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Britain to sell 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey in £8bn deal
Britain has secured a deal to sell 20 fighter jets to Turkey for £8bn.
The agreement for new Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes deepens ties between the two NATO allies and boosts Turkish air defences. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signed the deal during a visit to the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, calling it a "win for British workers, a win for our defence industry, and a win for NATO security".
It's the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years - the cost of which has raised eyebrows - and is expected to help support thousands of British jobs. Turkey has sought the jets to make up ground with regional rivals like Israel, which has unleashed airstrikes across the Middle East this year.
Europe, meanwhile, appears to be increasingly turning to Turkey as it seeks to reinforce its eastern flank. Ankara has the second largest military in NATO and may be asked to backstop any post-war stabilisation force in Ukraine.
Read more from Sky News:Sergei Lavrov warns NATO and EU countriesHow high-tech drones have transformed Ukraine war Eurofighter Typhoons are produced in a partnership between the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. For years, Turkey's pursuit of the Typhoon had been blocked by Germany's veto but Berlin has now green-lit the deal.
Around 37% of production takes place in the UK, including final assembly at BAE Systems plants in Warton and Samlesbury, near Preston, Lancashire..
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