Editing Eurofighter Typhoon (section)

==Operational history==
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===Austrian Air Force (''Luftstreitkräfte'')===
[[File:Eurofighter Typhoon AUT.jpg|thumb|left|[[Austrian Air Force]] Eurofighter ''7L-WA'' in flight to [[Zeltweg Air Base]], July 2007]]

In 2002, Austria selected the Typhoon as its new air defence aircraft, it having beaten the F-16 and the Saab Gripen in competition.<ref name="AUSTRIANOS" /> The purchase of 18 Typhoons was agreed on 1 July 2003, however this was reduced to 15 in June 2007.<ref name="AUSTRIANOS" /> The first aircraft (''7L-WA'') was delivered on 12 July 2007 to [[Zeltweg Air Base]] and formally entered service with the [[Austrian Air Force]].<ref name="AUDEL" /> A 2008 report by the Austrian [[Court of Audit]] calculated, that instead of getting 18 Tranche{{nbsp}}2 jets at a price of €109{{nbsp}}million each, as stipulated by the original contract, the revised deal, agreed to by Minister Norbert Darabos, meant that Austria was paying an increased unit price of €114{{nbsp}}million for 15 partially used, Tranche{{nbsp}}1 jets.<ref name="AUT1" /> In July 2008, the Luftstreitkräfte assigned the Eurofighter to [[Quick Reaction Alert]] (QRA) duties, by the end of the year they had been scrambled 73 times.<ref name="QRA73" />

Austrian prosecutors are investigating allegations that up to €100{{nbsp}}million was made available to lobbyists to influence the original purchase decision in favour of the Eurofighter.<ref name="AUP" /> By October 2013, all Typhoons in service with Austria had been upgraded to the latest ''Tranche{{nbsp}}1'' standard.<ref name="austrias" /> In 2014, due to defence budget restrictions, there were only 12 pilots available to fly the 15 aircraft in Austria's Air Force.<ref name="AUF" /> In February 2017, Austrian defence minister [[Hans Peter Doskozil]] accused Airbus of fraudulent intent following a probe that allegedly unveiled corruption linked to the order of Typhoon jets.<ref name="AUSS" />

In July 2017, the Austria Defence Ministry announced that it would be replacing all its Typhoon aircraft by 2020. The ministry said continued use of its Typhoons over their 30-year life span would cost about €5{{nbsp}}billion with the bulk being for maintenance. By comparison it is estimated that buying and operating a new fleet of 15 single-seat and three twin-seat fighters would save €2{{nbsp}}billion over that period. Austria plans to explore a government-to-government sale or lease agreement to avoid a lengthy and costly tender process with a manufacturer. Possible replacements include the Gripen and the F-16.<ref name="AUSTREP" />

On 20 July 2020, a letter written by Indonesia's defence minister, [[Prabowo Subianto]], was published by Indonesian news outlets expressing interest in acquiring Austria's entire fleet of Typhoon jets.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Defense News]]|last=Yeo |first=Mike |date=20 July 2020 |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/07/20/indonesia-says-it-wants-to-buy-austrias-entire-typhoon-fighter-fleet/ |title=Indonesia says it wants to buy Austria's entire Typhoon fighter fleet |access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>

===German Air Force (''Luftwaffe'')===
[[File:Typhoon - RIAT 2019 (49218554186).jpg|thumb|Luftwaffe Eurofighter ''30+25'' departing RIAT, July 2019]]

On 4 August 2003, the German Air Force accepted its first series production Eurofighter (''30+03'') starting the replacement process of the [[Mikoyan MiG-29]]s inherited from the [[East German Air Force]].<ref name="GER1ST" /> The first Luftwaffe Wing to accept the Eurofighter was ''[[Jagdgeschwader 73]]'' "Steinhoff" on 30 April 2004 at [[Rostock–Laage Airport]].<ref name="FirstLWING" /> The second Wing was ''[[Jagdgeschwader 74]]'' (JG74) on 25 July 2006, with four Eurofighters arriving at [[Neuburg Air Base]], beginning the replacement of JG74's [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II]]s.<ref name="REPLACEF4" />

