Qatar has agreed to sell 12 of its 24 Eurofighters to Turkey, which has seen the aircraft at close quarters during Exercise Anatolian Eagle.
Credit: Alan Warnes
In late October, Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan announced he had signed a contract to acquire 20 new-build Typhoons from BAE Systems in a £5.4 billion deal. Then he shocked many by disclosing another 24 would be acquired second-hand from allies, Qatar (12) and Oman (12). The new tranche-five jets...
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