ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey’s deal to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from Britain for 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion) also includes a comprehensive weapons package, including MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles and Brimstone ground attack missiles, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

NATO allies Turkey and Britain signed the deal at a ceremony in Ankara on Monday, in a move aimed at deepening bilateral ties and bolstering Turkish air defences. Ankara has said it was also seeking 24 more jets, albeit lightly used, from Qatar and Oman.

Some analysts called the deal expensive, although details have not yet been disclosed officially by either party.

“The deal includes a comprehensive weapons package, including the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air miss

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