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France signs weapons mega-deal with UAE as Macron tours Gulf
Updated On: 04 December, 2021 08:19 AM IST | Nice | Agencies
Manufacturer Dassault Aviation said the UAE is buying the upgraded F4 version of its multi-role combat aircraft. That will make the Emirates Air Force the first Rafale F4 user outside of France, it said
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French President Emmanuel Macron (left) is greeted by Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the Dubai Expo on the first day of his Gulf tour on Friday. Pic/AFP
France announced the signing Friday of a 16 billion-euro (USD 18 billion) armaments mega-contract for the sale of 80 of its upgraded Rafale warplanes to the United Arab Emirates.
The French Defense Ministry said the deal was France’s largest-ever weapons contract for export. It came as French President Emmanuel Macron is in the Emirates on the first stop of a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf. There was no immediate confirmation of the signing from Emirati officials.
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