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The largest contract ever awarded to a British company, the Al-Yamamah project remains at the heart of the UK trade drive in Saudi Arabia, generating a substantial portion of Britain's export earnings from the largest economy in the Arab world.
Created by a 1985 agreement between the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UK, it called for the supply of fighter aircraft and training jets for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and minehunters for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). It also involves operations, maintenance, supply of spare parts, pilot and technician training, upgrading systems and the construction of facilities and installations. Although past its ...