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- ↑ "NEW NETMA GM LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 CHALLENGES". Eurofighter. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ RAF Air Rank and Command Appointments List 16.13
- ↑ "MY LIFE WITH TYPHOON". Eurofighter. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "Eurofighter n.500 for the Italian Air Force". European Defence Review. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "Eurofighter, NATO launch studies on long-term evolution of fighter". Reuters. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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