BAE close to $2bn Typhoon deal with Oman

[Arabian Legend]

By: Reuters

Britain's BAE Systems, battling shrinking European and American defence budgets and eager to recoup lost orders, is close to selling 12 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Oman, according to sources close to the deal.

Analysts estimate the sale could be worth up to $2bn to Europe's biggest defence contractor.

"BAE and Oman are close to an agreement for 12 Eurofighters," one source told Reuters on Tuesday.

BAE is also in talks to supply 60 Eurofighters to the UAE if the Gulf Arab state's deal with France's Dassault falls through, one of the sources said.

The UAE was expected to finalise a $10bn agreement with Dassault last year but the talks faltered after the UAE said the terms were uncompetitive and unworkable.

"The UAE fighter competition has a long way to run yet," a source close to the talks said.




Earlier this year BAE's Eurofighter consortium lost out on the sale of 126 fighters to India which chose the Dassault Rafale as preferred bidder.

But the Eurofighter consortium, made up of BAE, Italy's Alenia and European aerospace and defence group EADS, has an amended bid ready if the Dassault deal collapses.

It is also bidding to supply fighters to Malaysia.

BAE in May signed a £1.6bn ($2.5bn) deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Hawk jets to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter which it has already ordered from UK company.

The deal provided some welcome relief for the British defence giant, whose shares have risen 7.5 percent in the last month.

Saudi Arabia - the world's top oil exporter - signed a contract with BAE in 2007 to buy 72 Typhoon aircraft, 24 of which have been delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force. The Salam deal, as it is known, is worth around £4.5bn.

Talks between BAE and Saudi over changes to the price of the deal are still expected to be completed in the second half of 2012.

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[Sinnerman108]

WoW ... so this means Typhoon is the beast of Arabian air forces.

Full marks if the Arab air forces got together and selected a single platform.

Whop their azz if they did not get together to start making these air crafts for all Muslims countries.

 

[Arabian Legend]

WoW ... so this means Typhoon is the beast of Arabian air forces.

Full marks if the Arab air forces got together and selected a single platform.

Whop their azz if they did not get together to start making these air crafts for all Muslims countries.

where the hell are you hiding these days, long time no see

 

[Mosamania]

WoW ... so this means Typhoon is the beast of Arabian air forces.

Full marks if the Arab air forces got together and selected a single platform.

Whop their azz if they did not get together to start making these air crafts for all Muslims countries.

GCC confederation plan will join all the Ministries of Defense of what is now separate countries. Ooooh boy am I excited for that one .

 

[Sinnerman108]

where the hell are you hiding these days, long time no see

U have seen the Kind Abdullah Financial district and KAFD ?

When you will one day use the communication infrastructure there, you will remember me

 

[VelocuR]

I think, Arabs were losing their pride in six-day wars and now they are rebuilding their prides with fancy machines today.

UAE, Kuwait, and Oman are mini-Israel with fewer population and superior Technology just like Israel does.

 

[Sinnerman108]

I think, Arabs were losing their pride in six-day wars and now they are rebuilding their prides with fancy machines today.

UAE, Kuwait, and Oman are mini-Israel with fewer population and superior Technology just like Israel does.

This is what you think. You are entitled to your belief.
I do not understand the point of your post ..... Every one has a right to improve and empower.