The French Ministry of Armed Forces will order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023 to close the capacity gap created by the sale of 24 second-hand aircraft to Greece and Croatia.

The order will be divided into two batches: one of twelve aircraft and a second of thirty. It will be budgeted by the defence finance law of 2023, which provides for 43.9 billion euros.

Photo Jeroen Vogelaar