Minister seeks £1bn for Eurofighters

Article reports that John Hutton, the United Kingdom Defence Secretary, was in urgent talks with the HM Treasury (Ministry of Finance), April 2009, to secure more than £1bn to enable the UK to pay for several Eurofighter Typhoon jets it has ordered as part of its commitment to the four-nation programme.

The talks threaten to hold up an agreement between the partner nations – the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy – on the third production run of the aircraft.

ESO: Background information: Germany offers MoD way out on Eurofighters http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-offers-mod-way-out-on-eurofighters/

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