Macron says France will order more Rafale warplanes than planned

Record ID: 1984993

  • Title: Macron says France will order more Rafale warplanes than planned
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: JUNGFRAUJOCH, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ALETSCH GLACIER VARIOUS OF SWISS GLACIOLOGISTS MEASURING SNOW MASS ON GLACIER DIRECTOR OF GLACIER MONITORING SWITZERLAND (GLAMOS), MATTHIAS HUSS, TALKING TO JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR OF GLACIER MONITORING SWITZERLAND (GLAMOS), MATTHIAS HUSS, SAYING: “The glaciers are in a very bad state at the
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  • Keywords: Air Base 116 European security NATO Rafale
  • Location: LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS, FRANCE
  • City: LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Defence,Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001965218032025RP1
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  • Story Text: France will order more Rafale warplanes said Emmanuel Macron during a speech held on a military base in the east of the country on Tuesday (March 18).
    "We are going to increase and accelerate our orders for Rafales," said French President.
    Macron earlier said France plans to invest in the coming years nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) into one of its air bases to equip its squadrons with the latest nuclear missile technology.
    "Our country and our continent will have to continue to defend, equip, and prepare, if we want to avoid war", he added.
    Jolted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's more confrontational stance towards traditional Western allies, European countries are hiking defence spending and seeking to reduce dependence on the United States.
    Macron's speech comes on the day the German parliament approved a massive increase in military spending.
    He was set to visit Berlin later on Tuesday.
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