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UAE, France renew defense pact after Rafale jets controversy
UAE, France renew defense pact after Rafale jets controversy
Last month, French newspaper La Tribune reported that the UAE had withdrawn from a proposal to jointly fund development of the Rafale F5 fighter jet.
Rosaleen Carroll
May 19, 2026
A Rafale fighter jet prepares for take off on the deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during the NATO military exercise Neptune Strike 26-2, off the coast of the Greek island of Crete, on April 27, 2026. — Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates and France renewed a defense cooperation agreement on Tuesday, deepening military coordination even as strains emerge over the development of France's Rafale jets.
Catherine Vautrin, French minister of the armed forces and veterans, met with the UAE’s minister of state for defense affairs, Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Fadhel Al Mazrouei, on Tuesday in Toulouse.
Vautrin wrote in a post on X that the two signed........
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