Editing Eurofighter Typhoon (section)

===Performance===
The Typhoon's combat performance, compared to the [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] and F-35 Lightning II fighters and the French Dassault Rafale, has been the subject of much discussion.<ref name="COMPARE1" /> In March 2005, [[United States Air Force]] Chief of Staff General [[John P. Jumper]], then the only person to have flown both the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Raptor, said:

{{blockquote|The Eurofighter is both agile and sophisticated, but is still difficult to compare to the F/A-22 Raptor. They are different kinds of airplanes to start with; it's like asking us to compare a [[NASCAR]] car with a [[Formula One]] car. They are both exciting in different ways, but they are designed for different levels of performance.{{nbsp}}... The Eurofighter is certainly, as far as smoothness of controls and the ability to pull (and sustain high G forces), very impressive. That is what it was designed to do, especially the version I flew, with the avionics, the color moving map displays, etc. — all absolutely top notch. The maneuverability of the airplane in close-in combat was also very impressive. The F/A-22 performs in much the same way as the Eurofighter. But it has additional capabilities that allow it to perform the [U.S.] Air Force's unique missions. ... The F/A-22 Raptor has stealth and supercruise. It has the ability to penetrate virtually undetected.<ref name="Rapt_Eurof" />}}
[[File:German eurofighter.JPG|thumb|German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon ''31+17'' during takeoff, July 2010]]

In the 2005 Singapore evaluation, the Typhoon won all three combat tests, including one in which a single Typhoon defeated three RSAF F-16s, and reliably completed all planned flight tests.<ref>Defence Analysis August 2004</ref> In July 2009, Former Chief of Air Staff for the RAF, Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, said that "The Eurofighter Typhoon is an excellent aircraft. It will be the backbone of the Royal Air Force along with the JSF."<ref name="TORPY" />

In July 2007, Indian Air Force [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Su-30MKI]] fighters participated in the ''Indra-Dhanush'' exercise with the RAF's Typhoon. This was the first time the two fighters had taken part in such an exercise.<ref name="INDIA1" /> The IAF did not allow their pilots to use the MKI's radar during the exercise to protect the highly classified Russian [[Bars radar|N011M Bars]].<ref name="INDIA2" /> The IAF pilots were impressed by the Typhoon's agility.<ref name="AirSceneUK" /> In 2015, Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs again participated in a ''Indra-Dhanush'' exercise with RAF Typhoons.<ref name="INDIA3" />