The ''Luftwaffe'' assigned their Eurofighters to QRA on 3 June 2008, taking over from the F-4F Phantom II.<ref name="QRA" />

On 28 October 2014, while deployed to [[Ämari Air Base]] in Estonia as part of the NATO [[Baltic Air Policing]] mission, German Eurofighters scrambled and intercepted seven [[Russian Air Force]] aircraft over the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref name="BALTIC" />

The Luftwaffe once again provided Baltic Air Policing at Ämari Air Base between 31 August 2020 and April 2021, having taken over from [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Dassault Mirage 2000-5Fs]] of the [[French Air and Space Force]].<ref name="BALTIC2" />

On 5 June 2024, the German chancellor announced plans to purchase another twenty Eurofighters.<ref>Sprenger, Sebastian. [https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/06/05/germany-leans-into-eurofighter-with-new-order-of-20-jets/ "Germany leans into Eurofighter with new order of 20 jets"]. Defense News, 5 June 2024.</ref>

German Eurofighters took part in [[Exercise Tarang Shakti]] held by the [[Indian Air Force]] from 6 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air drills bring new thrust to India, Germany defense ties – DW – 08/05/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-germany-air-drills-mark-defense-partnership-milestone/a-69862725 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2024 |title=India's first ever multinational air exercise 'Tarang Shakti' begins at Sulur Air Force Station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/indias-first-ever-multinational-air-exercise-tarang-shakti-begins-at-sulur-air-force-station/articleshow/112324197.cms |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

===Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'')===
[[File:Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon S MM7286 - 36-02 (cn IS018) Landing @ LIPI with aerobrake displaced (21467992094).jpg|thumb|left|Italian F-2000A Typhoon ''MM7286'' of 936° GEA landing at [[Rivolto Air Base]], September 2015]]
On 16 December 2005, the F-2000 Typhoon reached initial operational capability (IOC) with the [[Italian Air Force]] (''Aeronautica Militare''). Its F-2000 Typhoons were put into service as air defence fighters at the [[Grosseto]] Air Base, and immediately assigned to QRA at the same base.<ref name="Italy_IOC" />

On 17 July 2009, Italian Air Force F-2000A Typhoons were deployed to protect Albania's airspace.<ref name="ALBANIA" /> On 29 March 2011, Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons began flying combat air patrol missions in support of NATO's [[Operation Unified Protector]] in [[Libya]].<ref name="ITLIBYA" />

Between January and August 2015, four ''Aeronautica Militare'' F-2000A Typhoons (from 36º and 37º ''Stormo'') were deployed to [[Šiauliai Air Base]] in northern Lithuania as part of the Baltic Air Policing mission.<ref name="ITLITH" />
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===Kuwait Air Force===
On 11 September 2015, Eurofighter confirmed that an agreement had been reached to supply Kuwait with 28 aircraft.<ref name="kuwait" /> On 1 March 2016, the [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|Kuwaiti National Assembly]] approved the procurement of 22 single-seat and six twin-seat Typhoons.<ref name="KUWOPTS" /> On 5 April 2016, Kuwait signed a contract with Leonardo valued at €7.957{{nbsp}}billion ($9.062{{nbsp}}billion) for the supply of the 28 aircraft, all to tranche 3 standard.<ref name="KUWCONT" /> The Kuwaiti aircraft will be the first Typhoons to receive the Captor-E AESA radar, with two instrumented production aircraft from the UK and Germany currently undergoing ground-based integration trials. The Typhoons will be fitted with Leonardo's Praetorian defensive aids suite and PIRATE infrared search and track system. The contract involves the production of aircraft in Italy and covers logistics, operational support and the training of flight crews and ground personnel. It also encompasses infrastructure work at the [[Ali Al Salem Air Base]], where the Typhoons will be based. Aircraft deliveries will begin in 2020.<ref name="KUWFI" />

