UAE, France, and Rafale F4 [Update No. 2]note

French President Emmanuel Macron is said to have indicated to senior Emirati officials that the sale of Dassault Rafale F4 fighters to the UAE Air Force (UAEAF) will be one of his chief priorities during his planned visit to the region in November, as French efforts are ongoing to sell this aircraft to the UAEAF.

Tactical Report has prepared a 326-word report to shed more light on these efforts and on Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's current views on this file.

[Partly reproduced in TR Weekly 28/43 – October 29, 2021]