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Eurofighter: entering service today to monitor the Italian skies

Rome, Italy - The new fighter will be used by the Grosseto-based 4th Wing

Italy will be the first Eurofighter consortium member to operationally use the new European fighter-bomber starting on tomorrow. Italian Air Force’s Grosseto-based 4th Wing, which operates the EF-2000 Typhoons, is going to contribute to homeland air space surveillance, ensuring the monitoring and defence of skies for 365 days each year, for 24h. The maiden flight will occur tomorrow, when the 4th W...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 133128
Rome, Italy, 12/15/2005 17:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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