BAE Systems and the Government of the State of Qatar have entered into a contract, valued at approximately £5bn, for the supply of Typho...
BAE Systems and the Government of the State of Qatar have entered into a contract, valued at approximately £5bn, for the supply of Typhoon aircraft to the Qatar Emiri Air Force along with a bespoke support and training package.
The contract is subject to financing conditions and receipt by the Company of first payment, which are expected to be fulfilled no later than mid-2018.
The contract provides for 24 Typhoon aircraft with delivery expected to commence in late 2022.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor for both the provision of the aircraft and the agreed arrangements for the in-service support and initial training.
The deal will secure work for the BAE's production line at Warton into the next decade.
The contract comes a week after Qatar signed a contract with France to acquire an additional 12 Dassault Rafale jets in addition to the 24 aircraft already contracted.
Qatar Emiri Air Force which currently operates just 9 Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft, has also ordered 36 Boeing F-15 strike fighters from United States.
