Egyptian Rafale Follow-Up Buy Will Double Fleet 

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Three Egyptian Rafales from its first order of the fighter.
Credit: Khaled Desouki / AFP / Getty Images
Egypt is planning to more than double the size of its Dassault Rafale fleet after inking agreements with France for 30 more aircraft. The $4.5 billion purchase will be made with a loan provided by France with repayments over 10 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense confirmed on May 4. The order is...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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