AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BAE Systems is set to build 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets which the British government has sold to Saudi Arabia, in a deal worth some 5 billion pounds ($9.4 billion), according to a press report on Aug. 14.
British defense secretary Des Browne was ready to sign the contract and the sale could be announced as early as Aug. 16, The Times newspaper reported without citing its sources.
The contract was also expected to include a provision for BAE to provide long-term maintenance which could be worth another 5 billion pounds, the daily broadsheet added.
The deal should guarantee work for the 9,000 staff at BAE
