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UAE still in talks with BAE, Dassault on planes, signs Airbus satellite deal

Reuters - UK Focus

ABU DHABI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is still in talks with both BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L - news) and Dassault Aviation over the possible purchase of fighter jets, a spokesman for a major UAE defence organisation said on Monday.

The Gulf Arab state has signed a 3.745 billion dirham ($1.02 billion) contract with Airbus and Thales (LSE: 0IW5.L - news) for the purchase of two satellites for a land control station, Obadi al-Ketbi, chairman of the organising committee for IDEX (LSE: 0MTP.L - news) , told reporters on the sidelines of a defence conference in Abu Dhabi. ($1 = 3.6729 UAE dirham) (Reporting by Nadia Saleem; Writing by David French; Editing by William Maclean)