Breaking news

17/10US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
16/10Airbus defence division will cut 2,500 jobs
16/10China Long March 4C launches new Gaofen-1 remote sensing satellite
15/10China Long March 6A launches the 2nd group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails constellation
14/10Saudi Arabia advances Hellfire, AIM-9X missile deals worth $900 million
14/10Falcon Heavy launches NASA's Europa Clipper mission
13/10SpaceX successfully carries out rocket test flight as Starship's booster lands back at launch tower
12/10Boeing plans to lay off roughly 17,000 workers
12/10Japan's H3 will launch Emirati asteroid MBR Explorer mission
10/10China Long March 3B launches 3rd high orbit internet satellite
09/10Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT
08/10France announces to field an operational unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) from 2033
08/10Italy approved for purchase of Gulfstream G550 derived EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
06/10FAA allows Falcon 9 launches to resume
04/10NOAA orders two C-130Js for hurricane hunter fleet renewal
17/10US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
16/10Airbus defence division will cut 2,500 jobs
16/10China Long March 4C launches new Gaofen-1 remote sensing satellite
15/10China Long March 6A launches the 2nd group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails constellation
14/10Saudi Arabia advances Hellfire, AIM-9X missile deals worth $900 million
14/10Falcon Heavy launches NASA's Europa Clipper mission
13/10SpaceX successfully carries out rocket test flight as Starship's booster lands back at launch tower
12/10Boeing plans to lay off roughly 17,000 workers
12/10Japan's H3 will launch Emirati asteroid MBR Explorer mission
10/10China Long March 3B launches 3rd high orbit internet satellite
09/10Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT
08/10France announces to field an operational unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) from 2033
08/10Italy approved for purchase of Gulfstream G550 derived EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
06/10FAA allows Falcon 9 launches to resume
04/10NOAA orders two C-130Js for hurricane hunter fleet renewal
17/10US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
16/10Airbus defence division will cut 2,500 jobs
16/10China Long March 4C launches new Gaofen-1 remote sensing satellite
15/10China Long March 6A launches the 2nd group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails constellation
14/10Saudi Arabia advances Hellfire, AIM-9X missile deals worth $900 million
14/10Falcon Heavy launches NASA's Europa Clipper mission
13/10SpaceX successfully carries out rocket test flight as Starship's booster lands back at launch tower
12/10Boeing plans to lay off roughly 17,000 workers
12/10Japan's H3 will launch Emirati asteroid MBR Explorer mission
10/10China Long March 3B launches 3rd high orbit internet satellite
09/10Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT
08/10France announces to field an operational unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) from 2033
08/10Italy approved for purchase of Gulfstream G550 derived EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
06/10FAA allows Falcon 9 launches to resume
04/10NOAA orders two C-130Js for hurricane hunter fleet renewal
17/10US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
16/10Airbus defence division will cut 2,500 jobs
16/10China Long March 4C launches new Gaofen-1 remote sensing satellite
15/10China Long March 6A launches the 2nd group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails constellation
14/10Saudi Arabia advances Hellfire, AIM-9X missile deals worth $900 million
14/10Falcon Heavy launches NASA's Europa Clipper mission
13/10SpaceX successfully carries out rocket test flight as Starship's booster lands back at launch tower
12/10Boeing plans to lay off roughly 17,000 workers
12/10Japan's H3 will launch Emirati asteroid MBR Explorer mission
10/10China Long March 3B launches 3rd high orbit internet satellite
09/10Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT
08/10France announces to field an operational unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) from 2033
08/10Italy approved for purchase of Gulfstream G550 derived EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
06/10FAA allows Falcon 9 launches to resume
04/10NOAA orders two C-130Js for hurricane hunter fleet renewal
17/10US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
16/10Airbus defence division will cut 2,500 jobs
16/10China Long March 4C launches new Gaofen-1 remote sensing satellite
15/10China Long March 6A launches the 2nd group of 18 satellites for the planned 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails constellation
14/10Saudi Arabia advances Hellfire, AIM-9X missile deals worth $900 million
14/10Falcon Heavy launches NASA's Europa Clipper mission
13/10SpaceX successfully carries out rocket test flight as Starship's booster lands back at launch tower
12/10Boeing plans to lay off roughly 17,000 workers
12/10Japan's H3 will launch Emirati asteroid MBR Explorer mission
10/10China Long March 3B launches 3rd high orbit internet satellite
09/10Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT
08/10France announces to field an operational unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) from 2033
08/10Italy approved for purchase of Gulfstream G550 derived EA-37B electronic attack mission systems
06/10FAA allows Falcon 9 launches to resume
04/10NOAA orders two C-130Js for hurricane hunter fleet renewal

Your are here : Home News / Qatar : The Rafale favourite

AERONAUTICS

Qatar : The Rafale favourite

Diplomatic relations between France and Qatar are reportedly excellent. Emir Tamim ben Hamad Al-Thani has paid a visit to François Holland on 23 June in Paris. Even if no contract has been signed for the Dassault Rafale aircraft, the French presidency is “confident about a positive issue”. Already Qatari Air force that has tested the French aircraft and would be much eager to purchase the latest standard, the F3R fitted with an active array radar. Qatar is currently operating 12 Mirage 2000-5. Qatar could be interested in acquiring 36 to 72 Rafale aircraft. Doha is looking to diversify its armament suppliers, today very dependant from the U.S. In that respect Qatar could purchase both Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon.

The Dassault combat aircraft is also under discussion in India. New Delhi could be close to a deal with the Team Rafale (Dassault, Safran, Thales) and the contract for the acquisition of at least 126 aircraft could be announced soon.

An export contract is absolutely necessary for the French programming law (Loi de programmation militaire), as the French defence resources are planning a diminution of the Rafale deliveries to the French air force that have to be counterbalanced by an export contract, in order to save the Dassault Rafale assembly lines