Eurofighter relief as Brown approves order

Article reports that Gordon Brown, UK Prime Minister, gave long-awaited approval for an order of Eurofighter Typhoon jets on the 14 May 2009 – but warned industry that he expected a much lower price tag. The decision came as a relief to Germany, Italy and Spain – Britain’s programme partners – which feared Mr Brown would abandon or delay the multibillion-pound third production run.

ESO: Background information: UK ready to sign up for Eurofighter http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-ready-to-sign-up-for-eurofighter/

BBC News, 14.5.09: New batch of fighter jets for RAF http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8049521.stm

France24, 10.6.09: Germany confirms plans to buy 180 Eurofighters http://www.france24.com/en/20090610-germany-confirms-plans-buy-eurofighter-eads-defense-aviation

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