{"id":438,"date":"2021-12-04T17:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2021-12-04T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T11:48:21","slug":"france-signs-warplane-agreement-with-uae-as-macron-visits-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/04\/france-signs-warplane-agreement-with-uae-as-macron-visits-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"France signs warplane agreement with UAE as Macron visits Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 France announced multibillion-euro deals Friday to sell fighter planes and combat helicopters to the United Arab Emirates, aiming to boost military cooperation with its top ally in the Persian Gulf between their given concerns about Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UAE is buying 80 upgraded Rafale warplanes in an agreement the French Defense Ministry<\/a> said is worth 16 billion euros ($18 billion) and represents the largest-ever French weapons contract for export. It also announced an agreement with the UAE to sell 12 Airbus-built combat helicopters.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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They offer a shot in the arm for France\u2019s defense industry after the collapse of a $66 billion contract for Australia <\/a>to buy 12 French submarines that ultimately went to the U.S. But the deals faced criticism by human rights groups concerned about the UAE\u2019s involvement in the yearslong war in Yemen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UAE contracts were signed as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the country on the first stop of a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf. France and Gulf countries have long been concerned by Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and influence across the region, particularly in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n