A fleet of Typhoon instrumented production aircraft (IPA) 7 have completed key test flights, Eurofighter has announced.

The IPA 7 fleet completed a Paveway IV bomb handling and qualities familiarising flight armed with six Paveway IV bombs, four MRAMMs and two SRAAMs missiles.

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The test was to prove how the Flight Control System (FCS) reacts with full weaponry loaded, Eurofighter said.

The IPA 7 also completed five Missile Approach Warning (MAW) flights, carried out with the support of a Luftwaffe F-4 Phantom and a Tornado.

The UK-based RAF Harrier will take part in the MAW trials for the aircrafts in August 2009.

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