A Eurofighter takes part in an airshow in Vigo, northwestern Spain. The four partner countries in the Eurofighter consortium were on Friday due to sign a contract on production of the first part of the third tranche of the aircraft, sources said Thursday. (AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)From Yahoo News/AFP:
MILAN (AFP) – The four partner countries in the Eurofighter consortium were on Friday due to sign a contract on production of the first part of the third tranche of the aircraft, sources said Thursday.
"The contract will be signed tomorrow (Friday) in Germany," said an Italian defence ministry source.
"It will be signed at the Eurofighter consortium headquarters at Hallbergmoos, near Munich," an industry source added.
The contract, worth about eight billion euros (11.2 billion dollars), was for 112 of the 236 planes in the third tranche, the source added.
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