BAE Systems is prime industrial contractor for Saudi Arabia's Eurofighter contract

08 December 2007

Eurofighter GmbH has said that it has signed the contract documents with shareholder BAE Systems for the supply of 72 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to Eurofighter GmbH, BAE Systems will act as the prime industrial contractor on this Government-to-Government contract.

Aloysius Rauen, chief executive officer, Eurofighter GmbH, said,"This contract represents the second export order for Eurofighter Typhoon, the world''s most advanced next generation multi-/swing-role fighter aircraft. It underlines the prominent position of the programme in the global fighter aircraft market and symbolises the strength of the European aerospace industry. No other competing European or international manufacturer for a new generation fighter aircraft can present as large an order book. This order also represent one of the largest single export orders since the early 1990''s."

Including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is the latest customer for the Eurofighter Typhoon, six nations have by now ordered a total of 707 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. These include consortium nations: