Rafale Contract for Egypt comes into force (Saint-Cloud, France, November 15, 2021) – The contract for the acquisition by Egypt of 30 additional Rafales to equip its air force came into force.Īnnounced on 4 May, this contract completes the first acquisition of 24 Rafales, signed in 2015, and will bring to 54 the number of Rafales operated by the Egyptian Air Force, the second in the world, after the French Air Force, to operate such a fleet of Rafales. Eight Rafales will arrive to Croatia in late 2024., while remaining four will arrive in early 2025. Transfer of ownership will be carried out in France, upon which Croatian pilots will fly Rafales to Croatia. Contract includes training of personnel, military cooperation and joint exercises of French Air Force (AdlA) and Croatian Air Force (HRZ). Training of ground personnel will start in late 2022., while that of pilots will begin in early 2023. Also included are basic air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons packages, as well as training of flight and ground crews. The price of Rafale purchase did not in fact increase, as the differential of 200 million Euros is Value Added Tax which is paid into the budget of Republic of Croatia.Īlong with 12 aircraft, Croatia will also receive a modern flight simulator, ground and test equipment, spare parts and support contract with Dassault Aviation. In May 2021., when decision had been made, stated cost was 999 million Euros. This is some 15 per cent more than what was originally reported. Price will be 1,2 billion Euros, to be paid in five installments from 2022. This happened after Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and French President Emmanuel Macron had signed new Strategic Partnership Agreement and oversaw signing of the sale agreement for a Rafale squadron, which was signed by Ministers for Defense, Mario Banožić and Florence Parly.Ĭroatia is buying twelve used Dassault Rafale F3R fighter jets, of which 10 single-seaters and 2 two-seaters. Two F3R Rafales flew over Zagreb after Croatian government had signed the purchase of new fighter jets for Croatian Air Force. Croatia Signs Rafale Purchase – History and War ()