BAE wins £2.5bn Oman jets deal
British defence manufacturer BAE Systems has won a £2.5 billion deal to sell 12 Eurofighter Typhoon and eight Hawk training jets to Oman. David Cameron is in the country following the signing of the deal.
PM: Oman deal protects thousands of UK jobs
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed today's deal announced between BAE Systems and Oman to deliver 20 aircraft by 2017. Speaking in Oman he said he was looking forward to meeting the Sultan of Oman to discuss regional issues.
"This deal is worth £2.5 billion pounds, it helps protect and defend thousands of jobs in the UK."
"Britain and Oman have a very close defence partnership, intelligence partnership, very close relations, and I am looking forward to meeting with the Sultan this afternoon to talk about all sorts of regional issues, obviously including Iran."
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