UAE Issues RFI for Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jet

The United Arab Emirates has issued a Request for Information to the United Kingdom for the possible supply of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet to the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF).

A spokesperson of the Eurofighter consortium has confirmed that a RFI has been issued by the UAE for the Euro-canard Typhoon fighter jet.

The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) has been discussing the purchase of 60 Rafale fighter jets with France.French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet has recently said that UAE and France are in "final discussions" and a deal was "extremely probable."