Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Struck In Houthi Attack On Saudi Air Base
- Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed Friday that an Italian Eurofighter Typhoon was struck during an overnight attack on King Fahd Air Base near Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led coalition confirmed Houthi forces launched multiple ballistic missiles and drones at Abha and Khamis Mushait on September 14, following civil defense warnings about potential threats to the region.
- Deployed since March 2026, Task Force Air-Arabia consists of roughly 300 personnel including Eurofighter jets under Task Group Typhoon; Crosetto stated the specific F-2000 aircraft was parked in a remote area.
- No Italian personnel were injured and no other vehicles or infrastructure sustained damage, as Crosetto personally monitored the situation overnight while maintaining contact with Gen. Luciano Portolano.
- Previously in March 2026, an Italian MQ-9A Reaper drone was destroyed at Salem Air Base in Kuwait, where Italian aircraft have previously reported sustaining shrapnel damage in regional operations.
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An Italian plane was hit during attacks on an air base in Saudi Arabia, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced. Crosetto noted that he followed the situation at Saudi Arabia’s Ta’if air base, “which was the target of several attacks and where Italian personnel are present as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.” He reaffirmed that no Italian military personnel were involved. “During the attack, an Italian F-2000 plane was hit. It was inside th…
Italian F-2000 Eurofighter hit at Saudi Arabia's Taif air base amid Houthi attacks
An Italian F-2000 Eurofighter was hit during attacks on Saudi Arabia's Taif air base, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said. No Italian military personnel were harmed. The incident comes amid rising regional tensions and follows a similar attack involving Italian aircraft in Kuwait in March.
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An Italian Eurofighter F-2000 was reportedly hit during an attack on King Fahd Air Base in Taif, Saudi Arabia, on September 17. Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed that the aircraft was damaged while Italian personnel remained unharmed. The base has faced several attacks as regional tensions continue to escalate. Italian forces deployed at Taif are part of Operation Inherent Resolve and include Eurofighters, surveillance aircraft, …
An Italian fighter jet was seriously damaged on the ground during air strikes on a military base in Saudi Arabia, the Italian Defense Ministry said, as quoted by Reuters, reports News.bg. The Eurofighter, designated F-2000, was parked in a remote area of the Saudi military base in Taif. No one was injured in the incident. "There was no other damage to the vehicles or infrastructure used by our personnel," Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said. Ho…
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed on Friday that an Italian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet was “hit” during an attack on Thursday night at King Fahad air base in southwestern Saudi Arabia. “An Italian F-2000 aircraft was hit, which was inside the base in a remote area,” Crosetto said in a statement published on X by the Italian Defense Ministry, using the name given by the Italian air force to the Typhoon. “There is no other da…
Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Struck In Houthi Attack On Saudi Air Base
The Italian MOD has just announced that an Italian Air Force Eurofighter was hit overnight at Al Taif Air Base in Saudi Arabia. An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, deployed to Al Taif Air Base, officially known as King Fahd Air Base, in Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, was damaged in a […]
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