Malaysia - new customer for the Eurofighter?

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Malaysia - new customer for the Eurofighter?

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Malaysia defence chief prefers Eurofighter
By Greg Waldron

Malaysia has named the Eurofighter Typhoon as the best option for its long-running fighter requirement.

"The Eurofighter is admittedly the best fighter jet and, as it is expensive, we need to evaluate in detail," defence minister Ahmad Hamidi told official news agency Bernama.

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Re: Malaysia - new customer for the Eurofighter?

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What's wrong with the Hornets? I'm sure they could look into the F-18I to replace the Mig's and Tigers.
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They already have F-18s so my guess is that the Tiff offers them something else that they want. My guess is that its also the reason that they want to evaluate carefully.

This could be code for 'who has bought some Tiffs and doesn't need them all now and would like to sell them to us cheaply'.
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