The Eurofighter:Role based Armament Configurations

***** Defence Suppression Armament configuration

***** Airstrike/Interdictor Configuration

***** Air to Air/Surface Attack Configuration

***** Close Air Support Armament Configuration

    A total of 13 external stores stations: Internally mounted 27 mm Mauser gun on starboard side with 150 rounds.
    Planned weapons (with maximum load in parentheses) include:
Air-to-air: Meteor (six), AIM-120 AMRAAM (six), ERAAM (six), FMRAAM (six), AIM-9L Sidewinder (six), ASRAAM (six) and IRIS-T (six).

Air-to-air surface: ALARM (six), Penguin (four), Harpoon (four), Brimstone (18), Taurus, Storm Shadow, GBU-10 (four), GBU-16 (four), Paveway III (three), CRV-7 (four pods of 19 rockets each), 500 lb bombs (12) and reduced quantity of larger weapons up to 2,000 lb Mk 84 (four).

Typical weapon combinations for specific roles could include the following:
Air superiority: Six BVRAAMs, two SRAAMs, internal cannon, plus two 2,000 litre and one 1,000 litre external fuel tanks.

Interdictor/Strike: Two cruise missiles; four BVRAAMs, internal cannon plus two 1,500 litre and one 1,000 litre tanks.
[Air Interdiction - capable of delivering a large payload over long distances, by day or night. Multiple, flexible sensors coupled with passive modes of delivery, and the retention of a full air-to-air fit ensure a formidable weapon system]

Defence suppression: Six ARMs, four BVRAAMs, two SRAAMs, internal cannon and centreline 1,000 litre tank.
[Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) - the combination of pinpoint navigational accuracy, highly sophisticated onboard sensors and dedicated 'fire and forget' weapons, ensure effective targeting of enemy air defences]

Multirole: Two Paveway LGBs, two ARMs, three BVRAAMs, two bs, internal cannon, laser designation pod and two 2,000 litre and one 1,000 litre tanks.

Close air support: Eighteen Brimstones, four BVRAAMs, two SRAAMs, internal cannon and one 1,000 litre centreline tank.
[Close Air Support - ability to remain on task for long periods. Its sophisticated sensor suite allows close co-ordination with ground commanders, and the identification of individual targets]

Maritime attack: Six ASMs, four BVRAAMs, two SRAAMs, internal cannon and one 1,000 litre centreline tank.
[Maritime Attack - dedicated radar modes and datalink enable Eurofighter Typhoon to operate autonomously, or as part of an offensive force]

[Quick Reference]
  i)Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile:ASRAAM
  ii)The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM) commonly known to air crews as the Slammer, is a modern Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all weather day and night performance.
 iii)The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. It is named after the Sidewinder snake, which detects its prey via body heat and also because of the peculiar snake-like path of flight the early versions had when launched.
 iv)ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD).
  v)IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled) is a German-led program to develop a short-range air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder. Any aircraft capable of carrying and firing Sidewinder will be capable of launching IRIS-T.
 vi)MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2001 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems' missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics.