US EditionUkraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France
- On Nov. 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent in Paris, with Ukraine agreeing to buy up to 100 Dassault Rafale fighters.
- Seeking to bolster defenses, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the Paris stop as part of a European tour after visiting Greece on Nov. 16, with a planned visit to Spain on Nov. 18 amid Russian bombardment of energy infrastructure.
- The pact covers a decade-long cooperation framework for jets, air defenses and sensors, including Rafale jets, SAMP/T air defense system, drones, and radar systems, though the full content is not disclosed.
- Kyiv's move represents a major diplomatic and military signal to allies and adversaries, with the `historic order` for Rafale jets deepening ties as Paris supplied Mirage 2000 fighters and SCALP long-range missiles since 2022.
- The Rafale intent positions Kyiv to deepen its air-defense and combat capabilities alongside Western suppliers after receiving F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands and eyeing Swedish-made Gripen fighters in the coming years.
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The joint press conference of Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky was held after the two Heads of State signed a "Declaration of Intent".
Ukraine to buy ‘up to 100’ French fighter jets, Elysee Palace announces
By Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine will purchase “up to 100” French-made Rafale fighter jets as well as anti-air defenses and drones from France, the Elysee Palace confirmed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Paris Monday. At the Villacoublay Air Force Base southwest of Paris, he signed a letter of intent with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning regarding the purchase, although the exact details of the deal have…
In Paris, the long-term declaration of intent on the acquisition by Ukraine of aerial defence equipment is signed: up to 100 Rafale aircraft, the Samp-T system and drones over the next ten years
France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelensky pave way for jets and air defence deal
President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky signed a letter of intent on Monday for Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other air defence hardware from French companies, the French presidency said.
The Ukrainian President is visiting Paris and has signed a "Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Acquisition by Ukraine of French Defence Equipment" which, according to Elysée, is "on a horizon of about ten years".
Hardly the Ukrainian president arrives on the tarmac of the military base of Villacoublay, the president of the Republic and his Kiev counterpart announced the future purchase of 100 Rafale by Ukraine.
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