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Italy cut orders for 25 Eurofighter aircraft

Milan, Italy - The cuts could include other defense programs

Italy takes a step back on the Eurofighter. To explain it yesterday during a press conference at the Farnborough Airshow, Italian defense minister, Ignazio La Russa: "We will have 25 aircraft less", said the minister, "To save 2 billion Euros. Ensuring the same safety to Italian skies. Italy has thus decided to reduce the fleet to 96 fighter aircraft against the 121 originally planned. The third...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1119356
Rome, Italy, 07/21/2010 18:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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