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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

BAE continues to eye deal with Malaysia

Eurofighter TyphoonBAE Systems, the world's second-largest defence company by revenue, is not backing off aggressive efforts to clinch a multi-billion ringgit fighter jet deal with Malaysia, despite the latter's decision not to purchase new military assets for now.

The UK-based firm hopes to persuade the defence ministry to buy 18 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

BAE's Eurofighter Typhoon was reportedly in the running for the contract, along with four rivals — France's Dassault Aviation's Rafale; the US' Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; the Swedish JAS-39 Gripen and the Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E.

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