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Kuwait @ Google Maps: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Kuw ... d2!6m1!1e1

Capital and largest city: Kuwait City
Official languages: Arabic
Ethnic groups: 60% Arab (31.3% Kuwaiti, 27.9% other Arabs), 37.8% Asian, 1.9% African
Religion: Islam
Demonym: Kuwaiti
Government: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional monarchy
- Emir Sabah al-Sabah
- Crown Prince Nawaf al-Sabah
- Prime Minister Jaber al-Sabah
Legislature: National Assembly
Establishment:
- Independence from the Emirate of Al Hasa 1752
- Anglo-Ottoman Convention 1913
- End of treaties with the United Kingdom 19 June 1961
Area: 17,820 km2 (157th) 6,880 sq mi
Population:
- 2014 estimate 4,044,500 (140th)
- 2005 census 2,213,403 [2]
- Density 200.2/km2 (61st) 518.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2014 estimate
- Total $283.976 billion[3] (52nd)
- Per capita $71,020[3] (5th)
GDP (nominal): 2014 estimate
- Total $172.350 billion[3] (55th)
- Per capita $43,103[3] (23rd)
HDI (2013): Decrease 0.814 (very high · 46th)
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Time zone: AST / KSA (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Date format: dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +965
ISO 3166 code: KW
Internet TLD: .kw
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Kuwait has ordered 28 Eurofighter Typhoons
https://www.eurofighter.com/news-and-ev ... r-typhoons
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Good news soon the entire middle east will have the typhoon who next bahrain?
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The news from Kuwait is good news certainly, but - cup half empty time - will these really be a new order or will Italy be looking to offset these 28 against their own tranche 3 order?

Either way, a welcome bit of good news for the consortium.
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2HeadsBetter wrote:The news from Kuwait is good news certainly, but - cup half empty time - will these really be a new order or will Italy be looking to offset these 28 against their own tranche 3 order?

Either way, a welcome bit of good news for the consortium.

The article mentions they are more than likely to be new build Trance 3 airframes and a sizable weapons package might also be included in the deal (good news for MBDA if so). Finmeccanica claims it will receive about 50% of the profit from the deal and that it will be in charge of assembly. I'd say it’s looking likely that these will not be hand-me-downs.
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No I didn't mean "hand me downs," I meant that Italy might want to knock these 28 off their own order for tranche 3s.
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2HeadsBetter wrote:No I didn't mean "hand me downs," I meant that Italy might want to knock these 28 off their own order for tranche 3s.
I mean that too, perhaps a confusing choice of phrase on my part. Apologies.
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Still plodding along. The Kuwaiti govt. has approved a withdrawal of $500 mln from the state's reserve fund to begin payment for the Typhoons (IIRC, the total value of the contract is supposed to be ~$8 bln).
Kuwait's parliament approves $500 mln towards Eurofighter deal
Source: Reuters - Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:03 GMT
Author: Reuters

DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament approved a draft law on Tuesday allowing the government to make an advance payment of 150 million dinars ($500 million) as part of a Eurofighter jets deal agreed last year, state news agency KUNA reported.

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http://news.trust.org/item/20160301160641-d1wjx
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That fund took quite a knock after rebuilding what Saddam destroyed:
- $110 bn before, and $40 bn after

Must be one of the very few currencies that have disappeared, and then made a comeback (when the state was reinstated).
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