Austria says Eurofighter has part problem, some deliveries halted

A manufacturing problem has been discovered with the fuselage of Eurofighter combat planes, halting some deliveries, but none of the jets have been grounded, European military officials said on Wednesday.

The problem was caused by the way rivet holes were drilled in part of the rear fuselage of the European warplane, which is operating in the air forces of six countries.

German defence ministry spokesman Ingo Gerhartz described the problems as "annoying".

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