The third and fourth Eurofighter Typhoons destined for the Kuwait Air Force, part of a larger order of 28 aircraft destined for the country's Air Force, landed yesterday in Kuwait. The transfer flight of the new Eurofighters to Kuwait was made possible thanks to the support of our Italian Air Force, which [...]
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“Defense is an important instrument of national foreign policy and the Italian Air Force, appreciated all over the world, is synonymous with reliability, know-how and technology. Its presence in Kuwait has helped to strengthen the image of Italy on the international scene, especially in this geographic area of great interest, where Italy maintains important relations in [...]
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Inaugural flight, at Leonardo's Flight Test Center in Turin-Caselle, of the first Eurofighter in the Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) configuration developed for the Kuwait Air Force. The aircraft is the first to take off with the innovative Captor E electron-scanning radar and upgrades to the Phase Enhancement P3Eb standard. Yes […]
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Late yesterday morning, Wednesday 26 March, at the Ahmed Al Jaber base, the air squad general Ferdinando Giancotti, Commander of the Air Force Squad, representing the Chief of Defense Staff, attended the passage of deliveries - in "transfer of authority" technical jargon - between AMX aircraft [...]
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“During the meeting with the Kuwaiti Chief of Defense, General Mohammad Al-Khedhr, the aspects of mutual interest between two friendly countries both in the military and industrial defense sectors were highlighted. I would like to remind you that there are many Kuwaiti soldiers who are trained at our centers in [...]
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The two days of business matching in the Middle Eastern country, organized by SACE SIMEST in collaboration with ICE-Agency and Italian Embassy in Kuwait, kicks off today the business matching mission dedicated to companies in the Oil & Gas supply chain in Kuwait, organized by SACE SIMEST (CDP Group) in collaboration with ICE-Agenzia and the Italian Embassy. Through […]
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With this transaction, SACE intends to facilitate the assignment of supplies to Italian companies as part of the modernization and expansion works of the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi refineries of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. SACE guaranteed a 625 million dollar loan, granted by a pool of international banks, led by BBVA SA Milan Branch in [...]
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A German court stood out for an unusual ruling in which it dismissed the discrimination appeal of an Israeli citizen who was denied access to board a Kuwait Airways plane departing from Frankfurt. The case dates back to 2016, when the man was rejected from a direct flight to Bangkok, despite [...]
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Italy continues to support the mediation efforts implemented by Kuwait to resolve the diplomatic crisis that since last June has pitted Qatar against Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. This was reiterated today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, during a joint press point with [...]
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We do not accept any mediation attempt as failed, just as we do not assume the negative outcome of requests. It is necessary to place oneself in a temporal logic that does not include an immediate solution, there is work to be done, there will not be a solution in a few days or weeks ", said Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano during the meeting [...]
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