France Agrees to Transfer 30 UAE-Owned Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Jets to Morocco
France has agreed to facilitate the transfer of 30 Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets, previously owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to Morocco.
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France has agreed to facilitate the transfer of 30 Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets, previously owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to Morocco.
Just days after acquiring two patrol vessels worth Euro 1.18 billion (RM5.9 billion), Indonesia announces another significant procurement – two submarines from the French company Naval Group.
In what is characterized as a slap to France, the German Federal Parliament, known as the Bundestag, has labeled the deployment of French troops and military equipment to Ukraine as a unilateral and independent from NATO.
The French Air Force has recently received two additional Rafale fighter jets of the F3R variant from its manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, as part of additional orders for 40 more aircraft placed in 2021.
French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, plans to increase the production of its Rafale fighter jets from two to three units per month this year due to a surge in demand from customers.
Beginning this year and continuing through 2030, France will embark on the development of a more advanced variant of the Rafale fighter jet.
Reluctance from the United States to sell the fifth-generations F-35s to wealthy Gulf nations and Germany’s veto on the sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Aarabia appears to have opened up opportunities for France’s Dassault Aviation to strengthen its position in the region with its Rafale fighter jets.
Concerns regarding the progress of the 6th generation fighter aircraft development program, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), have led France to approve a budget of US$5.5 billion (RM24.75 billion) to acquire 42 Rafale fighter jets.
If France does not produce the Rafale fighter jet, its defense industry will struggle to compete with “new” players in the industry such as South Korea, Turkey, and Israel.
Saudi Arabia is reported to be considering a proposal to acquire a total of 54 Rafale fighter jets manufactured by France for its air force after its efforts to obtain Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets were blocked by Germany.