JungleThing Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 http://www.defens-aero.com/2015/07/les-premieres-photos-des-rafale-de-la-force-aerienne-egyptienne.html"The first Egyptian's Rafale pilots are going through flight training in Istres air base.Egypt will receive within ten days its first Dassault Rafale. These two photographs were taken near the base, while the nozzles were in the final approach, just before landing." 1 Quote
Nesher Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 didn't know they were getting the Rafale.. thanks for the info Quote
+allenjb42 Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 I'm sure I remember going up against Egyptian Rafales in the old Janes Fighters Anthology games at least 20 years ago! 1 Quote
jeanba Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) didn't know they were getting the Rafale.. thanks for the info That was the big deal in France in February : The french governement were very happy to export the plane. The former governement was jealous because they had announced that they would export the Rafale and they always failed . Some people are unhappy because "we sell planes to a dictator supported by people who also support Islamists" (of course, if those people were in the governement, they would not say this) The French Air Force is not very happy because the planes sold to Egypt are taken out of the French production line => delivery delays Edit : and also because the training of the Egyptian pilots is straining the workload of Rafale units, already heavily committed elsewhere .... Welcome to french politics Edit : anyway, I am happy because this deal gives some work to a lot of my friends I'm sure I remember going up against Egyptian Rafales in the old Janes Fighters Anthology games at least 20 years ago! Yes, I did this too Edited July 17, 2015 by jeanba 1 Quote
jeanba Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 The first three Egyptian Rafales should be delivered today to their Egyptian pilots. They will be conveyed to Egypt for the inauguration of the "New" Suez Canal Quote
jeanba Posted July 21, 2015 Posted July 21, 2015 http://tv.dassault-aviation.com/dassault-aviation-livre-ses-premiers-rafale-a-la-republique-arabe-dgypte-1288.html 1 Quote
jeanba Posted July 21, 2015 Posted July 21, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/embed/D7eT2utWv0w?feature=player_embedded Quote
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