The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to buy 80 French-made Rafale fighter jets, officials said Friday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.
“This is an outcome of the strategic partnership between the two countries,” a statement from the French presidency said, adding that the UAE also agreed to buy 12 Caracal helicopters. The Rafale order is the biggest made internationally for the aircraft since it entered into service in 2004.
Macron met Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) on Friday at the start of a two-day Gulf tour. He was greeted at the leadership pavilion at Dubai’s Expo site.
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