Aircraft
Despite setbacks, Typhoon orders continue to mount
The Eurofighter Typhoon program is one of the longest running projects in the history of military aircraft.

The Eurofighter Typhoon program is one of the longest running projects in the history of military aircraft. The sheer number of years from initial design studies to production deliveries to the air forces of the four original partner nations (Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy) has been fodder for criticism that the program has become a mammoth, never-ending defense project that imposed an excessive burden on taxpayers.