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And on the day itself:The last Eurofighter Typhoon to be delivered to the @RoyalAirForce,
BS153/ZK437,
on display outside Final Assembly at Warton.
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/25581
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/0 ... 569598752/BAE Systems handed over the last Typhoon fighter jet to the Royal Air Force (RAF)
completing its order to the UK air force.
BAE Systems handed over the jet
as work continues on delivering the capabilities required to ensure Typhoon remains
the operationally-effective backbone of the UK’s combat air power,
a BAE Systems release said yesterday.
The Company's production facility in Warton, Lancashire, is now gearing up to start assembly of Typhoon aircraft for the Qatari Emiri Air Force,
with the first jet due to be delivered in 2022.
The latest delivery completes the order to the RAF,
which deploys the aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert and on overseas operations.
A ceremony was held at BAE Systems' final assembly facility at Warton to mark the latest milestone delivery.
BAE Systems will use the production capacity to fulfill an order of 24 aircraft for the Qatari Emiri air force
with the first jet due to be delivered in 2022.
A ceremony at the assembly facility in Warton, England,
marked the handover of the final Eurofighter plane in the RAF's order of 160 planes.
The company said it will now shift to ramping up production on Qatar's order of the aircraft.