The UAE is close to deciding whether to buy British or French fighter jets, after nearly five years of talks and numerous diplomatic visits.
French firm Dassault's Rafales jets and the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon are in a closely-contested race to win the deal for at least 60 new aircraft to replace the UAE's Mirage fleet.
"It's still an open field and a decision will be made in a short period of time," UAE military spokesman Obeid Al Ketbi said at a defence show press conference said this week.
Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-close-decision-over-uk-french-fighters-490362.html
French firm Dassault's Rafales jets and the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon are in a closely-contested race to win the deal for at least 60 new aircraft to replace the UAE's Mirage fleet.
"It's still an open field and a decision will be made in a short period of time," UAE military spokesman Obeid Al Ketbi said at a defence show press conference said this week.
Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-close-decision-over-uk-french-fighters-490362.html
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