Qatar’s order for 24 Rafales came into force

Dassault announced that Qatar’s order for 24 Rafale fighters has come into force. News reports last month mentioned that the contract was delayed as Qatar had failed to make the first payment in order for Dassault to enter it into its order books.

Dassault Rafale B Suisse
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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