{"id":73972,"date":"2022-09-28T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T08:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/?p=73972"},"modified":"2022-09-29T08:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:45:05","slug":"kuwait-military-receives-third-batch-of-eurofighter-typhoon-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/kuwait-military-receives-third-batch-of-eurofighter-typhoon-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait military receives third batch of Eurofighter Typhoon jets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kuwait’s military said on Wednesday it has received two more Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 jets, as part of a third batch, which aim to “enhance the combat readiness” of the Kuwait Air Force, out of a total 28 ordered aircraft.
\nThe jet is “one of the latest multi-role fighters, characterised by electronic warfare and high-speed response capabilities,” read a statement by the Kuwait Armed Forces.
\nThe jets received so far have achieved “100 flying hours,” continued the statement.
\nA ceremony was held to mark the aircraft’s landing at Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Air Base, in the presence of the base Commander Air Commodore Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Italy’s Ambassador to Kuwait Carlo Balducci, Italy’s Military Attache Col Salvatore Ferrara and a number of Kuwait Air Force officers<\/p>\n
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Source: Kuwait News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kuwait’s military said on Wednesday it has received two more Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 jets, as part of a third batch, which aim to “enhance the combat readiness” of the Kuwait Air Force, out of a total 28 ordered aircraft. The jet is “one of the latest multi-role fighters, characterised by electronic warfare and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n