France To Order 42 Rafales In 2023 After Boosting Budget

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Credit: Dassault Aviation/A. Pecchi
France will place an order for 42 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft next year, as the country pledges to increase defense spending by €3 billion ($2.9 billion). The defense budget will rise to €43.9 billion, the sixth consecutive annual increase, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu states in an...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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