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Saturday, January 19, 2013

France uses Mali war to boost Rafale jet

Dassault Rafale |France is exploiting the deployment of Dassault Rafale combat jets against Islamic militants in Mali to boost efforts to clinch a $10 billion deal for 60 of the multirole aircraft with the United Arab Emirates.

The French are clearly hoping that lightning will strike twice.

Dassault won a hotly contested fighter competition in January 2012 when India awarded the French aviation giant an $11 billion contract for 126 Rafales in the wake of the jet's combat debut in the NATO offensive against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

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