This jet showed back up on the ramp a few days ago, with fresh paint for the NATO AWACS 25th Anniversary. Due to security restrictions, I can’t get a camera on the ramp to take my own photos, but here’s a nice pic on Aviation Week website taken at the paintshop in Italy. We’re having a big open house in June, with this jet on display, along with a Hungarian Gripen, an E-3F (French), and an ME-109 restored by EADS (the consortium that builds the Eurofighter) among others. I’ll be able to get some much better photos then of the new bird for you heavy jet fans.
http://aviationweek.typepad.com/ares/2007/04/awacs_anniversa.html