Dassault Aviation: Historical contract for the acquisition of 80 Rafale F4 by the United Arab Emirates
03 Décembre 2021 - 09:59AM
Historical contract for the acquisition
of 80 Rafale F4
by the United Arab Emirates
(Saint-Cloud,
France, 3 December 2021) – In the
presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron,
and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
and Vice-Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, signed
a historical contract with Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, CEO of
Tawazun Economic Council, in charge of security and defense
acquisitions, for the acquisition of 80 Rafale F4 for the United
Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence (UAE AF & AD).
The Rafale F4, for which the Emirates Air Force
will be the first user outside France, will provide the Emirates
armed forces with a tool capable of guaranteeing sovereignty and
operational independence. This contract is the result of total
mobilization by Dassault Aviation alongside the Emirates Air Force
and comes on the back of a more than 45-year long relationship of
trust between the United Arab Emirates and our company, built on
the Mirage family of fighter aircraft, notably the
Mirage 2000-9, the modernization of which began two years
ago.
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO
of Dassault Aviation, said:
“The sale of 80 Rafale to the UAE Federation is
a French success story: I am very proud and very happy as a
result. I wish to thank the authorities of the Emirates for
their renewed confidence in our aircraft. After the Mirage 5
and Mirage 2000, this Rafale contract consolidates the
strategic relationship that binds our two countries and the
satisfaction of the Emirates Air Force, a long-standing and
demanding partner of our company. I wish to underline the quality
and effectiveness of the relationship between the French
authorities and industry, which contributed to this success by team
France. This contract is excellent news for France and for its
aeronautical industry, for the entire ecosystem of 400 companies,
both large and small, which contribute to the Rafale: this
represents thousands of guaranteed jobs in our sector for the
coming decade. This contract, which is the largest ever obtained by
the French combat aeronautics industry, consolidates a national
industrial base, which is without doubt unique in Europe,
comprising as it does major groups and SME/SMIs, around a company
which has been the prime contractor for all the generations of
military and civil aircraft for the past 70 years. The success of
the Rafale with our armed forces and its sale to the UAE
Federation, as well as its export to five other countries who are
already customers, clearly shows that French combat aviation is an
internationally recognized center of excellence on the national
industrial landscape.”
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ABOUT DASSAULT AVIATION:
With over 10,000 military and civil aircraft
(including 2,500 Falcons) delivered in more than 90 countries over
the last century, Dassault Aviation has built up expertise
recognized worldwide in the design, development, sale and support
of all types of aircraft, ranging from the Rafale fighter, to the
high-end Falcon family of business jets, military drones and space
systems. In 2020, Dassault Aviation reported revenues of €5.5
billion. The company has 12,440 employees.
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PRESS CONTACTS:
Corporate
Communications Stéphane
Fort - Tel.: +33 (0)1 47 11 86 90 -
stephane.fort@dassault-aviation.com Mathieu Durand - Tel.: +33 (0)1
47 11 85 88 - mathieu.durand@dassault-aviation.com
Rafale Communications Nathalie Bakhos - Tel.:
+33 (0)1 47 11 92 75 -
nathalie-beatrice.bakhos@dassault-aviation.com
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