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UAE displays first combat jet from $17.4 billion deal with France

The purchase of Dassault's Rafale jets, among the most advanced combat aircraft, is part of a broader effort to bolster the UAE's defense capabilities

Inauguration ceremony in Paris for the UAE's combat aircraft order (WAM)

By

Omnia Al Desoukie

January 30, 2025

The UAE’s Ministry of Defense displayed its first Dassault fighter jet at a ceremony in Paris that inaugurating its $17.4 million deal with the French aviation firm.

The acquisition of 80 Rafale jets, among the most advanced combat aircraft, is...