First of 28 Typhoons Ferried With Italian Tanker Assistance
The first pair of Eurofighter Typhoons for the Air Force of Kuwait have been delivered, ahead of the rest of the 26 aircraft ordered for the country's air defenses. The delivered trim represents the highest-spec version of the fighter, including the must-have AESA radar essential to any respectable modern fighter. The Active Electronically Scanned Array is a vast improvement over their current fleet of legacy F/A-18C's older, mechanically scanned equipment. The Eurofighter will join the force as part of a two-model fleet, joined by recently ordered Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets purchased through the U.S. FMS program.
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