Proposed multibillion-pound deal with BAE Systems to buy 48 jets denounced by campaignersBritain’s biggest arms manufacturer,BAE Systems, has moved towards completing an order worth billions of pounds from Saudi Arabia for the purchase of 48 Typhoon fighter jets.
The announcement came at the terminate of a three-day visit to the UK by the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Although the order could help save jobs,the proposed contract was immediately denounced by arms campaigners concerned approximately Saudi Arabia’s bombing of Yemen.
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Source: guardian.co.uk