Timeline of The Eurofighter Typhoon - 2000s

2000s

• 2000
  • 8 March - First export sale, 60 ordered and 30 options by Greece (but delayed, maybe cancelled).
  • 16 May - UK commits to MBDA Meteor BVRAAM, leading to significant benefits for export prospects.
  • 7 July - DA2 emerges from ten month stand down with latest avionics. Finished in black (see below) to reduce cosmetic effect of 490 pressure transducers applied to airframe.
• 2002
  • 5 April - Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA2) makes maiden flight from Turin.
  • 11 April - IPA 3 makes maiden flight from EADS Military Aircraft, Manching, Germany.
  • 15 April - IPA 1 makes maiden flight from BAE Warton.
  • 2 July - Austria announces acquisition of 24 Typhoon's, later reduced to 18.
  • 23 July - "Typhoon" name officially adopted as in-service name by four partner nations.
  • 21 November - DA6, flying out of Getafe crashes. Twin engine failure is blamed. .
• 2003
  • 13 February - First Series Production Aircraft, GT001 flies from Manching. This is the first of Germany's 180 aircraft.
  • 14 February - In the space of just over an hour Italy's IT001 and Britain's BT001 make their maiden flights.
  • 17 February - Spain's ST001 flies from EADS Military Aircraft, Getafe, Spain.
  • 30 June - "Type Acceptance" signed, marking formal delivery of aircraft to the partner nations.
  • October - Integration of Meteor begins
• 2004
  • 27 June - Two RAF Typhoon T1s depart UK for Singapore for marketing and training
  • 15 December - UK confirms purchase of second batch of 89 aircraft, the last nation to commit to "Tranche 2" production of 236 aircraft.
• 2005
  • April - Singapore drops the Typhoon from its shortlist to supply the country's next generation fighter.
  • 16 December - The Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) declares the Typhoon's Initial Operational Capability and sets it on Quick Reaction Alert from Grosseto Air Base.
  • 21 December - Saudi Arabia agrees a purchase of an unspecified number of Typhoons with the UK Ministry of Defence.
• 2006
  • January - First AMI operational squadron formed
  • February - First operational mission undertaken by the Italian Air Force as Eurofighter Typhoon defends the airspace over Turin during the 2006 Winter Olympics
  • 31 March - First RAF operational squadron formed
  • August 18 - Announcement of Saudi Arabia signing a contract to buy 72 planes from the UK.
  • October 03 - 100th production aircraft delivered.
• 2007
  • 12 July - The first Eurofighter for Austria is delivered to the Austrian Air Force

• 2008
  • January 16 - The first Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon has made its first flight.
  • October 22 - First flight of Typhoon in Royal Saudi Air Force livery.

• 2009
  • June 12 - First Saudi Typhoons delivered.
  • November 25 - 200th Typhoon delivered.