Multibillion euro boost for Eurofighter project

Posted on: Mar. 23rd, 2005 || Source: defencetalk.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

The four European countries developing the Eurofighter unveiled on Monday a 16-billion-euro (21-billion-dollar) cash boost for the project, the Spanish defence ministry said.

Spanish Defence Minister Jose Bono made the announcement after brief talks with British counterpart Geoff Hoon, Germany's Peter Struck and Italy's Antonio Martino, explaining that the cash would be used to upgrade the existing model.

The Spanish ministry added that efforts were in the pipeline to sell the aircraft to other states, including around 20 to Austria.

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