ROME, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The completion of a contract forItalian defence group Finmeccanica to sell 28Eurofighter jets to Kuwait has been delayed after first week ofJanuary, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Finmeccanica had originally expected to complete the deal inNovember, but that target was already put back to mid-Decemberdue to problems over pilot training and specialised personnel.
"We are looking at after the Epiphany," the source toldReuters, in a reference to Jan. 6, which is a national holidayin Italy.
The deal is worth up to 4 billion euros to Finmeccanica,sources close to the matter have told Reuters. (Reporting by Antonella Cinelli)