VIENNA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Austria filed a lawsuit onThursday against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium,alleging them of wilful deception and fraud linked to a 2billion euro ($2.1 billion) order for Eurofighter jets in 2003,the defence ministry said.
A recently completed ministry investigation found thatAirbus and Eurofighter , with fraudulentintent, misled Austria about the purchase price, thedeliverability and the equipment of the jets, the ministry said,confirming earlier media reports.
The damages incurred to Austria could amount to 1.1 billioneuros, the findings said. (Reporting by Kirsti Knolle and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich;editing by Jason Neely)
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