Saudi says to assemble some of its 72 Eurofighters

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RIYADH, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Monday an unspecified number of the 72 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes it bought in a deal with the multinational Eurofighter consortium will be assembled in the kingdom.

The cabinet said in a statement after its weekly meeting the aircraft "were bought at the same price offered to the British air forces and part of them will be assembled and made in the kingdom".

Saudi Arabia said late on Thursday it would take up to 72 of the combat war jets from the multinational Eurofighter consortium which includes British defence contractor BAE Systems Plc, Airbus parent firm EADS and Alenia Aeronautica, part of Italy's Finmeccanica.

The kingdom did not disclose the value of the deal which analysts estimate at about $11.4 billion but said it provided for defence technology transfer.

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