16.04.2005, 20:06
Saudi-Arabien scheint kurz vor der Beschaffung von bis zu 96 Rafale zu sein.
Die Gerüchte gibt es ja schon länger aber langsam aber sicher scheint es sich zu verdichten.
Die jüngsten Gerüchte waren kurz auf französischsprachigen Seiten,wurden aber prompt dementiert.Allerdings wurden sie nicht völlig (von Dassault) ausgeschlossen,was ja im Regelfall heißt das es das schon was gibt
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Die Gerüchte gibt es ja schon länger aber langsam aber sicher scheint es sich zu verdichten.
Die jüngsten Gerüchte waren kurz auf französischsprachigen Seiten,wurden aber prompt dementiert.Allerdings wurden sie nicht völlig (von Dassault) ausgeschlossen,was ja im Regelfall heißt das es das schon was gibt
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Zitat:PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) - France has not signed a deal to sell Rafale combat jets to Saudi Arabia, a diplomatic source said on Friday, dismissing a newspaper report.Wir werden sehen wie sich das ganze entwickelt,wenigstens wäre das dieser Mist aus der Welt das die Rafale nicht exportiert werden kann ....
French business daily Les Echos had reported Saudi Arabia had agreed to become the Rafale's first export customer, boosting investors' hopes that France would break into a strategic market dominated by Britain and the United States with an order worth 6 billion euros ($7.7 billion).
The paper said France and Saudi Arabia had signed a memorandum of understanding covering 48 multi-role Rafales, with an option for 48 more, during a two-day visit to France this week by Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz.
But the diplomatic source denied this.
"Questions of bilateral defence cooperation were raised (between Chirac and Crown Prince Abdullah), but there was no signature during the discussions," the diplomatic source said, asking not to be identified.
The French government declined official comment, and planemaker Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , which builds the Rafale, said it would neither confirm nor deny the newspaper report.
Dassault's thinly traded shares rose as much as 4 percent on the report to 525 euros before shedding most of their gains.
"I suspect there will be some sort of deal, likely for Rafale, but the level of surprise in France over this suggests it may not be as firm as it might appear," said Francis Tusa, the editor of industry newsletter Defence Analysis. He said a deal might pose a threat to long-running British ties to Saudi Arabia in defence, including lucrative upgrade work that BAE Systems (BA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has hoped to win on Saudi Arabia's Tornado fighter jets.
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