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Egyptian Air Force becomes first Rafale export user to reach 10...

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The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has become the first Dassault Rafale export customer to reach 10 000 flying hours on the type, having flown...

French Rafales visit Reunion

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Two French Air Force Rafale fighters have visited Reunion as part of a force projection exercise, along with an MRTT tanker. The two Rafale F3Rs...

Egyptian Rafale contract comes into force

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The contract for the acquisition by Egypt of 30 additional Rafale fighters to equip its air force has come into force, Dassault Aviation announced...

Egyptian Air Force confirmed to be operating SCALP cruise missiles

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The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has acquired a number of MBDA SCALP cruise missiles from France, in spite of earlier issues over their importation...

Egypt won’t sign Rafale jet deal during Macron visit

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France does not expect Egypt to finalize a deal to buy a further 12 Dassault Aviation-made Rafale fighter jets during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit...

Egypt moving closer to additional Rafale order

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France is hoping to sell another 12 Dassault Rafale fighter jets to Egypt during French President Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming visit to the North African...

Flight to Reunion is French A330 MRTT’s first very long range...

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A flight supporting Rafale fighters to Reunion Island last week has marked the first very long range flight of the French Air Force's new...

Rafales in Reunion

The French Air Force has sent two Dassault Rafale fighter jets to the island of Reunion for training. The aircraft landed at Gillot Air Force...

France looking to circumvent US components in Scalp missile

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France is looking for a way around the United States' blocking of Scalp cruise missile technology for Egypt, and is exploring the...

More Rafales for Egypt?

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Egypt may acquire additional Rafale fighter jets from France after issues over exporting SCALP cruise missiles were resolved. This is according to...

US-French impasse stalls Egyptian acquisition of Rafale fighter jets

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An Egyptian plan to acquire 12 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation stalled after the United States refused to sell...

Qatar flexes financial muscle with 12 billion euros of French deals

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Qatar will buy Rafale fighter jets and VBCI armored vehicles as part of 12 billion euros worth of commercial contracts it agreed...

Egypt takes delivery of additional Rafales; looks to acquire more

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The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has received its final three single seat Rafale EM fighters, which arrived from France at the end...

Egypt gets first single seat Rafales

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The Egyptian Air Force has taken delivery of its first single-seat Rafale C fighter jets from Dassault, with two of an eventual...

Dassault Aviation sees new deal for its Rafale fighter jet in...

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French plane-maker Dassault Aviation SA sees a new sale contract for its Rafale fighter jet in 2018, Chief Executive Eric Trappier said...

Egypt receives more Rafales, preparing to induct MiG-29s

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The Egyptian Air Force received three more Rafales from Dassault on 4 April, and is preparing to introduce MiG-29s into service soon,...

India signs deal for 36 French fighter jets to counter China,...

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India signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday for around $8.7 billion, the country's first major...

Indian cabinet approves purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets

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India's cabinet cleared the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation on Wednesday, paving the way for signing a deal...

Indian cabinet approves purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets

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India's cabinet cleared the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation on Wednesday, paving the way for signing a deal...

France withdraws Rafales from Chad

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The French Air Force has withdrawn its four Rafale fighters from N'Djamena, Chad, as their support for Operation Barkhane in the region...

First single seat Rafale for Egypt takes flight

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The Egyptian Air Force's first single seat Rafale fighter jet has performed its maiden flight in France ahead of delivery next year. Dassault...

India says talks on Rafale jet deal in final stage

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Negotiations for India to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets are nearing the finish line, the Indian defence ministry said, with sources...

Egypt approves 3.3 billion euro military loan from France

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Egypt's parliament has voted for the approval of a 3.3 billion euro from France to pay for the military hardware it is...

Egypt takes delivery of more Rafales

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The Egyptian Air Force has received a second batch of three Rafale fighter jets from Dassault. On Thursday the aircraft arrived in...

India, France sign Rafale fighter plane accord but haggle over price

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India signed an inter-governmental pact on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes, but the leaders of both countries said there...

