Editing Eurofighter Typhoon (section)

===Armament===
[[File:Eurofighter Typhoon in Madrid (Spain) 01.jpg|thumb|Bottom view of a Spanish Eurofighter showing the armament]]

==== Air to ground ====
The Typhoon is a multi-role fighter with maturing air-to-ground capabilities. The initial absence of air-to-ground capability is believed to have been a factor in the type's rejection from Singapore's fighter competition in 2005. At the time it was claimed that Singapore was concerned about the delivery timescale and the ability of the Eurofighter partner nations to fund the required capability packages.<ref name="A2G" /> Tranche{{nbsp}}1 aircraft could drop laser-guided bombs in conjunction with third-party designators but the anticipated deployment of Typhoon to Afghanistan meant that the UK required self-contained bombing capabilities before the other partners.<ref name="AUSTERE1" /> In 2006 the UK embarked on the £73m Change Proposal 193 (CP193) to give an "austere" air-to-surface capability using [[GBU-16 Paveway II]] and [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|Rafael]]/[[Ultra Electronics]] [[Litening|Litening III]] [[laser designator]] for Tranche{{nbsp}}1 Block{{nbsp}}5 aircraft.<ref name="AUSTERE2" /> Aircraft with this upgrade were designated Typhoon FGR4 by the RAF.

[[File:Eurofighter hardpoints.png|thumb|The Eurofighter Typhoon has 13 hardpoints for carrying armament. {{legend|red|Hardpoint}} {{legend|red|border=2px solid yellow|Hard point with the ability to hold a droptank}} {{legend|#00ff00|Internal cannon}}]]
Similar capability was added to Tranche 2 aircraft on the main development pathway as part of the Phase{{nbsp}}1 Enhancements. P1Ea (SRP10) entered service in 2013 Q1 and added the use of Paveway IV, EGBU16 and the cannon against surface targets.<ref name="EFW0712" /> P1Eb (SRP12) added full integration with GPS bombs such as [[GBU-10 Paveway II]], GBU-16 Paveway II, [[Paveway IV]] and a new real-time operating system that allows multiple targets to be attacked in a single run.<ref name="EFW0712" /> This new system will form the basis for future weapons integration by individual countries under the Phase{{nbsp}}2 Enhancements. The Storm Shadow and [[KEPD 350]] (Taurus) cruise missiles, together with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile flight trials had been successfully completed by January 2016.<ref name="CRTRIAL" /> The [[Storm Shadow]] and Meteor firings are part of the Phase{{nbsp}}2 Enhancement (P2E) programme which introduced a range of new and improved long range attack capabilities to Typhoon. In addition to Meteor and Storm Shadow, the first live firing of MBDA's Brimstone air-to-surface missile, part of the Phase{{nbsp}}3 Enhancements (P3E) programme, was successfully completed in July 2017.<ref name="P3E" />

[[File:Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 'ZK356' (35359259191).jpg|thumb|Eurofighter operated by BAE Systems as a demonstrator with a full weapons load. Seen displaying at the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), Fairford, UK.]]
German aircraft can carry four [[Paveway|GBU-48]] 1000&nbsp;lb bombs.<ref name="GERGBU" />

An anti-ship capability has been studied but has not yet been contracted. Weapon options for this role could include [[Harpoon (missile)|Boeing Harpoon]], [[Sea Killer|MBDA Marte]], "Sea Brimstone", and [[RBS-15]].<ref name="shipping2" /><ref name="Wall" /><ref name="shipping3" />

