The Italian air force's 4th fighter wing at Grosseto AB received its first Eurofighter Typhoon last week. The two-seat aircraft is the second to roll off Alenia Aeronautica's assembly line. The first was delivered to Cameri AB last month. The Typhoons will replace Lockheed F-104s.
Source: Flight International
Italy has begun the process of acquiring another batch of 24 Eurofighter Typhoons to replace the oldest examples of the multirole fighter in its fleet.
MBDA is to assemble Brimstone air-to-surface missiles in Germany for the first time, following its receipt of a contract to equip the Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter combat aircraft.
The US government has blacklisted more private companies over alleged connections to the training of Chinese military aviators, including two firms operated by former test pilots in the UK Royal Air Force and South African Air Force.
