Overview
- Downing Street said the contract covers 20 British Typhoon jets valued at up to £8 billion, described as the largest UK fighter export deal in a generation.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the signing of a defense industry cooperation agreement that includes Eurofighter supplies.
- Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in 2030, according to the UK government.
- The UK framed the sale as strengthening Turkey’s air force and enhancing NATO interoperability, noting Turkey’s role guarding access to the Black Sea.
- Earlier reporting from RIA Novosti cited an unnamed Turkish diplomat describing discussions for a 40‑jet package split between UK stock and new production, which has not been confirmed.