ذكر مسؤل فرنسى مضطلع انه من المحتمل أن يتم الإتفاق نهاية هذا العام 2010 مع دولة الإمارات على تصدير Raffale F4 على أن تبدأ فى تسليمها 2014 , و أكد المسؤل أن هذا الإصدار يمثل الجيل الخامس بحق.
PARIS - Discussions between France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a prospective next-generation Rafale strike fighter are taking longer than expected but Paris hopes an agreement can be reached on a "common core" aircraft by the end of the year, a French official said May 3.
An agreement reached by "the end of 2010" would open the way for delivery of the more capable Rafale model in 2014 and a flying operational life in 2015, said the official, who is familiar with the negotiations.
The F4 model would be a true "fifth-generation" aircraft, the official said.
كما أكد أن فرنسا من الممكن ن تكون وسيط لشراء إحدى الدول اللتى تستخدم Mirage2000 لشراء إسطول Mirage2000-9 من الإمارات.
A buyback of the Mirage 2000-9 fleet flown by the UAE has not been agreed with France, but remains a "hypothesis among others," the official said.
There is "a small club" of countries flying the Mirage 2000 into which the UAE could sell the Mirage 2000-9 aircraft, the official said.
المصدر
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4609318&c=EUR&s=AIR
PARIS - Discussions between France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a prospective next-generation Rafale strike fighter are taking longer than expected but Paris hopes an agreement can be reached on a "common core" aircraft by the end of the year, a French official said May 3.
An agreement reached by "the end of 2010" would open the way for delivery of the more capable Rafale model in 2014 and a flying operational life in 2015, said the official, who is familiar with the negotiations.
The F4 model would be a true "fifth-generation" aircraft, the official said.
كما أكد أن فرنسا من الممكن ن تكون وسيط لشراء إحدى الدول اللتى تستخدم Mirage2000 لشراء إسطول Mirage2000-9 من الإمارات.
A buyback of the Mirage 2000-9 fleet flown by the UAE has not been agreed with France, but remains a "hypothesis among others," the official said.
There is "a small club" of countries flying the Mirage 2000 into which the UAE could sell the Mirage 2000-9 aircraft, the official said.
المصدر
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4609318&c=EUR&s=AIR