Oman in talks with BAE over Eurofighters purchase - by Sylvia Pfeifer
BAE Systems is in talks to secure a second multi-billion euro export order from the Middle East for Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The British defense contractor is in early-stage negotiations with the government of Oman to sell them the aircraft, sources familiar with the negotiations confirmed.Sources said the Oman government was looking to replace the Jaguars with Typhoons by around 2012 in a deal that could be worth an initial euro 1.64b (US$ 2.6b), although that would not include the billions of pounds BAE could net to maintain and support the aircraft.The Typhoon would give Oman a boost in terms of its air defence capability, although the sources cautioned that Oman could yet postpone any decision.
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