Edited sentence: "There was little surprise that Typhoon, with its world-class agility and high off-boresight missile capability was able to dominate "Within Visual Range" flight but the aircraft did cause a surprise by getting a radar lock on the F22 at a surprisingly long rate.In 2006, one source reported of two Typhoons deployed to the USA for OEU trails work had been flying against the F-22 at NAS China Lake.Notably, in the past, similar assumptions about the unimportance of maneuverability for the F-4 Phantom II turned out to be incorrect; the more so for anti-aircraft systems like SA-21 'Growler', which may be capable of detecting stealth planes since there is information exchange with neighbor radars, which observes the appropriate zone via different angles and form of signal.The F-22s cried off, claiming that they were "unstealthed" anyway, although the next day´s scheduled two vs.This is what was reported about the encounter between the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-22:.Though exceptional maneuverability for a stealth aircraft seems unneeded, Lockheed Martin and USAF decided that the Raptor should prepare against all threats.two BVR engagement was canceled, and "the USAF decided they didn´t want to play any more