Armée Autrichienne

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Eurofighter Typhoon :

Surveillance pendant l'Euro 2008 :

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je ne pensait pas que les Thyphoons etaient montés en Autriche , et il y a un appareil de la Luftwaffe derriere , sur la chaine de montage

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sans haine et sans pitié

T800 a écrit:

je ne pensait pas que les Thyphoons etaient montés en Autriche , et il y a un appareil de la Luftwaffe derriere , sur la chaine de montage

Désolé...je me suis trompé T-800 Embarassed

l’ Autriche, elle a passé une commande de 18 appareils.C'est "EADS Military Air Systems" est chargée de la conception de la section centrale du fuselage, des commandes de vol et de l’aile droite. Elle est également chargée de l’assemblage final des 180 Eurofighter allemands et des 87 espagnols.

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Très joli travail bravo khayber

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Citation:

Austrian Eurofighter accomplishes 1,000th flight hour during intercept training

09:36 GMT, July 20, 2009 Zeltweg, Austria | Last week the still quite young history of Eurofighter Typhoons in Austria has reached a further milestone. During an intercept training mission one of the Austrian fighter aircraft accomplished its 1,000th flight hour.

During the training flight in the so-called “Schober-Area” exercise area two Eurofighters intercepted a Saab 105 of the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) which played the role of an unidentified target. Following an evasion manoeuvre of the “intruder”, the Saab was successfully intercepted and identified.

The Austrian Air Force concludes that since the Eurofighter’s introduction into service, the fighter aircraft have met all expectations and, since, successfully contribute to securing the Austrian population and to provide safety in the Austrian air space.

http://www.defpro.com/news/details/8690/

SALUDOS!!

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Austria receives the last of 15 ordered Eurofighter aircraft

A long story with up’s and down’s comes to its quite happy end

07:51 GMT, September 25, 2009 defpro.com | Yesterday, the Austrian Air Force closed a chapter in its procurement history which caused quite a stir, over the past few years, throughout the entire Austrian political landscape. Austria became the first export country for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft with the decision in 2000 to purchase 24 aircraft, valued at €1.8 billion, to replace the long-ageing Saab Draken fighters. However, the number of aircraft ordered was soon reduced to 18 units and after the new administration took over, Defence Minister Norbert Darabos was asked to negotiate a cancelation of the contract or a cost reduction with the prime contractor, Eurofighter GmbH, resulting in a further reduction to 15 aircraft. This new deal saved Austria some €250 million in aircraft acquisition, related logistic support, tranining and technical services.

After this odyssey, which heated the debate among the national press, politicians and the involved industry, the last of the 15 Eurofighters finally rolled out from the EADS Defence & Security Manching assembly line on 24 September 2009. It is certainly due to the political turmoil of the past that the delivery of the last aircraft, which landed at the Hinterstoisser military airfield near Zeltweg at 15:30 CET, was not celebrated with a copious hand-over ceremony. According a company spokesman, an official ceremony has been held in Manching last Tuesday, however without attendance of press members.

So far, no reasons have been given for why, not even the Defence Minister, managed to personally welcome the last of the most important and expensive assets in his troop’s inventory. According to Austrian press reports, the last Eurofighter was to arrive on Friday, however, no reason for the change in the schedule has yet been given. According to an Austrian daily, Darabos’ party, before becoming part of the current Administration, did not miss any opportunity to emphasise their election pledge to cancel the entire procurement programme.

“The best solution for Austrian air surveillance”

From a technological point of view, the Eurofighter provided Austria with the possibility to catch up with major air forces in Europe, especially considering that the Eurofighters predecessor, the Draken, (despite being a very effective aircraft) had its maiden flight in 1955. Furthermore, to fill the gap in air patrolling and defence capabilities until the Eurofighter was successfully introduced into service, Austria had to lease Swiss F-5 Tigers for four years – also not the most recent aircraft model. Since 1 July 2008 the Eurofighters took over the task of national air-patrolling.

Austria can now concentrate on fully integrating its complete Eurofighter fleet into the Air Force and to train the required pilots and mechanics. The contracts in this significant procurement programme also covered simulation equipments, personnel training and logistic support. As the Eurofighter GmbH claims that “this logistic support system helped the Austrian Air Force to commence operational air policing missions – the prime task the aircraft were ordered for - just 11 months after delivery of the first Eurofighter on 12 July 2007.”

As company spokesman told defpro.com, eleven of the Austrian Eurofighters had previously been allocated to the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) of which some have been used to speed up deliveries and some were directly delivered to Austria. Furthermore, the official source stated, that two aircraft have been diverted from a batch allocated to the UK, as well as one from Italy and one from Spain, which equally have been newly produced aircraft directly delivered to Austria.

On the occasion of the roll-out, Eurofighter CEO Enzo Casolini emphasised the aircrafts’ importance for Austrian defence capabilities: “The delivery of the last Eurofighter Typhoon to Austria provides to the Austrian Armed Forces the best aerial defence capabilities available in the World, both in operational, cost and fleet effectiveness terms.” Bernhard Gerwert, Chairman of the Eurofighter Supervisory Board and CEO of Military Air Systems within EADS Defence & Security, joined this evaluation by saying; “With the Eurofighter, Austria has fielded a fighter aircraft that will represent the best solution for Austrian air surveillance for many years to come thanks to its outstanding flight performance, sensor capabilities, and its ability to be integrated into data networks.”

First challenges have already been accomplished

So far, it seems that the Eurofighters already in service are successfully stemming its principal task which, for a relatively small landlocked country at the heart of Europe with its busy skies, may be one of the most challenging tasks. All aircraft will be stationed at the Air Surveillance Wing’s home base in Zeltweg in the central Austrian state of Steiermark, enabling them to quickly scramble to any place in the country.

This ability could be well-demonstrated when the aircrafts logged their 1,000th flying hour during an intercept training mission. In a slightly more serious situation, Austrian Eurofighters were required to scramble and fly at supersonic speeds to intercept a Russian passenger jet which Austrian air traffic control lost radio contact with. The same happened as recently as Wednesday when an Airbus A320, without radio contact, also had to be escorted. The supersonic flight produced a loud sonic boom in the otherwise idyllic calm of the Alpine country.

For the Eurofighter GmbH – even though somewhat closing the Austrian chapter – the story goes on as the company is looking at important export opportunities, including India’s MMRCA tender as well as possible sales to Greece, Japan, Romania, Switzerland, and Turkey.

Saudi Arabia, being the second export nation for the Eurofighter, signed a procurement contract for 72 aircraft in September 2007 for an estimated 6.5 billion. Furthermore, the aircraft have made news by taking over international air-policing missions over Albania (Italian Air Force) and the Baltic states (German Air Force).

http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/410/

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