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9/20/07

AHN: Saudi Arabia Signs euro 28 bn ($39.7 bn) Eurofighter Deal With BAE Systems - by Matthew Borghese


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Saudi Arabia Signs euro 28 bn (US$39.7 bn)Eurofighter Deal With BAE Systems - by Matthew Borghese

Saudi Arabia has signed a deal to purchase 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from BAE Systems

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft. It was designed and is built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers through Eurofighter GmbH.The aircraft achieves high agility by having relaxed stability. Therefore it requires a fly-by-wire system, as manual operation alone could not compensate for the inherent instability. It also has very short take-off and landing capabilities. The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is now underway. The aircraft has entered service with the German Luftwaffe (Jagdgeschwader 74),Italian Air Force, Spanish Air Force, and the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. Austria has purchased 15 Typhoons.

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