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BAE Gets $6.7 Billion Typhoon Fighter Jet Order From Qatar
- U.K. manufacturer says delivery is expected to start in 2022
- Hawk order may accompany contract, defence secretary says
A Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet, manufactured by BAE Systems.
Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
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BAE Systems Plc won an order from Qatar for 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets valued at 5 billion pounds ($6.7 billion) as the isolated Persian Gulf state beefs up air defenses.
Delivery of the aircraft to the Qatar Emiri Air Force will start in late 2022, according to a statement Monday from the London-based manufacturer. The contract is subject to financing conditions and first payment coming no later than the middle of next year. The deal is the biggest export contract for the Typhoon in a decade, U.K. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said in a separate statement.