Leonardo to deliver two Eurofighter jets to Kuwait in mid-March – sources

The Leonardo emblem is seen throughout celebrations for the five hundredth Eurofighter Hurricane produced by the European consortium at Caselle airport in Turin, Italy, April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

MILAN, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Leonardo (LDOF.MI) will ship two Eurofighter jets to Kuwait round mid-March in an indication {that a} multi-billion contract between the Italian group and the nation is progressing based on plans, two sources with data of the matter informed Reuters.

The 2 navy plane are a part of a jumbo order for the manufacturing of 28 jets value round 8 billion euros ($9 billion)in complete that the group clinched with Kuwait in 2016.

“The second supply is scheduled for mid-March,” one of many sources stated.

After the supply of the primary two jets final 12 months, Kuwait referred two senior military officers to the general public prosecutor over suspected corruption associated to the contract in January.

At the moment Leonardo stated it was not the topic of a judicial investigation into the Kuwait Eurofighter programme.

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Reporting by Francesca Landini and Angelo Amante; Enhancing by Hugh Lawson

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