VOL. XLI

No. 49

7-December-1998

UAE

UAE Purchases Missiles For New Mirage Fighters

The French group Lagardere announced on 24 November that the UAE hassigned a major contract with Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD) for the supply of missiles for 30newly purchased Mirage 2000-9 fighters. Lagardere and British Aerospace are partners inMBD. The value of the contract was not disclosed, but media reports suggested that it wasbetween FF10bn ($1.78bn) and FF12bn ($2.09bn). The contract covers the supply of Mica...