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Originally posted by FredT
Why cant the F2's be upgraded?
Originally posted by waynos
The numbers bought by the UK are preserved by this deal, this is not affected by the fact that some of our aircraft have been 're-sold'. Germany has already done this once with the Austrian sale, but these were German aircraft straight off the production line before delivery (like the initial Saudi ones), but the principle is the same.
Originally posted by waynos
It increases Typhoon revenue for the partners rather than decreasing it because it improves the chances of a tranche 3 buy
Originally posted by Mike_A
...... but if I were Germany I’d be a bit miffed .
Rauen also confirms that cash-strapped nations could even sell on some of their existing or future Typhoons to potential export users in a bid to overcome their current budgetary difficulties. "If one nation decides to sell Eurofighters out of their fleet, they are allowed to do that in principle," he says