===Qatar Emiri Air Force===
From January 2011 the [[Qatar Emiri Air Force]] (QEAF) evaluated the Typhoon, alongside the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle]], the Dassault Rafale, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, to replace its then inventory of [[Dassault Mirage 2000#Mirage 2000-5F|Dassault Mirage 2000-5s]]. On 30 April 2015 Qatar announced that it would order 24 Rafales.<ref name="QATRAFA" />

In December 2017 a deal for Qatar to buy 24 jets and a support and training package from BAE was announced, scheduled to begin in 2022.<ref name="Qatarbbc" /> In September 2018, Qatar made the first payment for the procurement of 24 Eurofighter Typhoons and nine [[BAE Systems Hawk]] aircraft to BAE.<ref name="QATPAYM" />

===Royal Air Force (UK)===
[[File:Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T1, UK - Air Force AN0616796.jpg|thumb|Typhoon T1 ''ZJ800'' of [[No. 17 Squadron RAF|No. XVII (R) Squadron]] at [[RAF Waddington]], June 2004. This was the first RAF full production aircraft to fly.]]

The UK's first Typhoon Development Aircraft (DA-2) ''ZH588'' made its maiden flight on 6 April 1994 from Warton.<ref name="DA2" /> On 1 September 2002, [[No. 17 Squadron RAF|No. XVII (Reserve) Squadron]] was reformed at Warton as the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit (TOEU), receiving its first aircraft on 18 December 2003.<ref name="RAFFGR4" /> The first RAF production aircraft to take to the air was ''ZJ800'' (BT001) on 14 February 2003, completing a 21-minute flight.<ref name="FIRSTP" /> The next Typhoon squadron to be formed was [[No. 29 Squadron RAF|No. 29 (R) Squadron]] which formed as the Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit (OCU).<ref name="RAFFGR4" /> The first operational RAF Typhoon squadron to be formed was [[No. 3 Squadron RAF|No.{{nbsp}}3 (Fighter) Squadron]] on 31 March 2006, when it moved to RAF Coningsby.<ref name="RAFOPER" />

No. 3 (F) Squadron Typhoon F2s took over QRA responsibilities from the [[Panavia Tornado F3]] on 29 June 2007, initially alternating with the Tornado F3 every month.<ref name="QRA2" /> On 9 August 2007, the UK's MoD reported that [[No. 11 Squadron RAF|No. XI (F) Squadron]] of the RAF, which stood up as a Typhoon squadron on 29 March 2007,<ref name="11sqnRAF" /> had taken delivery of its first two multi-role Typhoons.<ref name="RAFMULTI" /> Two of No. XI (F) Squadron's Typhoons were sent to intercept a Russian [[Tupolev Tu-95]] approaching British airspace on 17 August 2007.<ref name="RAFINT" /> The RAF Typhoons were declared combat ready in the air-to-ground role by 1 July 2008.<ref name="RAFSURF" /> The RAF Typhoons were projected to be ready to deploy for operations by mid-2008.<ref name="11sqnRAF" />

In late 2009, four RAF Typhoons were deployed to [[RAF Mount Pleasant]], replacing the Tornado F3s of [[No. 1435 Flight RAF|No. 1435 Flight]] defending the [[Falkland Islands]].<ref name="FALKLANDS" /> No.{{nbsp}}6 Squadron stood up at [[RAF Leuchars]] on 6 September 2010, making Leuchars the second RAF base to operate the Typhoon.<ref name="6SQN" />

