US EditionUK Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Jet Deal with Turkey
- On Monday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ankara and signed a deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets worth up to �8 billion, advancing defence ties with Turkey.
- Turkey views the purchase as an interim step while its KAAN fighter jet is developed and aims for a transitional fleet of 120 fighter jets including 40 Eurofighters, 40 F-16s, and 40 F-35s.
- The deal preserves UK production lines at BAE Systems, with around 37% of Typhoon production at Warton and Samlesbury supporting nearly 6,000 jobs plus regional employment.
- Starmer framed the sale as a boost to NATO security and the UK defence sector, calling it the largest fighter-jet deal in almost 20 years that will pump billions of pounds into the British economy.
- UK spokespeople say they have raised fair-trial and rule-of-law concerns with Turkey at several levels after Turkish prosecutors filed new charges Friday accusing jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of espionage.
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Starmer is happy about the UK-Turkey arms trade deal - that can't be a good thing
We all hate to see Keir Starmer happy. Which, as it happens, works out fine because his government is such a shambling disaster that it’s a vanishingly rare sight. But yesterday, 27 October, he did look chuffed. Why, you may ask? Well, he signed an arms deal obviously. The UK is selling 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey. Turkey being an increasingly authorisation county which the UK itself urged to do better on human rights as recently as May. W…
Turkey, UK Sign Multibillion-Dollar Deal for 20 Eurofighter Jets
Turkey has signed a deal with the UK worth $10.6 billion to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, the first new order for UK Typhoons since 2017. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the agreement in Ankara during Starmer’s first official visit to Turkey on Oct. 27. The deal, the UK’s largest fighter jet export in almost 20 years, is expected to see the first aircraft delivered to Turkey in …
The contract between Ankara and London for the sale of fighter aircraft was blocked by Germany, which eventually lifted its veto despite continuing concerns about respect for human rights in Turkey.
Turkey has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets worth nearly $11 billion. Ankara plans to strengthen its air force while developing its own fifth-generation fighter.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed on Monday a contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft by receiving British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Ankara. The British leader justified this contract, estimated by London at 8 billion pounds (9.2 billion euros), stressing that Turkey was defending "the southeastern flank of NATO". This order will guarantee according to London 20,000 jobs in the United Kingdom.
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