UAE: Libya, France in talks on the Emirati Mirages?note

There is a talk again about contacts between France and Libya on an agreement concerning the Mirage fighter jets in service with the UAE Air Force (UAEAF). The following 432-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the French-Libyan contacts and what about the agreement in question. It also tells what about the Emirati reaction. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/06 – Feb. 8, 2013)]