UAE Buys 80 French Rafale Fighter Jets in $19 Billion Deal
- Order caps year of commercial success for Dassault Aviation
- Deals signed during Macron’s visit to the Gulf nation Friday
A Dassault Rafale fighter jet in Le Bourget, France.
Photographer: Antonie Antonol/Bloomberg
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The United Arab Emirates agreed to buy 80 Rafale fighter jets from France as part of a 17 billion-euro ($19 billion) deal signed during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the Gulf nation Friday.
The long-delayed accord was announced in a statement from the French presidency following a meeting between Macron and the UAE’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, known as MBZ, on the sidelines of the Dubai Expo.