BAE’s $4 Billion Oman Order Extends U.K. Fighter Heritage
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BAE Systems Plc’s 2.5 billion-pound ($4 billion) order to supply fighter planes to Oman will assure British military-jet production past 2020.
Oman agreed to buy 12 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and eight Hawk 128 advanced jet trainers. Work on the contract will begin in 2014 with deliveries starting in 2017, London-based BAE said. The deal also boosts Hawk sales to 998 aircraft.