On 2 and 3 March, on the occasion of the upcoming celebration of the centenary of the Italian Air Force, the Command of the First Air Region hosted the “Eurofigher – Typhoon Ministerial Meeting” at its headquarters in Piazza Novelli in Milan . The event, held in the presence of Gen. H.H. Aurelio Colagrande, Undergraduate Chief of Staff and Gen. H.H. Francesco Vestito, Commander of the 1 ^ Air Region, was chaired by the Undersecretary of Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago and saw the participation of counterparts representatives of the Defense of Germany, United Kingdom and Spain.
The Eurofigher – Typhoon Ministerial Meeting, held annually, allowed to share in a multinational context the strategies of cooperation and direction for industrial support and export activities.
Undersecretary Matteo Perego of Kremnago underlining the importance of the meeting wanted to highlight that the program has a weight not only for the operational aspects, linked to a military instrument that strengthens the EU and NATO Defense both in terms of capacity and development, but above all for its high political value that requires maximum commitment to ensure full sustainability over time. The participating delegations, at the end of the Ministerial, met for the next event that will be hosted by Germany.
The Eurofighter F-2000 Typhoon programme is undoubtedly the most important cooperation programme of the European aerospace industry in the defence sector. The program was born in 1986 from the will of Italy, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom to equip themselves with a European fighter capable of guaranteeing full interoperability in operational theaters and at the same time allowing the development and maintenance of aerospace technologies in the military sector for the benefit of European industries. The Typhoon program supports a broad industrial base with an estimated employment level of more than 100,000 highly specialized units, developing important technologies and ensuring operational capacity for the Air Forces of the Partner Countries and Exports.
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