Eurofighter Eyes HARM Missile For Typhoon

The Eurofighter consortium is taking steps to prepare integration of the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation (Harm) missile on the Typhoon fighter.
The preliminary work will help support Typhoon’s export campaign in India, which has expressed interest in the suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) weapon. Typhoon is competing against the Dassault Aviation Rafale to win India’s Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft program.
If the program goes forward, India would likely be the first country to employ Harm from the Typhoon. The anti-radar missile would likely be carried on the outer wing-stations.
The existing electronic support measures system on Typhoon would likely support the targeting of Harm, although it may require some upgrades, program officials note. Eventually, the targeting accuracy could reach the same level now provided by the Tornado ECRs, versions of the interdiction aircraft Germany and Italy use for SEAD roles, Eurofighter officials say.
Also in development is a more extensive upgrade of the Reccelite reconnaissance pod for Typhoon. The Eurofighter consortium already showcased basic functionality of Reccelite for the Swiss fighter competition, although at the time a more basic integration was used with the reconnaissance system controlled via laser-designator pod functionality. Now, a fuller integration is being sought.
(Aviation Week)