Put a sock in it.

I would suggest that if you could append an insult to the end of what you write and it wouldn't change the tone, you've done something wrong.

A fairy tale ???

Ok :
(first 2 links are in french)

h*tp://www.lefigaro.fr/societes-francaises/2008/06/07/04010-20080607ARTFIG00128-abu-dhabi-envisage-d-acheter-le-rafale.php
h*tp://www.bonjourdubai.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1291
h*tp://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/uae-considers-replacing-mirage-fighters-with-french-rafales-466580
h*tp://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/06/05/uae_eyes_frances_rafale_fighter/afp/

Cheers .

You can dismiss the news as  'arrant nonsense' ..The UAE won't  need new fighter planes any soon..

80 blk 60  brand new Vipers are being delivered and they have something that the crap Rafale  don't have.

AESA!!!!..   63 Rafales my @ss...masturbatory  fantasises of frogs...

 

Noone got confused about anything. Sarkozy said on greek television that the greek government should consider replacing the aging still not upgraded 20 Mirages 2000 of the hellenic air force with Rafales, just as the UAE government decided to do. The deal proposal is said to be particularly good with the obvious aim to guarantee the presence of french fighters in the hellenic air force for the next 30 years. Journalistic sources report that the Americans support the french bid under the table, so that the greek government doesn't buy the Eurofighter Typhoon. Greece wants to buy 40 modern fighters to renew its fleet with deliveries starting 2012. It's almost certain that Greece will choose a european fighter, as F-35 will be made available later. Hellenic air force buys traditionally american and french aircraft, so it makes sense that the Americans don't want a third rival (EADS) in future competitions of the hellenic air force.

Noone got confused about anything. Sarkozy said on greek television that the greek government should consider replacing the aging still not upgraded 20 Mirages 2000 of the hellenic air force with Rafales, just as the UAE government decided to do. The deal proposal is said to be particularly good with the obvious aim to guarantee the presence of french fighters in the hellenic air force for the next 30 years. Journalistic sources report that the Americans support the french bid under the table, so that the greek government doesn't buy the Eurofighter Typhoon. Greece wants to buy 40 modern fighters to renew its fleet with deliveries starting 2012. It's almost certain that Greece will choose a european fighter, as F-35 will be made available later. Hellenic air force buys traditionally american and french aircraft, so it makes sense that the Americans don't want a third rival (EADS) in future competitions of the hellenic air force.

Well, I know you do it for the sport of it as you know I'm right but let's play if you want. First, Greece has at this very moment 15 new bought Mirages 2000-5 plus 10 upgraded to this standard older Mirages 2000 plus 20 not upgraded Mirages 2000. Second, I heard myself Sarkozy talking about the UAE deal on greek television. So, it's something that all Greeks can confirm and it was written in every greek newspaper. Third, Sarkozy is very good friend of the USA and Rafale, as much as you hate it, has american subsystems as every western aircraft. So you should love it a bit more. Fourth, Greece plans to buy some extra F-16 Block 52 to cover attrition losses and 40 4th generation aircraft deliveries starting 2012. The one buy is independent from the other. Furthermore, Greece will order 60-80 F-35 after 2014. Greek government estimates that even if we ordered F-35 now we wouldn't get it before 2020. As for the buy of 40 4th generation aircraft the only american aircraft which will contend is the Super Hornet. HAF believes that it is inferior to european 4th generation aircraft although it is more mature presently. For that reason and for political reasons (after all Greece is an EU-member state) Greece is more likely to buy the Eurofighter, but now, after the very good french proposal, Rafale has also a chance. Why do the Americans prefer the Rafale over the Eurofighter for Greece? Greece has in the past and will in the future buy american and french aircraft. So the Americans are certain that Rafale will be present in HAF in the future even in small numbers. This is now even more probable after the Sarkozy replacement proposal. US, knowing that the Super Hornet has no chance whatsoever, champion the Rafale over the Eurofighter, because if Greece bought Eurofighter, it would probably also buy Rafale, and then it wouldn't be so sure that the next big buy would be F-35. HAF cannot support three different types of modern aircraft. The journalistic sources I cites is the greek military magazine "Strategy" ("ÓôñáôçãéêÞ"). Any other question?