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France to Boost Orders for Rafale Fighter Jets, Macron Says

Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of Dassault Rafale, right, and Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft in Luxeuil-les-Bains, on March 18.Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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By Ania Nussbaum

March 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM UTC

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France will ramp up orders for Rafale fighter jets for its air force, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.

“We are going to increase and speed up Rafale orders,” the French president said speaking from an air force base in Luxeuil-les-Bains near the German and Swiss borders, a location from which fighter jets are deployed on patrols, including over the Baltic states.