UAE: Dissolution of the Emirati-French air force training team?note

There is talk that the joint Emirati-French air force training team was dissolved. The team has so far been taking charge of training Emirati officers on how to fly the Rafale aircraft and how this aircraft can maneuver together with the Mirage 2000-9 fighter jet in service with the UAE Air Force (UAEAF). The following 388-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells whether the move has any impact on the Emirati plans to buy the Rafale aircraft. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/33 – August 12, 2016]