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Eurofighter sees Gulf demand for Typhoon jet

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IN DEMAND: Eurofighter said on Tuesday it expected to sell 300 Typhoon fighters over the next 20 years. (Getty Images)
IN DEMAND: Eurofighter said on Tuesday it expected to sell 300 Typhoon fighters over the next 20 years. (Getty Images)

Eurofighter said it expects global demand for its Typhoon jets to hit 300 over the next 20 years, with the Gulf Arab region representing a big chunk of orders, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

"We estimate the market for fighter jets globally is 800 in 20 years," Enzo Casolini said at the Dubai Air Show.

"For Eurofighter, we target 300 global export contracts. For the Middle East I'm targeting, to be pessimistic, 50 aircraft, optimistic a 100."


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Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of six planes with two more scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2009.

Casolini said Eurofighter - a consortium comprising Britain's BAE Systems, Italy's Finmeccanica and EADS, representing Germany and Spain - saw steady demand from the Gulf Arab states. (Reuters)

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