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There have been many twists and turns in the journey of the Eurofighter, the most expensive European defence project ever.

19 Oct
2005
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Its troubled genesis has seen out the Cold War, the Fall of the Wall, the Gulf, Bosnia and 9/11. Each change of strategy and political environment has left its legacy of compromise, price increase and revised specification.

This film sheds light on the story of this cutting edge combat aircraft. Through exclusive interviews with key players, the film analyses the problems encountered on the way. Eurofighter gets close to the intricacies of large scale international collaboration and project management.

The film culminates in the events of the last few months when in the space of just 6 months the in-service date was delayed, and the programme saw its first casualty with DA-6 the Spanish prototype crashing near Madrid. After 20 eventful years it can be said that the Eurofighter has already fought in a battle.

But has it won the war?

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Sunday, 06th July 2003
Wednesday, 19th October 2005

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• Image 'Eurofighter' - Copyrighted: Used with permission

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