Oman Plans To Buy Eurofighter Planes From The UK

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DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Oman intends to buy Eurofighter jets from the U.K., the BBC reported Friday, citing a spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The sale of the aircraft, also known as Typhoon, to the sultanate will help secure British jobs and "further enhance the strong strategic relationship between the U.K. and Oman," the BBC cited the spokesman as saying.

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[Le Addeur noir]

This story has been known about for some time.

It's announcement by the UK Prime Minister's office some 5 weeks before an expected general election can best be described as 'spin" to increase the Labour vote.

Until(or if) an official announcement any talk of Typhoons for the Royal Air Force of Oman is speculative.

[Shannon spotter]

I just dont see the logic in investing billions of Pounds to develop a new fighter and selling/grounding/canabilising them after only a few years in service, why not remake/redesign a proven fighter instead of starting from square one. What a waste of money!!

[Hurricane]

Sorry, Dutch only;

'Oman wil 24 Eurofighters kopen'

LONDEN - Oman is in gesprek met de Britse overheid over de aankoop van 24 Eurofighter Typhoon-gevechtsvliegtuigen. De transactie zou minstens 1,4 miljard pond sterling (1,6 miljard euro) waard zijn.
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Translated;

Oman intents to buy 24 Eurofighters, negotiations are in steady progress and these planes should replace the elderly Jaguars.

Adios, H.

[Stratofreighter]

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SOURCE:Flight International

Oman edges closer to Typhoon deal, says UK

By Craig Hoyle

Oman has moved a step closer towards acquiring a fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to the UK government.

The UK has not revealed how many aircraft are likely to be involved, but a government-to-government deal could include some Typhoons to be drawn from its own Tranche 3 commitment to the European programme.

The Eurofighter industry consortium will allow partner nations Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to sell on some of their production aircraft to third parties, as long as such transactions do not interfere with its own export campaigns with the Typhoon.

The UK has already sold 24 of its planned total offtake of 232 Eurofighters as part of the 72-aircraft Project Salam deal with Saudi Arabia.

Flight Daily News reported Omani interest in the Typhoon as a potential Sepecat Jaguar replacement during the 2008 Farnborough air show. Flightglobal's MiliCAS database says the Royal Air Force of Oman still has 16 of the type in use, with deliveries having started in 1974.

[SquAdmin]

24 Typhoons to replace 16 Jags?

[Spike]

24 Typhoons to replace 16 Jags?

Threat in the area are growing!