The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter.^[​3][​4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter^[​5] 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 NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, representing the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, manages the project and is the prime customer.^[​6]