India Receives First Rafale Combat Aircraft
India took official handover of the first of an eventual 36 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft in a formal ceremony at the Dassault Merignac production line in Southwest France on October …
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Dassault Builds Bizjet MRO Capacity While Rafale Increases Production
The business jet market continues to hover on the verge of recovery. A number of key indicators are trending upward, including economic growth, corporate profits, flight activity, and business and …
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Egypt Reportedly Inks Deal for Dozens of Su-35s
Egypt has reportedly placed an order for Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet. Citing two defense industry sources, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on March 18 that Egypt has ordered “over two dozen” …
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Indian Air Force Negotiating for Additional Russian MiG-29s
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Russia over an urgent procurement of additional MiG-29 jet fighters. The discussed purchase would involve 21 additional MiG-29s to …
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Qatar Formally Receives First Dassault Rafale
The Qatari Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet
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Qatar Fighter Jet Build-Up
VIDEO – Qatar is engaging in a major upgrade of its fighter capabilities.
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Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition
Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …
Read More Canada Issues Draft Solicitation for Fighter Jet Competition
Canada issued a draft solicitation for its CF-18 Hornet replacement program, giving bidders until the end of the year to provide feedback before a formal request for proposals is released …
Read MoreEgypt Leverages Diversified Arms Suppliers to Escape U.S. Pressure
by Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Earlier this month, La Tribune reported that France and Egypt are moving forward on negotiations for another sale of Dassault Rafale fighter …
Read More Qatar Option for Rafales Comes Into Effect
A Qatari order for more Dassault Rafale fighter jets has come into effect. In a statement on March 27, 2018, Dassault Aviation announced that a Qatari order for a dozen …
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