The Weekly Debrief: UAE Flips For Rafale, Canada Flops For Super Hornet

Rafale
Credit: Dassault Aviation
Fickle are the fortunes of fighter programs. In a single week, a blockbuster order has reversed a decade-old gaffe by Dassault’s Rafale in the UAE, even as a competitive disqualification killed Boeing’s once-firm grip on an order for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in Canada. Ten years after dressing...

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