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8/19/06

People's Daily Online -- Britain,Saudi Arabia agree on 19 billion-dollar Eurofighter deal


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Britain,Saudi Arabia agree on 19 billion-dollar Eurofighter deal

Britain and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement on a 10 billion pounds (19 billion U.S. dollars) deal to replace a Saudi fleet of Tornado jets with new Eurofighter Typhoons.The initial document of understanding between Britain and Saudi Arabia, which was signed in December 2005, was seen as a key moment for Eurofighter as it was the first contract for the jets, outside Europe.

The jet is developed by a consortium of companies in Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy and is competing against the U.S.-made Joint Strike Fighter.

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