Tuesday, January 15, 2013

EAU, Rafale is too expensive

UAE president Cheikh Khalifa meets French President (AFP)
"It is a matter of price". This is what French President Francois Hollande said regarding a possible Rafale sell to the UAE.
Hollande was in the country today to meet UAE authorities and discuss about the ongoing crisis in Mali as well as possible commercial deals.

In other words the UAE would still be interested in the French fighter jet and its technology, but reject the price asked by Dassault. In the meatime they are also considering the Eurofighter and the F/A-18E as possible alternatives.

Source Reuters 
Posted by Kovy at 10:02:00 PM

2 comments:

  1. DeadCanardJanuary 17, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    That's pretty disappointing news. Especially considering that the UAE have pretty deep pockets. It's hard to imagine that the Typhoon is significantly cheaper than the Rafale after the MMRCA competition.

    Anyway, there is some good news though:

    http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/01/17/l-inde-pourrait-commander-jusqu-a-189-rafale_1818618_3234.html

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  2. UnknownMarch 14, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    It's hard to imagine that the Typhoon is significantly cheaper than the Rafale after the MMRCA competition. Gate Result 2013

    Finally Good

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