Yemen Civil War
Side: Yemeni government and coalition forcesRole: Coalition airstrike and air interdiction platformstrikeprecision firesclose air support

Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoons were deployed on combat missions in the Yemen campaign as part of the Saudi-led coalition air effort; public sources confirm the aircraft type's deployment but generally do not identify individual Typhoon sorties.

Eurofighter Typhoon Images

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