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Kuwait Announces Purchase of 28 Typhoon Fighter Jets

Kuwait has agreed to purchase 28 Typhoon combat jets from the Italian government in a deal worth billions of euro, industry sources in the region said Friday.

The deal, which has not yet been finalized calls for Kuwait to buy 22 single seat and six twin-seat Typhoons in a government-to-government agreement, Defense News reported.

If the deal goes through as planned, Kuwait would be the first foreign customer to acquire the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar being developed for the Typhoon jet by Italy's Selex ES.

With a number of Middle Eastern countries having purchased the Rafale fighter jet from French rival firm Dassault, the Kuwaiti deal "reinvigorates other opportunities in the gulf region for Typhoon," one industry executive told Defense News.

Earlier this year, France closed deals to sell the Rafale to Qatar and Egypt, while it is already delivering the jets to Egypt.

Saudi Arabia and Oman have already purchased Typhoons, with the Saudis talking about buying more of the jets. Bahrain is another potential customer in the Gulf region.

The Italian-Kuwaiti deal follows reports in May that Kuwait was in talks with the United States to buy as many as 40 Boeing F/A-18 fighters.

The status of those negotiations is unknown. But a US source said there is a chance for a split buy from Kuwait, while talks on a Super Hornet sale to Kuwait are moving forward, Defense News reported.

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Italian MoD Source: Kuwait To Sign Deal for 28 Eurofighters

ROME and DUBAI — Kuwait is expected to sign a deal to buy 28 Eurofighter aircraft on Jan. 31, an Italian Ministry of Defense source has told Defense News.

“Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti has been invited by Kuwait to attend the signing for 28 Eurofighter aircraft on Sunday in Kuwait,” the source said on Wednesday.

Italy, which is one of the four industrial partners on the Eurofighter program alongside the UK, Spain and Germany, has taken the lead in marketing the aircraft to Kuwait.

Two senior Kuwaiti Military officials confirmed to Defense News on Wednesday that the Minister of Defense Khaled al-Jarrah al-Sabah will sign the Eurofighter contract with Pinotti on Sunday.

One senior official said the decision came after repeated US delays regarding the acquisition of a new fleet of Boeing F-18 Super Hornets.

"We were trying to acquire the F-18 Super Hornets and replace the existing fleet of F-18s with Super Hornets and Eurofighter Typhoons," he said. "However, we cannot wait for the American approval and need to update our Air Force now."

A second official stated that a meeting was held with Italian Air Force officials in Turin in mid-November.

"We have discussed the Eurofighter deal, which was expected to be finalized in Kuwait in December but was delayed due to problems on the pilot training," he said.

"Our Air Force wanted to send the pilots for training in the United Kingdom, not Italy, due to the language barriers; however the deal was finalized after there was an agreement on sending them to train in Italy," he added.

"The training program is expected not to take less than 18 months," he said.

A memorandum of understanding was first signed by Italy and Kuwait in September, and a final signature on the contract was initially expected by the end of 2015. The Kuwaiti parliament was required to sign off on the funding.

Kuwait has agreed to buy 22 single-seat and six twin-seat Typhoons in a government-to-government agreement. Italian firm Finmeccanica has been handling the industrial side of the sales push.

Industry sources have said the deal, which could be worth up to €8 billion (US $8.7 billion), could see the Kuwaitis become the first export customer for the active electronically scanned array radar being developed for the jet.

The aircraft are expected to be new-build, third tranche, swing-role versions of the fighter, with deliveries starting in 2019 and possibly covering munitions such as the Storm Shadow and Meteor.

An Italian source has said that over 50 percent of the value of the Eurofighter deal in Kuwait would be earned by Finmeccanica, which assembles the aircraft but also provides systems.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/strike/2016/01/27/italian-mod-source-kuwait-sign-deal-28-eurofighters/79394322/

Typhoons in the Desert: Kuwait Purchases 28 Eurofighter Jets

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The first Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets for Oman

According to British spotters, November 25, 2016. The enterprise corporation BAE Systems airfield in Wharton (United Kingdom), made the first flight of the first two there fighters Eurofighter Typhoon, designed for the Air Force of Oman. The double air combat training machines with serial numbers NT001 and NT002 (temporary British military number ZR410 and ZR411, respectively) have been raised. Aircraft is not painted and markings are British.



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The 500th serial fighter Eurofighter Typhoon

Italian company Leonardo at its company in Turin on April 11, 2017, passed the Italian Air Force 500th serial fighter Eurofighter Typhoon, manufactured from the beginning of production of these machines by the consortium Eurofighter.



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Germany orders 38 new Typhoon fighters

https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/11/12/Germany-orders-38-typhoon-fighters-with-extended-performance/

First Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for Kuwait

According to the Scramble.nl resource , on October 15, 2021, the first two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters intended for the Kuwaiti Air Force made their first flights at the Turin-Caselle-Nord airport (Italy). These are two-seater fighters with tail numbers KT001 (Italian military number CSX55243) and KT002 (Italian military number CSX55244), which were built at the headquarters of the Italian company Leonardo (Leonardo Aircraft Division) located in Turin Casella.





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The First Eurofighter Typhoon fighter (serial number MS001, temporary British military number ZR505) intended for the Qatar Air Force made its maiden flight