Originally Posted by
Davef68
Some of those were to replace aircraft diverted to the Saudi contract.
Some sources indicate there were an small number of extra F3s on top of the original 165
These were attrition buys of both GR1's and F3's post the initial orders for 220 IDS and 165 ADV.. Saudi aircraft were replaced on production line without additional orders. I don't know what you mean by "some sources" as these were normal commercial contracts announced publicly at the time.