[[File:RAF Tyhoon Russian Intercept.jpg|thumb|left|A QRA Typhoon F2 (''ZJ932'') of [[No. 11 Squadron RAF|No. XI (F) Squadron]] escorting a Russian [[Tupolev Tu-95]] aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean, August 2008]]
On 20 March 2011 ten Typhoons from RAF Coningsby and RAF Leuchars arrived at the [[Gioia del Colle Air Base|Gioia del Colle airbase]] in southern Italy to enforce a [[Libyan no-fly zone|no-fly zone in Libya]] alongside Panavia Tornado GR4s.<ref name="LIBYANFZ" /> On 21 March, RAF Typhoons flew their first-ever combat mission while patrolling the no-fly zone.<ref name="RAF1ST" /> On 29 March, it was revealed that the RAF was having to divert personnel from Typhoon training to meet the shortfall in pilots available to fly the required number of sorties over Libya.<ref name="LIBYASHORT" /> On 12 April 2011, a RAF Typhoon and a Tornado GR4 dropped [[precision-guided bomb]]s on ground vehicles operated by Gaddafi forces.<ref name="LIBYAPGB" /> The RAF said that each aircraft dropped one GBU-16 Paveway II 454&nbsp;kg (1,000&nbsp;lb) laser-guided bomb which struck "very successfully and very accurately [and this] represented] a significant milestone in the delivery of multi-role Typhoon."<ref name="LIBYA1ST" /> Target designation was provided by the Tornados with their Litening III targeting pods due to the lack of Typhoon pilots trained in air-to-ground missions.<ref name="WITHTORNADO" />

The National Audit Office observed in 2011 that the distribution of the Eurofighter's parts supply and repairs over several countries has led to parts shortages, long timescales for repairs, and the [[Cannibalization (parts)|cannibalisation]] of some aircraft to keep others flying.<ref name="NAO" /> The UK's then Defence Secretary [[Liam Fox]] admitted on 14 April 2011 that Britain's Eurofighter Typhoon jets were grounded in 2010 due to shortage of spare parts. The RAF "cannibalised" aircraft for spare parts in a bid to keep the maximum number of Typhoons operational on any given day. The MoD warned that the problems were likely to continue until 2015.<ref name="RAFCAN" />

On 15 September 2012, [[No. 1 Squadron RAF|No.{{nbsp}}1 (F) Squadron]] stood up at RAF Leuchars, joining No.{{nbsp}}6 Squadron as the second Typhoon unit to operate in Scotland.<ref name="rafl" /> On 22 April 2013, [[No. 41 Squadron RAF|No. 41 (R) Test and Evaluation Squadron]] (TES) began operating the Typhoon from RAF Coningbsy.<ref name="RAF41" />

By July 2014, a dozen RAF Tranche 2 Typhoons had been upgraded with Phase{{nbsp}}1 Enhancement (P1E) capability to enable them to use the Paveway IV guided bomb; the Tranche{{nbsp}}1 version had used the [[GBU-12 Paveway II]] in combat over Libya, but the Paveway IV can be set to explode above or beneath a target and to hit at a set angle.

No. II (AC) Squadron became the fifth RAF Typhoon squadron on 12 January 2015 at RAF Lossiemouth.<ref name="IISQN" /> In July 2015, it was reported that Typhoons from No. II (AC) Squadron were training with [[Type 45 destroyer]]s in an Air-Maritime Integration (AMI) role, conceding that the service had recently neglected the role following the decommissioning of the [[Hawker Siddeley Nimrod|Nimrod]] Maritime Patrol aircraft.<ref name="MARITIME" /> In the [[Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015|2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review]] (SDSR), the UK decided to retain some of the Tranche{{nbsp}}1 aircraft to increase the number of front-line squadrons from five to seven and to extend the out-of-service date from 2030 to 2040 as well as implementing the Captor-E AESA radar in later tranches.<ref name="SDSR" /> In 2015, Typhoons were deployed to Malta as security for the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015|Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]].<ref name="GHOGM" /> On 3 December 2015, six Typhoon FGR4s deployed to [[RAF Akrotiri]] to support operations against ISIL. The following evening the Typhoons, accompanied by Tornados, attacked targets in Syria.<ref name="SYRIA" />

In October 2016, four Typhoon FGR4s from No. II (AC) Squadron, supported by an [[Airbus A330 MRTT|Airbus Voyager KC3]] aerial tanker and a [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III]], deployed to [[Misawa Air Base]] in Japan for the first bilateral exercises with non-US forces hosted by the JASDF.<ref name="JAPAN16" />

