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Thursday, January 15, 2009

EADS Demands Commitments on Next Eurofighter Tranche

EADS brandished the cost stick in threatening to halt Eurofighter Typhoon production if the four launch customers fail to commit to buying a third installment of the combat aircraft by the first quarter.

The Eurofighter industrial consortium needed to know government clients' intentions on tranche three "by the end of the first quarter;" otherwise, the assembly line will be suspended, Stefan Zoller, EADS defense and security CEO, said Jan. 13 on the sidelines of the company's New Year's press conference here.

Zoller added that EADS is in talks with the customers over development of a next-generation radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon, which would boost the combat jet's chances in India's international tender for 126 fighter aircraft.

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