Finmeccanica planning to sell 28 Eurofighter jets to
Kuwait
Italian defence firm unsure on $8bn Kuwait jet deal
ROME, December 12, 2015
Italian defence group Finmeccanica is not certain it will sign a contract for the sale of 28 Eurofighter jets with Kuwait before December 25, company CEO Mauro Moretti said.
Finmeccanica had expected to complete the deal, worth €7-8 billion ($7.68 to $8.78 billion), in November.
Last month sources said the completion had been delayed to the middle of December. Asked on Thursday if the contract would be signed by Christmas, Moretti told reporters: "We don't know."
A source said last month that the delay was due to problems linked to pilot training and the dispatching of specialised personnel.-Reuters