General (Allgemeine Angaben)
The operational requirements for Eurofighter Typhoon were agreed by the Chiefs of Air Staff of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in the form of a European Staff Requirement which was re-affirmed in January 1994.

The agreement, the basis for the project's development programme, defined the requirement for an extremely agile fighter that will dominate the skies to the mid-21st Century - a single seat, twin-engine fighter with optimal performance in Beyond Visual Range (BVR) and close combat, with significant ground attack capabilities.

Eurofighter Typhoon offers maximum operational effectiveness and flexibility, high survivability, extensive technological growth potential, as well as high reliability and maintainability with low operating costs.

Industrial consortia set up as part of the Project include:

- Eurofighter GmbH, set up to manage the development and production of the complete weapon system. It is owned by the four Eurofighter Partner Companies (EPC), with agreed development work shares:

BAE Systems (BAES - UK) 33 %
Alenia Aeronautica (ALN - Italy) 21 %
EADS Deutschland (Germany) 33 %
EADS CASA (Spain) 13 %