Ukraine to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France
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Zelenskyy says "historic" deal to buy advanced Rafale fighter jets from France will give Ukraine some of the "greatest air defense" in the world against Russian attacks.
Zelenskyy said that Kyiv would be allowed to acquire up to 100 Rafale F4s by 2035, marking it as the third pillar of Ukraine's new air force.
Greece has expressed interest in purchasing the upgraded Rafale F4 fighter jets from French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation, in a bid to prevent Turkey from gaining air superiority in the Aegean sea.
Ukraine to receive 100 Rafale jets, major air defense funding, and winter gas supplies, according to the Ukrainian president - Anadolu Ajansı
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Ukraine and France have signed a “historic” defense declaration that could see Kyiv acquire up to 100 Rafale F4 fighters by 2035 and eight next-generation SAMP/T air defense batteries. -The upgraded SAMP/T,
This declaration allows us to acquire military equipment from the French industrial and technological base, including 100 Rafale F4 aircraft for our combat aviation, SAMP/T systems, radars, air-to-air missiles and precision-guided bombs,