Aircraft
Kuwait’s Typhoon Multirole Fighter is Now Flying
The first two of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by the Kuwait Air Force are now in pre-handover flight test.
Leonardo undertook the first flights of two new Typhoons for Kuwait on the same day at the company's Caselle works airfield. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia)
Leonardo undertook the first flights of two new Typhoons for Kuwait on the same day at the company's Caselle works airfield. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia)

The first two Eurofighter Typhoons destined for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) made their inaugural flights on October 15 at Leonardo’s Caselle factory airfield near Turin, in northwest Italy. The two aircraft were both two-seaters—the Kuwaiti order for 28 aircraft will include six two-seat trainers—and were painted in full KAF insignia, with a toned-down air force crest and a full-color Kuwaiti flag on the tail but with Italian experimental serial numbers.