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UAE missile demands and more Rafale v. Raptor rumors

02/17/2010 11:45:39 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 2 replies · 518+ views
DEW Line/Flightglobal ^ | 02/18/2010 | Stephen Trimble

The United Arab Emirates has dropped a bombshell on France's Dassault, according to this UPI story today. Before it agrees to buy 60 Rafale fighters, the UAE wants Dassault to integrate Boeing's standoff land attack missile-expanded response (SLAM-ER), instead of the MBDA AM-39 Exocet. Sacre bleu! And so continues the most tortuous contract negotiations since Boeing offered to lease 100 767s to the US Air Force. Meanwhile, back in Paris, the Armee de l'Air leaks to French newsweekly Air & Cosmos, providing a few more tidbits about what happened between the Raptor and the Rafale at the Al Dhafra exercise...

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