Claesen: Interoperability – designed from the outset to be compatible with all NATO operating standards.

Sovereignty – there are no ‘black boxes’ on Eurofighter Typhoon, thus allowing nations to own and control their own mission data.

Flexibility – Eurofighter Typhoon, in its latest standard, offers true swing-role capability, the most significant operational agility and potency yet achieved, and the widest range of European and US weapons.

Bridge to the Future - as the governments of Europe look towards the next generation European weapon systems, Eurofighter is the best placed platformto carry, demonstrate and certify a whole new host of technologies and deliver them as a mature capability for Europe. It is logical that the most widely used and high performingcombat air asset in the European theatre would be the naturalchoice for this purpose.