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Eurofighter sold to Saudi Arabia
The Eurofighter has taken more than 20 years to design and build
Shares in BAE Systems have risen over 6% in value after the UK government agreed to supply Saudi Arabia with the new Eurofighter.
This is the first contract for the jet outside Europe and will safeguard thousands of UK jobs.
The Eurofighter has been developed by a consortium of firms in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
It is competing for market share against two rival jets, the US Joint Strike Fighter and the French Rafael......
.....Both BAE and the Ministry of Defence were keeping mum about the precise number of Eurofighters that would be sold to Saudi Arabia but the deal is rumoured to be worth more than £6bn ($10.6bn).
Originally posted by waynos
It is not certain yet that the Saudi's will buy Rafales, despite reports. Apparently it is quite normal for the Saudi's to do this sort of thing and (for example) shortly before the Al Yammamah (Sp?) deal for Tornadoes was signed the Saudis had been indicating that they were going to buy the Strike Eagle.
Originally posted by Browno
I like the Rafale, Especially in the Matt Black on the other thread, I thought the Eurofighter was only for European marketing? now Saudi Arabia wants them!
Ok if they want it but i think they already have a good choice of fighters Panavia Tornado's, F-15's n stuff like that.
There is a US/German fighter project similar to the Typhoon, It is called the X-31. I believe Rockwell International are part of it.
BAE Systems says UK, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on closer defence ties UPDATE
LONDON (AFX) - The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that BAE Systems PLC is to benefit as prime contractor after the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UK signed an 'Understanding Document', which is intended to establish a greater partnership in modernising the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and developing close service-to-service contacts especially through joint training and exercises. ....
Under the document, Typhoon aircraft will replace Tornado Air Defence Variant aircraft and others currently in service with the RSAF.
The details of these arrangements are confidential between the two governments. ...
Originally posted by Harlequin
According to French Ministry of Defense (MoD) sources
in network-centric operations, a common air picture will be transmitted via the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) to the Rafale, enabling the aircraft to make use of off-board sensors.
Originally posted by Harlequin
hey im just copy/pasting what Stealth Spy has said in 79 other threads.... not my opinion .
And a data link is allready in use in many airforces - heck IIRC they retrofitted it to the RAF Tornado F3`s.