Eurofighter Typhoon. The Eurofighter Typhoon is the frontline, new-generation air defense jet fighter of the Spanish armed forces. It is produced by Eurofighter GmbH, a four-nation consortium that includes EADS Deutschland of Germany, the EADS CASA division in Spain, Finmeccanica of Italy (now Leonardo), and BAE Systems of the U.K. (EADS is now Airbus SE.) Spain has a 13 percent stake in the overall program. Spain ordered 87 Eurofighter Typhoons at a cost of EUR10.8 billion ($15 billion) and holds an option for an additional 16 fighters. The fighters were delivered from three contract/production batches, or "tranches." The first Spanish tranche was for 19 aircraft, the second for 35 aircraft, and the third for 33 Typhoons (this tranche has been split into two parts, Tranche 3A and 3B, with Spain possibly looking to sell off the entire Tranche 3B batch as a means of recouping money while avoiding penalties for cancellation of this agreed-upon purchase).
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