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    France's generals warn Macron 'if you don't prevent growing chaos, civil war will break out'

    A new letter is in the making. This time it is signed by more than 2000 active armed forces members. It will surely make much noise. According to sources close to the president,the government is really worried.
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    Casual Discussion Has anyone here been vaccinated against the coronavirus ?

    It's funny because someone told me exactly you have more chances of being killed in or by a car going the vaccine center than being killed because of the vaccine. I had my first pfizer dose today as I said and I feel very well. But to be honest I would only have accepted either moderna or...
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    Egypt is negociating the acquisition of two A330 MRTT and a military satellite from France.
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    Casual Discussion Has anyone here been vaccinated against the coronavirus ?

    Ok guys I have received my first pfizer dose today. It was very well organized and was done under 30 minutes. (Had to wait 15 minutes there after the vaccination just in case) Till now I don't feel anything. Hope for the best!
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    Britain sends Royal Navy patrol ships to monitor planned Jersey blockade by France

    The UK on Wednesday evening ordered two Royal Navy patrol vessels to head to the waters around Jersey as ministers scrambled to defuse a post-Brexit row which threatened to result in a blockade of the island. The French government has accused Jersey of unfairly blocking French fishermen from...
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    Someone very close to Dassault (in fact working for it) on a French forum. Egypt planned for a long time to upgrade them to the F3R standard anyway.
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    The contract also includes the upgrade of the Rafale currently in service within the EAF to the F3R standard.
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    India Corona thread

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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    I believe their interest in the Typhoon (I could be wrong let's see) as well as interests on other European countries' hardware was more to put pressures on France to come with better terms on the contracts and to drop human rights BS Macron told Al-Sissi about.... the Egyptians showed us it...
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    Given the UAE has ordered the F35 I think we can take out the UAE off the list. (Unless they would operate both) There's a 75% to 100% probability Greece and India would order more Rafale. Prospects are also looking very good in Croatia and Indonesia. The probability for the Rafale to be...
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    With this new order France has now exported 144 Rafale ! Egypt : 54 Rafale India : 36 Rafale Qatar : 36 Rafale Greece : 18 Rafale Including the French order of 225 aircrafts it means Dassault would have produced 369 Rafale ! That doesn't include additionnal orders or possible future customers.
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    It is finally the F3R standard. 18 Rafale C (one seat) and 12 Rafale B (two seats). The weapon package should (naturally) include Mica,Meteor,Scalp and AASM.
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    Deliveries will start in 2024 and end in 2026. We don't know yet which Rafale standard Egypt selected. (F3R ? F4 ?)
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    (Florence Parly,MoD) I welcome the sale of 30 Rafale to Egypt, a strategic partner. This export success is crucial for our sovereignty and the maintenance of 7,000 industrial jobs in France for 3 years. The Rafale once again demonstrates its technological and operational excellence.
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    TR Military Operations in Northern Iraq

    Hulusi Akar said on monday 53 PKK members were neutralized so far while 7 Turkish soldiers lost their lives in the ongoing operation.
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    India India - France Relations

    If "I understood" correctly what's proposed,France would buy and transform 6 A330 to the MRTT configuration (given the crisis the aviation sector is going through,it won't be hard to buy A330s at a bargain price) then lease them on a long term to India. I think this is a win-win for everyone...
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    India India - France Relations

    India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in advanced negotiations with the French government to lease one Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) for training purposes. The lease of this aircraft, which would be operated by the IAF but maintained by...
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    BREAKING : Egypt to order 30 additional Rafale from France

    According to online media Disclose, France and Egypt signed a contract worth 3.95 billion euros at the end of April. Egypt will order 30 additional Rafale fighter jets from France, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, partially confirming information disclosed by the online...

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