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Finmeccanica signs a contract to supply 28 Eurofighter Typhoon to Kuwait

Rome, Italy - Following an agreement between the governments

The Kuwait Ministry of Defence and Finmeccanica, which leads commercial activities in Kuwait on behalf of the Eurofighter consortium, today signed a contract for the supply of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, to be produced in Italy. The contract, part of an intergovernmental agreement between the two countries, was signed in the presence of the Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti and her Kuwaiti...

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Rome, Italy, 04/05/2016 11:12
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