After twenty years of searching, France has finally found a buyer for Dassault Aviation's RAFALE fighter jet. President Francois Hollande announced on 12 February that Egypt will buy 24 aircraft as part of a deal reportedly valued at €5.2 billion.
The RAFALE is combat proven over Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and most recently in the US-led airstrikes on IS. But deals with Brazil, Libya, Morocco, and Switzerland have all fallen through, and negotiations with India and Qatar are ongoing. Hollande said in a statement that Egypt was seeking “aircraft quickly, due to the threats that it faces.” He added, “I believe that, given the current context, it’s very important that Egypt is able to act to uphold stability and to be in security.”
On top of that, one FREMM frigate have been ordered by the Egyptian authorities.
The RAFALE is combat proven over Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and most recently in the US-led airstrikes on IS. But deals with Brazil, Libya, Morocco, and Switzerland have all fallen through, and negotiations with India and Qatar are ongoing. Hollande said in a statement that Egypt was seeking “aircraft quickly, due to the threats that it faces.” He added, “I believe that, given the current context, it’s very important that Egypt is able to act to uphold stability and to be in security.”
On top of that, one FREMM frigate have been ordered by the Egyptian authorities.
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| (Photo: Dassault) |
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