Saudi Arabia inks Eurofighter jet deal with Britain
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Saturday, August 19, 2006
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Britain announced Friday it had agreed a multi-billion-dollar defense deal to supply 72 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Saudi Arabia, handing a boost to the European aerospace sector. The choice of Eurofighter marks a victory for the British-led consortium that builds the aircraft, which had faced competition for the order from the US-based Joint Strike Fighter.
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