Kuwait’s parliament approves advance payment for Eurofighters

Kuwait’s parliament approved a draft law on Mar. 1 that will transfer $500 million from the country’s coffers to the Eurofighter consortium.

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By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The money is an advance payment for 28 Eurofighters. State news agency KUNA said the money will be drawn from Kuwait’s general reserve fund.