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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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Italian Defence Minister Guido Crozetto reported damage to the Eurofighter F-2000 fighter in a military base attack in Saudi Arabia. The Italian fighter Eurofighter F-2000 was damaged in an attack on the Taif Airbase in Saudi Arabia, transmitting RIA News. Italian troops were stationed on the site. "The attack struck an Italian F-2000 aircraft inside the base in a remote area. No other damage to the equipment or infrastructure used by our person…

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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…

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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…

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The Italian Minister of Defence, Guido Crosito, announced on Friday the injury of an Italian Eurofighter F-2000...

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La Repubblica broke the news in Rome, Italy on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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