Middle East Air Forces Transition To New Fighter Fleets

Tony Osborne November 05, 2021
Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by Kuwait
The first Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by Kuwait made their initial flights from Leonardo’s facility at Turin in early October.
Credit: Alessandro Maggia
At airfields up and down the Persian Gulf, earthmoving equipment is transforming once pristine desert sands into ramps, taxiways and hangars. This modern new infrastructure, most notably at bases in Kuwait and Qatar, is indicative of the imminent arrival of new fighter fleets. Kuwait readies for...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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