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The Rafale EQ01 made its first flight
27 March 2017
Today, on Monday, March 27, 2017, the Rafale EQ01, the first single-seater for the Air Force of the Emir of Qatar, made its first flight.
The flight took place from the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, where the final assembly lines of the Rafales of Dassault Aviation are located.
The € 6.3 billion contract provides for the delivery of eighteen Rafale single-seaters (EQ) used for operational missions, as well as six two-seaters (DQ) for crew training and operational missions.