A technology demonstration aircraft, the British Aerospace EAP, first flew on 6 August 1986 a Eurofighter prototype made its maiden flight on 27 March 1994. However disagreements over design authority and operational requirements led France to leave the consortium to develop the Dassault Rafale independently. Previously, Germany, Italy and the UK had jointly developed and deployed the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft and desired to collaborate on a new project, with additional participating EU nations.

The aircraft's development effectively began in 1983 with the Future European Fighter Aircraft programme, a multinational collaboration among the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, representing the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, manages the project and is the prime customer. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter.

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