The head of Italian defence group Leonardo has said he would be “open to” Saudi Arabia joining a tri-national project to build an advanced fighter jet if Britain decides to reduce its commitment.
Leonardo chief executive Roberto Cingolani said he would be “personally very open” to it, “especially if there were some reallocation of resources” after the UK’s new Labour government completes its defence spending review.
“Having a fourth partner could be very convenient for the consortium [and] in that case it could of course be Saudi Arabia,” Cingolani told the Financial Times at the Farnborough air show.
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