Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh is set to purchase Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Italy amid pressure from European ambassadors as the government backs down on buying Airbus passenger and cargo planes.

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) finalised a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Tuesday with Italian company Leonardo SpA to buy the fighter jets.

The Eurofighter is manufactured and marketed under the Eurofighter GmbH consortium of Leonardo SpA Italy, BAE Systems, and Airbus Defence and Space company.

A notice on the BAF Facebook page shared information about the signing of the LOI with Leonardo SpA, adding that the signing took place at the Air Force Headquarters in the presence of Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan and Italian Am...