Italy orders 24 Typhoon jets from BAE – huge job boost for Lancashire
The Italian Air Force has ordered 24 Eurofighter aircraft from BAE Systems.
The announcement comes at a strategically important time for the Eurofighter programme and follows the contract signing last Friday (20 December) for 25 Eurofighters for the Spanish Air Force.
The 24 new Italian Eurofighter Typhoon jets will replace Italian Tranche 1 versions that are currently in service.
Giancarlo Mezzanatto, Chief Executive of Eurofighter, said: “Italy’s decision to purchase an additional 24 jets is, of course, fantastic news... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