[[File:RAF Eurofighter Typhoon ZK439 - 49935269173.jpg|thumb|Typhoon FGR4 ''ZK439'' on approach to [[RAF Marham]], May 2020. This was the penultimate Typhoon to be delivered to the RAF.]]
On 14 December 2017, it was announced No. 12 (B) Squadron would stand as a joint RAF/Qatari Air Force squadron, with the Qatari crew temporarily operating Typhoons to prepare them for their own Typhoon deliveries in 2022.<ref name="QATTEMP" /> On 29 January 2018, the RAF announced that 16 twin-seat Typhoons would undergo the Return to Produce (RTP) process in an effort to save £800{{nbsp}}million, with each airframe producing £50M of spare parts.<ref name="RTP" /> This move also reflected the switch from two-seat trainer to single-seat pilot training and greater use of training simulators. In addition, the two-seat airframes were primarily from Tranche{{nbsp}}1 and could not be equipped with Tranche{{nbsp}}3 and later upgrades such as Captor-E.<ref name="RTP2" />

On 1 April 2019, [[No. IX Squadron RAF|No. IX (B) Squadron]] officially converted from the Tornado GR4 to the Typhoon FGR4, becoming an aggressor and air defence squadron at Lossiemouth.<ref name="9Sqn" /> In April, four Typhoons of No. XI (F) Squadron deployed from RAF Coningsby to Ämari Airbase, Estonia, to undergo a four month long NATO Baltic policing mission (Op AZOTIZE).<ref name="AZOTIZE2019" /> Five Typhoons of No.{{nbsp}}6 Squadron participated in the Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE) in Sweden from 22 May to 4 June.<ref name="RAFACE" /> No. 12 Squadron were assigned their first Typhoon FGR4 in July 2019.<ref name="12SQN" /> The 160th, and last, Typhoon (''ZK437'') was delivered to the RAF on 27 September 2019.<ref name="RAFLAST" /> Between November and December 2019, No. 1(F) Squadron deployed to [[Naval Air Station Keflavik|Keflavik Airbase]] in Iceland as part of NATO's Icelandic Air Policing Mission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemanth |date=15 November 2019 |title=UK sends Typhoon aircraft to support Icelandic Air Policing Mission |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/uk-typhoon-icelandic-air-policing/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Airforce Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> During this one-month deployment the aircraft conducted more than 180 practice intercepts and 59 training sorties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemanth |date=11 December 2019 |title=RAF Eurofighter Typhoon jets conclude Nato Air Policing mission in Iceland |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/raf-typhoon-nato-air-policing-iceland/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Airforce Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>

Between April and September 2020, No. 6 Squadron deployed to [[Šiauliai Air Base]], Lithuania, as part of Operation Azotize.<ref name="AZOTIZE2020" /><ref name="AZOTIZE2020end" /> While deployed the squadron participated in Exercise BALTOPs 2020.<ref name="BALTOPs" /> In July 2020, No. 12 Squadron began operating as a joint RAF-QEAF unit at RAF Coningsby.<ref name="12SQN 2" />

On 22 March 2021 the [[Defence in a Competitive Age|2021 Defence Command Paper]] announced the retirement of all Tranche 1 Typhoons by 2025, with the remaining fleet being upgraded.<ref name="2021DCP" /> Also in 2021 the UK launched the P3Ec package, due for delivery in 2024, including several upgrades, including replacing the [[multifunction display]]s with a Large Area Display (LAD).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/uk-launches-p3ec-enhancement-package-for-typhoon|title=UK launches P3Ec enhancement package for Typhoon|website=Janes.com|date=6 August 2021 }}</ref> On 14 December 2021 the RAF executed its first operational air-to-air engagement with a Typhoon, shooting down a small hostile drone with an [[ASRAAM]] near the [[Al-Tanf (U.S. military base)|Al-Tanf]] coalition base in Syria.<ref name="a2akill">{{cite news |title=First air-to-air engagement by RAF Typhoon carried out in Syria |url=https://www.forces.net/news/first-air-air-engagement-raf-typhoon-carried-out-syria |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=[[BFBS]] |date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=mod-20211216>{{cite news |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-air-strikes-against-daesh |title=Update: air strikes against Daesh |via=gov.uk |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>