Egypt continues defence spending spree

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The recent €950 million purchase of the two Mistral-class amphibious ships (LHDs) that France had originally built for Russia illustrates the close...

UAE in final stages of talks to buy Rafale jets

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in the final stages of negotiations to buy French Rafale fighter jets, the head of the...

Latest Indian, French warplane deal runs into problems

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India's order of 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets has run into trouble with government officials struggling to agree sales terms, sources said,...

New F-16s, Rafales, FREMM frigate take part in opening of New...

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Egypt's newly delivered F-16s and Rafale fighter jets and its FREMM frigate took part in the opening of the new Suez Canal...

France aiming for two more Rafale deals by early 2016

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France is confident of winning two more foreign orders for its Rafale fighter jet by the beginning of next year as it...

Egypt receives first three Rafale fighters

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The Egyptian Air Force has officially taken delivery of its first three of 24 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault. The aircraft were...

Egypt prepares to receive first three Rafales

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The Egyptian Air Force will within the next ten days receive its first three Rafale fighter jets from Dassault, which is currently...

Egypt buys AASM Hammer missiles for its Rafales

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The Egyptian Ministry of Defence has ordered AASM Hammer guided missiles for its 24 new Dassault Rafale fighter jets. The contract was announced...

Egypt still interested in MiGs

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Egypt will sign a contract for 46 MiG-29 fighter jets with RAC MiG in the near future, according to Russian media, after...

French fighter jets find takers in a worried world

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After failing for years to win a single order for the Dassault-built Rafale fighter jet, France has scored a string of multi-billion-euro...

France, Qatar sign $7 billion Rafale warplane, missile deal

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President Francois Hollande and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signed on Monday a 6.3 billion euro ($7.02 billion) agreement for...

France and Qatar seal $7 billion Rafale fighter jet deal

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Qatar has agreed to buy 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets in a deal worth 6.3 billion euros (4.54 billion pounds), the...

India order for two Rafale squadrons casts doubt on larger deal

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Any future Indian purchase of Rafale jets will come through direct talks with the French government, the defence minister said on Monday,...

India to wait another two years for French Rafale jets –...

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India will not receive its first Rafale fighter jet from France's Dassault Aviation for up to two and a half years and...

Thales contributing to Egyptian FREMM and Rafale contracts

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Thales has welcomed the sale to Egypt of a DCNS FREMM multi-mission frigate and 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets as it supplies...

France in ‘final stage’ of talks to sell Rafale jets to...

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France is in the "final stage" of negotiations to sell up to 36 Rafale warplanes to Qatar, a senior French source involved...

Egypt signs 5.2 billion euro deal for 24 Rafales, FREMM frigate,...

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Egypt on Monday became the first export customer for Dassault's Rafale fighter jet after signing a contract for 24 aircraft, as well...

Libya conflict, order gap spurred French Rafale sale to Egypt

The arms deal that eluded France for 20 years, its first foreign order for the Rafale combat jet, came with a Thursday...

Egypt to buy Rafale fighters, FREMM frigate on Monday

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French President Francois Hollande said Egypt would order 24 Rafale fighter jets, a FREMM frigate and related military equipment in a deal...

French Rafale fighter jet sale to Egypt ‘imminent’

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France is close to selling Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets to Egypt, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, as Cairo...

Egypt moving closer to Rafale, FREMM buys

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Egypt is moving closer to a five billion euro arms deal with France for 24 Dassault Rafale fighters and one DCNS FREMM...

Egypt interested in purchasing Rafale fighters, FREMM frigates

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Egypt is interested in procuring 20 Rafale fighter jets as well as two FREMM frigates from France in a potential deal worth...

France boosts military response to Islamic State, eyes next phase

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France is sending more fighter jets and a warship to strike Islamic State militants in Iraq and will discuss with the United...

French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State

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French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against...

India to seal deal for Rafale jets within three months

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India expects to seal a close to $20 billion deal to buy 126 fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation within three months,...