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Italy Receives First Tranche 2 Typhoon

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Friday, November 21st, 2008

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By B.C. Kessner ROME--Finmeccanica's Alenia Aeronautica Tuesday said it delivered the first Eurofighter Tranche 2 Typhoon to the Italian Air Force (ItAF), marking an important milestone in the largest European industrial collaboration program in history. "Delivery of the first Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon represents for the Italian Air Force a further meaningful step forward since it allows it to use new operational capabilities placing it in the vanguard within NATO," Col. Carlo Uberti, director of the Ufficio Tecnico Territoriale Aeromobili…

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