Typhoons Or Rafales? Examining Saudi Arabia’s Potential Fighter Jet Order

For years now, some of the world’s largest arms importers have been the Gulf States – with the biggest spender being the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has an existing large 48-jet Eurofighter Typhoon order but appears to be considering placing another large fighter jet for France’s Dassault Rafales. These two European jets started as the same pan-European project, but disagreements saw France go by itself and produce its own jet independently.