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Old 13th Sep 2021, 22:13
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kiwi grey
 
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I'm pretty sure that I've read that France will buy more new Rafales to back fill these early models they have sold.
Presumably at a rate that will keep Dassault's factory ticking over nicely for several years.

Greece and Croatia get reasonably modern 4th generation fast jets at a price they can afford, the L'Armee de l'Air gets a new tranche of latest-specification Rafales, and Dassault stays in the fighter production business for a few more years and also gets a nice stream of parts & maintenance revenue.
Seems like a win-win-win to me
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