French Rafale F4 Order Backlog Stands At 306 Aircraft, Excluding Anticipated 45 Saudi Orders
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) is greeted by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during his tour of the French pavillion at the Dubai Expo on the first day of his Gulf tour on December 3, 2021. - The UAE signed among other deals today a record, 14-billion-euro contract for 80 French-made Rafale warplanes and committed billions of euros in other agremments as Macron kicked off a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)