On 7 September 2022 during the joint UK/US [[Target ship|SinkEx]] 'Atlantic Thunder' a 41 Squadron Typhoon successfully hit the ex-{{USS|Boone}} with Paveway IVs, becoming the first RAF Typhoon to strike a naval target with live ordnance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlantic Thunder 2022: The speed, lethality of a U.K.-U.S. integrated force |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3168502/atlantic-thunder-2022-the-speed-lethality-of-a-uk-us-integrated-force/https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3168502/atlantic-thunder-2022-the-speed-lethality-of-a-uk-us-integrated-force/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |publisher=United States Navy |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=British and American forces obliterate former US warship during impressive test of firepower |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/september/23/220923--british-and-american-forces-obliterate-former-us-warship-during-impressive-test-of-firepower |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=Royal Navy News |publisher=Royal Navy}}</ref>

Between 18 and 22 September 2023, Typhoons from 41 Squadron took part in the Finnish led Exercise ‘Baana 23’. During this exercise, the aircraft performed landings and takeoffs from a highway in [[Tervo]], marking a first for any Eurofighter operator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ESD |date=28 September 2023 |title=RAF Typhoons Operate from Highway in Finland - European Security & Defence |url=https://euro-sd.com/2023/09/news/34276/raf-typhoons-operate-from-highway-in-finland/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=euro-sd.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 12 January 2024, at 2:30 am local time, four RAF Typhoons dropped [[Paveway IV]] bombs on two military facilities, used by [[Houthis]] to launch drone and missile strikes on ships in the [[Red Sea]], as a part of the [[2024 missile strikes in Yemen|2024 Yemeni airstrike]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=First images from the UK of its attack against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. |url=https://www.twitter.com/haynesdeborah/status/1745612465226801604 |user=haynesdeborah |last=Haynes |first=Deborah |number=1745612465226801604 |date=11 January 2024 | access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/air-strikes-against-houthi-military-targets-in-yemen |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] |via=gov.uk |date=12 January 2024 | access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> On 13 April 2024, RAF Typhoons shot down an unspecified number of [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s during the [[April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel|2024 Iranian strikes in Israel]]. The Typhoons, based in Cyprus and Romania, were operating in Iraqi and Syrian airspace as part of [[Operation Shader]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68810774 |title=RAF fighter jets shot down Iran drones, Rishi Sunak says |last1=Gregory |first1=James |last2=Durbin |first2=Adam |date=14 April 2024 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>

===Royal Air Force of Oman===
During the 2008 Farnborough Airshow it was announced that [[Oman]] was in an "advanced stage" of discussions to order Typhoons as a replacement for its [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] aircraft.<ref name="OMAN1" /> On 21 December 2012, the [[Royal Air Force of Oman]] (RAFO) became the Typhoon's seventh customer when BAE and Oman announced an order for 12 Typhoons to enter service in 2017.<ref name="OMANORDER" /> The first of the Typhoons (plus Hawk Mk 166) ordered by Oman were "formally presented to the customer" on 15 May 2017. This included a flypast by a RAFO Typhoon.<ref name="OMAN2" />

===Royal Saudi Air Force===
[[File:Saudi Arabia - Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon.jpg|thumb|RSAF Typhoon ''1007'' on a delivery flight passing through [[Malta International Airport]], December 2009]]

In August 2006, Saudi Arabia confirmed it had agreed to purchase 72 Typhoons for the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] (RSAF).<ref name="SAUDI1" /> In December 2006, it was reported in ''The Guardian'' that Saudi Arabia had threatened to buy Rafales because of a UK [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] (SFO) investigation into the [[Al-Yamamah arms deal|Al Yamamah defence deals]] which commenced in the 1980s.<ref name="SAUDI2" />

