Sourced: Egypt Daily News Negotiations for the sale of additional Rafale between France and Egypt are hampered by the United States. Washington refuses to export an American component aboard the Scalp cruise missile that Cairo wants to acquire. Negotiations between Paris and Cairo are seriously stuck in for the sale of additional Rafale (12 fighter… Continue reading USA BLOCKS ADDITIONAL RAFALE SALES TO EGYPT
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FRENCH GOVERNMENT PROMISES BELGIUM €20 BILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF RAFALE AIRCRAFT
Sourced : The Brussels Times France is offering around €20 billion in compensation if Belgium buys the Rafale aircraft from the French constructor Dassault Aviation SA (“Dassault”). This is reported by De Tijd on Wednesday, based upon Dassault documents, which the daily publication has consulted. France has already promised a “strategic and economic” partnership if… Continue reading FRENCH GOVERNMENT PROMISES BELGIUM €20 BILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF RAFALE AIRCRAFT
RAFALE DEAL TO BE SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 23, INDIA TO PAY 7.87 BILLION EURO
The Rafale deal between India and France for the sale of 36 aircraft to the former will be signed on September 23. According to reports, India and France have finalized the details for the deal. India will pay Euro 7.87 billion for the purchase of the 36 aircraft. Of the 7.87 billion Euros, about 50… Continue reading RAFALE DEAL TO BE SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 23, INDIA TO PAY 7.87 BILLION EURO
ISIS TERROR IN PARIS – THE CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE ATTACKS AND THE FIRST REACTION OF FRANCE
Friday’s multiple terrorist attacks in Paris marked the beginning of a new phase in ISIS’ military and terror campaign. This time ISIS managed to move its war into the heart of Europe. According to the available information eight to nine terrorists organized into three groups, attacked seven different targets in Paris within 33 minutes. The… Continue reading ISIS TERROR IN PARIS – THE CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE ATTACKS AND THE FIRST REACTION OF FRANCE
RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS
From February to April 2015, French Navy’s Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft, equipped with the brand-new RBE2 Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar and assigned to the 11th Fleet Air Squadron (Flotille 11F), operated in the Arabian Gulf from the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Tasked for Close Air Support (CAS) missions and Intelligence,… Continue reading RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS