Eurofighter To Cost Several More Billion Euros
BERLIN — The bill for the Eurofighter combat jets developed by a consortium of four European countries is going to cost over 10 billion euros more than expected, the German magazine Focus has reported.
For the countries involved in developing the Eurofighter,
Britain will have to spend an additional 5.8 billion euros (8.2 billion dollars), Italy 2.16 billion, Germany 1.97 billion and Spain 820 million, the weekly reported in its edition to appear Jan. 28.
Focus cited a letter from Eurofighter-GmbH, the German branch of the consortium, addressed to Germany’s defense ministry.
“Other clients” for the Eurofighter will also have to pay more, the magazine said.
The cost of developing the military jet has increased due to certain “systems” and other modernization, Focus said........