Via Paul Iddon in forbes.com: Boeing hopes Saudi Arabia will choose the F-15EX Eagle II over rival bids for Eurofighter Typhoons from the United Kingdom and Dassault Rafale multirole fighter jets from France. The American aerospace giant pointed to Riyadh’s decades-long interest in and experience operating the F-15, of which the kingdom possesses approximately 230. The three-way fighter competition is also a striking reminder that Saudi Arabia never acquired the F-16, peculiar for a region that operates the second, third, and fourth largest fleets of the venerable Viper.
