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Eurofighter GmbH will be given greater power to control development and production of the Typhoon fighter if a deal agreed to by shareholders is approved by the British, German, Italian and Spanish governments.
Rome-based Alenia Aeronautica, London-based BAE SYSTEMS and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) Co., Amsterdam, agreed Nov. 8 on a plan to make Eurofighter GmbH a prime contractor. Pressure has been mounting on the industry partners to come up with a plan to slash production costs and remove the causes of technical delays before the governments decide to sign for production of a second batch of aircraft.
Eurofighter GmbH, Halbergmoos, Germany, now is simply an
