Overview

• Raytheon UK announced on September 8 that Paveway IV integration trials on the Eurofighter Typhoon concluded successfully after a July test series in the UK.
• Events spanned weapon and platform training, mission-planning simulations, cross-force tactical integration, and live-fire drills over the MOD Aberporth range.
• RWM Italia, a Rheinmetall company, facilitated the effort and supplied the Mk82-class warhead now fitted to the 500 lb-class, dual-mode Paveway IV.
• Raytheon UK’s James Gray and Combat Air Deputy Force Commander Capt RN Deavin said the results strengthen allied defence cooperation and NATO interoperability.
• Photographs and reporting indicated Italian Air Force Typhoons participated in the July activities at RAF Marham carrying live Paveway IV bombs.