UK government signs £8 billion Typhoon deal with Turkey

Mace | 27th October 2025 | Diplomacy, Embassy News, International
Eurofighter Typhoon at Golden Hour

The UK has signed an £8 billion deal to sell 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey, assembled by BAE Systems in Lancashire.

The UK government has finalised a defence export agreement worth up to £8 billion for the sale of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey. The contract was signed in Ankara during Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s official visit, marking the UK’s largest fighter export in nearly a decade and the first major Typhoon sale since 2017. According to the government, the deal will see final assembly of the aircraft take place in the UK at BAE Systems’ Warton facility in Lancashire, securing around 500 direct jobs and supporting thousands more within the wider aerospace supply chain.

The agreement forms part of a wider push by the Starmer government to deepen trade and industrial ties with NATO allies while maintaining the UK’s defence manufacturing base. The Warton site, which has been central to the Eurofighter programme for more than two decades, will carry out final assembly, weapons integration, and testing. Other key BAE facilities involved include Samlesbury in Lancashire, which produces the...

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