On 14 December 2006, Britain's attorney general, [[Peter Goldsmith|Lord Goldsmith]], ordered that the SFO discontinue its investigation into BAE Systems' alleged bribery of senior Saudi officials in the Al-Yamamah contracts, citing "the need to safeguard national and international security".<ref name="aly" /> ''The Times'' raised the possibility that RAF production aircraft would be diverted as early Saudi Arabian aircraft, with the RAF forced to wait for its full complement of aircraft.<ref name="TimesSaudi" /> This arrangement would mirror the diversion of RAF Tornados to the RSAF. ''The Times'' also reported that such an arrangement would make the UK purchase of its Tranche{{nbsp}}3 commitments more likely.<ref name="TimesSaudi" /> On 17 September 2007, Saudi Arabia confirmed it had signed a £4.43&nbsp;billion contract for 72 aircraft.<ref name="saucontract" /> 24 aircraft would be at the Tranche{{nbsp}}2 build standard, previously destined for the UK RAF, the first being delivered in 2008. The remaining 48 aircraft were to be assembled in Saudi Arabia and delivered from 2011, however following contract renegotiations in 2011, it was agreed that all 72 aircraft would be assembled by BAE Systems in the UK, with the last 24 aircraft being built to Tranche{{nbsp}}3 capability.<ref name="SAUDI3" />

On 29 September 2008, the [[United States Department of State]] approved the Typhoon sale, required because of a certain technology governed by the [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations]] (ITAR) process which was incorporated into the MIDS of the Eurofighter.<ref name="ITAR" />

On 22 October 2008, the first RSAF Typhoon made its maiden flight at Warton.<ref name="SAUDI4" /> Since 2010, BAE has been training Saudi Arabian personnel at Warton.<ref name="SAUDI5" />

By 2011, 24 Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoons had been delivered to Saudi Arabia, consisting of 18 single-seat and six two-seat aircraft. After that, BAE and Riyadh entered into discussions over configurations and price of the rest of the 72-plane order. On 19 February 2014, BAE announced that the Saudis had agreed to a price increase.<ref name="SAUDI6" /> BAE announced that the last of the original 72 Typhoons had been delivered to Saudi Arabia in June 2017.<ref name="Saudi0617" />

RSAF Typhoons are playing a central role in the Saudi-led [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|bombing campaign in Yemen]].<ref name="YEMEN" /> In February 2015, Saudi Typhoons attacked ISIS targets over Syria using Paveway IV bombs for the first time.<ref name="SAUDISYR" />

On 9 March 2018, a memorandum of intent for the additional 48 Typhoons was signed during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the United Kingdom,<ref name="SAUDI7" /> however the deal has not been completed due to German arms sanctions implemented in November 2018 in response to the [[assassination of Jamal Khashoggi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220224-saudi-arabia-slams-germanys-arms-embargo/ |title=Saudi Arabia slams Germany's arms embargo |date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

===Spanish Air and Space Force===
[[File:Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-44 - 14-09’ (31480326162).jpg|thumb|Spanish Eurofighter Tifón C.16-44 of 142 Escuadrón, May 2016]]

The first Spanish production Eurofighter Tifón to fly was ''CE.16-01'' (ST001) on 17 February 2003, flying from [[Getafe Air Base]].<ref name="ST001" /> The Spanish Air and Space Force assigned their Typhoons to QRA responsibilities in July 2008.<ref name="QRA" />

On 7 August 2018, a Spanish Air and Space Force Typhoon, on a training exercise near [[Otepää]] in Estonia, released an AMRAAM missile by mistake. There were no casualties, but the ten-day search operation for missile remains was unsuccessful and the status of the missile is unknown, whether it self-destructed in the air or landed unexploded and left a hazardous situation for the public. The pilot was disciplined for negligence, but received only the minimum penalty in the light of undisclosed mitigating circumstances.<ref name="SPAEST" />
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