Spain has followed Germany, Italy and the UK in receiving its first production examples of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter, with three of its 34 aircraft having been delivered to its Moron air base near Seville.

Madrid had already received 19 Eurofighters under Tranche 1 production of the type, and its total commitment to the four-nation programme totals 87 aircraft.

Eurofighter T2 Spain 

 Eurofighter T2 pair Spain

Both images © EADS Casa

Spain's fourth Tranche 2 aircraft will also be handed over before year-end, according to the Eurofighter industry consortium, which says that more than 60 of the new production-standard strike aircraft are now in final assembly for the partner air forces and export customer Saudi Arabia.

Source: Flight International