Editing Eurofighter Typhoon (section)

===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>