The Eurofighter Typhoon is used by the RAF (Image: Getty)
Confidential details about jets used by the have been posted on a forum.
reports that the leak related to the Eurofighter Typhoon’s radar systems.
The Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft used by , , and the UK having been developed by multiple countries. They have a variety of weapons and capabilities, including air-to-air, air-to-surface and precision attack systems.
The Typhoon is used primarily for air policing, peace support and high-intensity conflict and was developed to be efficient at dog fighting.
It made its combat debut in 2011 during military intervention in Libya against the regime of , where it was used for aerial reconnaissance and ground-strike missions.
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The Eurofighter Typhoon first saw action in Libya in 2011 (Image: Getty)
A discussion, which was said to have involved a conversation about the scanning capabilities of the jet’s CAPTOR radar, reportedly led to a user posting restricted material in an attempt to prove their argument on a forum discussing the video game War Thunder.
The game is a free-to-play online combat simulation developed by Gaijin Entertainment and launched in 2012. The post was swiftly removed, it is believed, and the user suspended.
A forum community manager addressed the situation, reminding users of the risks and responsibilities involved.
They reportedly wrote: “I will take this opportunity to again remind everyone here, please do not, under any circumstances, try to post [or] share any sources unless you are 100 per cent certain they are legally declassified and publicly safe for use.
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“We will never handle or use them, and all it does is actively harm any possible future changes being possible by trying to use them. Do not do it. No good will ever come from it for you or the vehicle you are trying to post for.”
The user was reportedly warned before sharing the documents.
However, UK Defence Journal says that it appears that they “proceeded regardless”.
The Italian Ministry of Defence, whose documents may have been cited, has previously stated that manuals like these are excluded from the public.
A spokesperson for the UK’s Ministry of Defence told Express.co.uk: “We take all unauthorised disclosures of information extremely seriously.
“This incident will be reviewed and, if appropriate, an investigation will be launched, and mitigations put in place to prevent reoccurrences.
“We do not comment on leaked documents.”