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Monday, February 16, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, accompanied, among others, by Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, officially signed in Cairo an agreement with Egypt on the sale of 24 Rafale, which will be intended for the Egyptian Air Force.
Egyptian Rafale, the first to be delivered should have been at the French Air Force, will be divided into two parts, with one hand, sixteen-seater Rafale, which will be used for pilot training Egyptian hunting and why not, for operational missions, as in France, while the other eight will be cars Rafale.
These twenty-four Rafale will be equipped with air-to-air missiles MICA air-to-ground cruise missile SCALP (called Black Shaheen for export version) and air-ground bombs AASM, developed by Sagem, whose effectiveness was demonstrated in Libya, Mali, and even today in Iraq.
The first three Rafale, which should be two-seater, will be charged at their factory, the F3 standard, why not with, improvements and updates in the coming years. Few changes will be made to the Rafale that are being built, except the removal of data and software for the implementation of the ASMP-A nuclear weapon, and software used for communications, since the Egypt is not part of NATO.
While the first Egyptian fighter pilots and mechanics have already started their training in France, on the air base 118 of Mont-de-Marsan and in parallel all Dassault Aviation employees are working hard to deliver on time the first Rafale and perform test flights, we also append the designation that will be given to Egyptian Rafale was adopted.
According to my information, Dassault Aviation has designated two-seater Rafale Rafale under the name DM. The D refers to Double or Dual, since the first three to be delivered are two seaters and that Egypt has ordered sixteen. In addition, the M would refer, for Egyptian Mirage 2000 BM and EM, the word "Masr", which means in Arabic "Egypt".
Regarding cars Rafale, these should logically bear the name EM, like the Mirage 2000EM . But for now, no information has emerged about it.
Finally, concerning the Rafale as such, the first three seaters (B352 / 353/354) are currently in Istres, to conduct test flights and, among others, to clear the French roundel to paint the Egyptian roundel.
Furthermore, the fourth Egyptian Rafale, the B355, made his first two flights last week and this Monday, June 1, 2015 from Merignac, where plants are installed and Dassault Aviation Rafale assembly chain.
Google translation
Les Rafale biplaces destinés à l'Egypte porteront la dénomination Rafale DM - Defens'Aero
hey @Taygibay @Gabriel92
Egyptian Rafale, the first to be delivered should have been at the French Air Force, will be divided into two parts, with one hand, sixteen-seater Rafale, which will be used for pilot training Egyptian hunting and why not, for operational missions, as in France, while the other eight will be cars Rafale.
These twenty-four Rafale will be equipped with air-to-air missiles MICA air-to-ground cruise missile SCALP (called Black Shaheen for export version) and air-ground bombs AASM, developed by Sagem, whose effectiveness was demonstrated in Libya, Mali, and even today in Iraq.
The first three Rafale, which should be two-seater, will be charged at their factory, the F3 standard, why not with, improvements and updates in the coming years. Few changes will be made to the Rafale that are being built, except the removal of data and software for the implementation of the ASMP-A nuclear weapon, and software used for communications, since the Egypt is not part of NATO.
While the first Egyptian fighter pilots and mechanics have already started their training in France, on the air base 118 of Mont-de-Marsan and in parallel all Dassault Aviation employees are working hard to deliver on time the first Rafale and perform test flights, we also append the designation that will be given to Egyptian Rafale was adopted.
According to my information, Dassault Aviation has designated two-seater Rafale Rafale under the name DM. The D refers to Double or Dual, since the first three to be delivered are two seaters and that Egypt has ordered sixteen. In addition, the M would refer, for Egyptian Mirage 2000 BM and EM, the word "Masr", which means in Arabic "Egypt".
Regarding cars Rafale, these should logically bear the name EM, like the Mirage 2000EM . But for now, no information has emerged about it.
Finally, concerning the Rafale as such, the first three seaters (B352 / 353/354) are currently in Istres, to conduct test flights and, among others, to clear the French roundel to paint the Egyptian roundel.
Furthermore, the fourth Egyptian Rafale, the B355, made his first two flights last week and this Monday, June 1, 2015 from Merignac, where plants are installed and Dassault Aviation Rafale assembly chain.
Google translation
Les Rafale biplaces destinés à l'Egypte porteront la dénomination Rafale DM - Defens'Aero
hey @Taygibay @Gabriel92
So Rafale in minibus version? Hence the car thing for the others?
Later gang, Tay.
