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United Arab Emirates renounce to the purchase of 60 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft

London, United Kingdom - A definitive agreement for Saudi Arabia's 72 fighters has yet to be reached

The Middle East is considered one of the most promising areas globally for the aerospace industry, both in the civilian and in the military field, but the news coming from the region are not so positive for the Eurofighter consortium. BAE Systems has indeed communicated that the United Arab Emirates, after one year of negotiations, renounced to the purchase of 60 examples of the European fighter;...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1157270
Rome, Italy, 12/20/2013 11:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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