LONDON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- British Defense Minister Liam Fox is heading to Saudi Arabia for arms sales discussions, which will include a long-stalled $31.6 billion fighter aircraft deal.
The original 2007 contract was for Britain's BAE Systems to provide Saudi Arabia with 72 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft, of which 48 were to be assembled inside the kingdom by local companies under technology sharing agreements, the Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service reported Friday.