Abandoned: The Eurofighter, pictured, will no longer be bought by the UAE
Did UAE Axe £6Billion Eurofighter Deal Because Britain Didn't Bomb Syria? PM Snubbed After A Year Of Talks -- Daily Mail
* Experts claim lack of military intervention could have scuppered deal
* Talks collapsed on Thursday after years negotiation, including an intervention by David Cameron
David Cameron’s failure to take military action against Syria may have cost Britain a £6billion deal to sell fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, experts claimed last night.
The Prime Minister faced a massive snub when the oil-rich Gulf state suddenly pulled the plug on plans to buy 60 Eurofighter Typhoons from defence giant BAe Systems on Thursday.
Following a year of talks, the aerospace firm admitted the UAE had ‘elected not to proceed’ on the purchase of a range of defence and security equipment.
The decision was a blow for Mr Cameron, who flew to Dubai last month to persuade crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to buy the warplanes, which are also in service with the RAF.
Defence analysts said the Government had paid the price for failing to be ‘robust’ over Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, who killed more than 1,400 civilians in a chemical weapon attack in a bid to crush pro-democracy rebels.
Read more ....
My Comment: I suspect that other factors are in play .... but I have to wonder .... who is now in the running to sell fighter jets to the UAE. Once we find that out is when we will (probably) know the reasons on why the UAE decided to pass over the Eurofighter purchase.