==== Air to air ====
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The Typhoon also carries a specially developed variant of the [[Mauser BK-27]] 27&nbsp;mm cannon that was developed originally for the Panavia Tornado. This is a single-barrel, electrically fired, gas-operated revolver cannon with a new linkless feed system which is located in the starboard wing root, and is capable of firing up to 1700 rounds per minute. There was a proposal on cost grounds in 1999 to limit UK gun-armament fit to the first 53 batch-1 aircraft and not used operationally, but this decision was reversed in 2006.<ref name="CANNON" /> The aircraft carries 150 rounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Typhoon uses cannon in combat |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/typhoon-uses-cannon-combat |access-date=2 January 2025 |website=ukdefencejournal.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Irist expo mount.JPG|thumb|German ground crew mount an [[IRIS-T]] to a Eurofighter]]
In his 2022 book ''Typhoon'', former RAF pilot Mike Sutton reported that his 27&nbsp;mm cannon had jammed during a strafing run in [[Syria]], against [[ISIS]] targets, while supporting Allied ground units. According to his book, the Typhoon was originally intended to be built without an internal gun, like the [[F-4 Phantom]] and the [[Harrier jump jet]]. A decision to install an internal gun had led to "manufacturing issues". Sutton claimed that, during his staffing run, the gun jammed after 26 rounds, with the HUD showing a "GUN FAIL" warning legend. During the debrief it transpired that the problem was well known to both the pilots and ground crews.<ref>{{cite book |title=Typhoon |last1=Sutton |first1=Mike Sutton |last2=Thurlow |first2=Clifford |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2022 |isbn=978-1405-9503-81 |pages=324–326, 330}}</ref>

In addition to its air to ground armament; the Typhoon can carry a mixture of air to air weaponry to fulfill its role as an [[air superiority fighter]]. This includes the [[ASRAAM]], [[IRIS-T]], and the [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] heat seeking missiles; and the [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]] and the [[Meteor (missile)|MBDA Meteor]] [[Beyond-visual-range missile|beyond visual range]] radar guided missiles. Under Tranche 2, Block 15 EOC (Enhanced Operational Capability) 2; the [[Meteor (missile)|Meteor]] was integrated into the Typhoon's arsenal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Luftwaffe Eurofighters get Meteor BVRAAM |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/luftwaffe-eurofighters-get-meteor-bvraam |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=Janes.com |date=19 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> This similar capability was achieved in the RAF under "Project Centurion"; with 107 Tranche 2 and 3 Typhoons modified to be capable to use the Meteor along with [[Brimstone (missile)|Brimstone]] and [[Storm Shadow]] air to ground missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Defence Secretary announces £539 million investment in new missiles systems |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-announces-539-million-investment-in-new-missiles-systems |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Weapon
! Users
|-
!Guns
!
|-
|[[Mauser BK-27]] autocannon (27mm)
|Germany, Spain, Italy, UK, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Oman
|-
! colspan="2" |Air-to-air missiles{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
|-
|[[ASRAAM]]
|UK
|-
|[[IRIS-T]]
|Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Saudi Arabia
|-
|[[AIM-9 Sidewinder|AIM-9L Sidewinder]]
|Germany, Spain, Italy, UK, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Oman
|-
| [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]
|Germany, Spain, Italy, UK, Saudi Arabia, Oman
|-
|[[Meteor (missile)|MBDA Meteor]]
|UK, Germany, Spain, Italy
|-
! colspan="2" |Air-to-surface missiles
|-
| Taurus [[KEPD 350]]
|Germany, Spain
|-
| [[Storm Shadow]]
|UK, Italy, Saudi Arabia
|-
| [[Brimstone (missile)|Brimstone II]]
|UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia
|-
! colspan="2" |Air-to-surface guided bombs
|-
| [[Paveway|Paveway II]] (GBU-10) 2,000&nbsp;lb bomb
|Spain
|-
| Paveway II (GBU-16) 1,000&nbsp;lb bomb
|UK, Spain, Oman
|-
| Paveway II (GBU-48) 1,000&nbsp;lb bomb
|UK, Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia
|-
| [[Paveway IV]]
|UK, Saudi Arabia
|-
|[[Joint Direct Attack Munition]] (GBU-54)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flugrevue.de/laser-jdam-fuer-den-eurofighter-diehl-und-boeing-kooperieren-bei-gbu-54/ |title=Laser JDAM für den Eurofighter: Diehl und Boeing kooperieren bei GBU-54 |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025232101/https://www.flugrevue.de/laser-jdam-fuer-den-eurofighter-diehl-und-boeing-kooperieren-bei-gbu-54/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://esut.de/2020/09/meldungen/featured/22893/lenkbomben-gbu-54-fuer-eurofighter/ |title=Lenkbomben GBU-54 für Eurofighter |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
|Germany
|}