
marsavian wrote:Those are test aircraft, combat units don't have a Eurofighter Typhoon logo on the tail and the 98th Wing is not an operational unit. As for your dismounted theory on the actual German plane that took part in that Red Flag ... wild, far-fetched. In 2013 the Luftwaffe received the 400th Typhoon built ... still without Pirate.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/new ... e-4142253/
Their first Tranche 2 in 2009 ... Pirate less
And what about this one? Not a prototype from the 98th Wing...

Well, anyway, i asked the question on a french forum, the answer was the same: no PIRATE in the Luftwaffe.
They gave me that link ( confirmed page 6):
https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/wh ... ower_0.pdf
And these pics of the 2012 Red Flag Alaska:
http://archive.defense.gov/photoessays/ ... px?ID=2936
So you're surely right, but there's a mystery there: why did they test the PIRATE and what about this pic above?
Concerning the F 22, it seem the PIRATE was tested against it at Lakenheath with "good results" according to the RAF.