https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French group Dassault Aviation is poised to sign a multi-billion-euro deal with Qatar for 36 of its Rafale fighter jets, the presidency and sources said Thursday, the third foreign order this year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150430/france-hits-jackpot-with-qatar-fighter-jet-deal Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:31:44 +0200 france-hits-jackpot-with-qatar-fighter-jet-deal France announced on Thursday it will sell 24 Rafale fighters plus a frigate to Egypt in a €5.2 billion ($5.9 billion) deal that marks the first foreign contract for the multi-role combat jet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150213/france-rafale-fighter-jet-egypt Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:37:00 +0100 france-rafale-fighter-jet-egypt UPDATED: The death of a ninth French national was confirmed late on Tuesday morning, as the the death toll rises to eleven after a Greek fighter jet crashed at a military base in Spain on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150126/eight-french-killed-as-figher-jet-crashes-in-spain Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:55:00 +0100 eight-french-killed-as-figher-jet-crashes-in-spain India's negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation on a $12-billion deal for Rafale fighter jets have stalled due to disagreements over the production of the planes in India, a report said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130405/frances-12-billion-fighter-jet-deal-with-india-stalls Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:34:00 +0200 frances-12-billion-fighter-jet-deal-with-india-stalls French President Francois Hollande embarked on a fresh push Thursday to clinch a $12-billion sale of Rafale fighter jets as he held talks in India on his first visit to Asia since taking office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/hollande-begins-crucial-trade-offensive-in-india Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:41:00 +0100 hollande-begins-crucial-trade-offensive-in-india A Taiwanese pilot died Wednesday when the fighter jet he was flying in France burst into a ball of flames after crashing in a forest, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121003/taiwanese-pilot-killed-in-fighter-jet-over-france Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:40:00 +0200 taiwanese-pilot-killed-in-fighter-jet-over-france