Reuters, July 23, 2010 - French defense company Dassault Aviation is in talks with Libya over the sale of 14 Rafale fighter jets, in a deal that could be concluded before August 11, French business daily La Tribune said on Friday.
A Dassault Aviation spokesman could not immediately be reached to comment on the report. The Rafale multirole combat aircraft is a flagship programme for the French defence industry but has had problems attracting export buyers.
Pakistan Defense, March 11,2011 - Several countries and their Air force commanders having [been] watching the Libyan no fly zone and bombing campaign with 24 hour non-stop concentration.
It appears that India Brazil & UAE & Qatar have been massively impressed by the Rafael true multi-role ability.
Although F18 F16/52 Mirage2000 and Typhoons have all played a part, it's the new generation Rafael that is taking all the headlines.