A LANCASHIRE-made fighter jet is on the brink of being chosen by India for a £7.2billion military order, according to reports.
The Asian country is understood to want to buy Eurofighter Typhoons, which are made by defence giant BAE Systems and European partners.
The aircraft is competing against France’s Dassault Rafale for the deal, which is due to be announced soon.
India could be persuaded by a ‘marinised’ version of Typhoon that could land on aircraft carriers.
And that could also interest the Ministry of Defence, which has just axed its fleet of Harriers, which could land on naval vessels.
Parts of Typhoon are made at BAE Samlesbury and the aircraft are assembled at Warton on the Fylde.
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