BAE Typhoon order talks with Saudia Arabia drag on

Defence contractor BAE Systems said its discussions with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding changes to an order for Eurofighter Typhoon jets are dragging on, and this may put a dent in 2011 earnings.

Defence contractor BAE Systems said its discussions with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding changes to an order for Eurofighter Typhoon jets are dragging on, and this may put a dent in 2011 earnings.

Back in February 2011 BAE revealed that Saudi Arabia wanted to make changes to its order (known as the Salam programme) for 72 Typhoon aircraft, with the alterations relating to final assembly of the last 48 aircraft on order, plus a few other changes.

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