法国和阿拉伯联合酋长国在今年早些时候谈判受挫后，重启了联合开发升级版“阵风”战斗机的计划，官员们表示，这为巴黎推进其旗舰国防项目提供了新机遇。
France and the United Arab Emirates have revived plans to jointly develop an upgraded Rafale fighter jet after talks stumbled earlier this year, officials said, giving Paris a fresh opportunity to advance its flagship defence programme.
法国2027年草案预算为该项目拨款30亿欧元（约合33.6亿美元）。在法国和德国联合开发下一代战斗机的计划今年早些时候破裂后，该项目重回议程首位。
The project, for which France's 2027 draft budget earmarks €3 billion ($3.36 billion), has returned to the top of the agenda after plans for France and Germany to jointly develop a next-generation fighter aircraft collapsed earlier this year.
法国总统马克龙本周访问该地区，并同阿联酋总统穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬同意深化两国间的战略防务协议。
France's President Emmanuel Macron travelled to the region this week and agreed with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to deepen a strategic defence agreement between the two countries.
阿联酋是“阵风”战机的最大客户，该机由达索航空公司（AM.PA）制造。
The UAE is France's biggest customer of the Rafale warplane, which is built by Dassault Aviation (AM.PA).
巴黎在阿联酋设有军事基地，在当前海湾冲突期间，因向该国派遣防空系统并用战机击落伊朗无人机，被阿布扎比视为特别可靠的伙伴。
Paris, which has military bases in the UAE, has been deemed especially reliable by Abu Dhabi during the current conflict in the Gulf after sending air defence systems to the country and shooting down drones from Iran with its warplanes.
马克龙周三对记者说：“此行使我们得以加强与阿拉伯联合酋长国的防务关系，双方签署了一项重要协议……确立‘阵风’第五代的共同战略。”
"This trip enabled us to strengthen the defence relationship with the United Arab Emirates, where an important agreement was signed ... to establish a common strategy for the Rafale's fifth generation," Macron told reporters on Wednesday.
两位知情人士表示，重点现在将转向该项目的成本和技术细节，相关谈判将在工业界参与方之间进行。
Two people familiar with the matter said the focus would now turn to the cost and technical details of the programme during talks that will take place between the industrial players.
据《论坛报》4月报道，在项目停滞前，其成本已达50亿欧元，预计阿联酋将承担约三分之二的资金。
Prior to the project stalling, La Tribune newspaper reported in April that its costs had reached €5 billion, with the UAE expected to fund roughly two-thirds.
尽管马克龙承诺因应更动荡的安全环境加速再武装，但官员们面临越来越多的审视，即如何在巨额预算赤字和债务上升的背景下，为昂贵的长期项目筹措资金。
While Macron has pledged to accelerate rearmament in response to a more volatile security environment, officials face growing scrutiny over how to fund costly long-term programmes at a time of large budget deficits and rising debt.
预算紧张使“阵风”F5计划（又称F5标准）更加重要，该计划旨在为战斗机提供中期升级，并被视为法国未来空中作战能力的基石。
The budget squeeze has added importance to the Rafale F5 programme — also called F5 standard — which aims to give the fighter a mid-life upgrade and is seen as a cornerstone of France's future air combat capabilities.
预计该升级将整合新的连接性和先进武器，帮助该战机在2040年代仍保持相关性，并作为未来欧洲航空作战项目的桥梁。
The upgrade is expected to integrate new connectivity and advanced weapons, helping maintain the aircraft's relevance well into the 2040s and serving as a bridge to future European combat aviation projects.
为该计划争取外部合作伙伴和融资，既能减轻法国国防预算的压力，又能保留关键的工业和技术能力。
Securing external partners and financing for the programme eases pressure on France's defence budget while preserving critical industrial and technological capabilities.
根据任何协议的条款，阿联酋可能会要求进行部分技术转让，或将部分生产转移到其本土。
Under the terms of any deal, the UAE is likely to demand some technology transfers or for parts of the production to be moved to its own territory.
分析人士表示，过去这曾与供应国及其国防工业产生紧张关系，后者不愿分享战略技术诀窍或将生产转移到国外。
Analysts say that in the past this has created tensions with supplier nations and their defence industries, which have been reluctant to share strategic know-how or to move production abroad.
一位法国高级官员表示，阿布扎比已明确承诺与法国合作，达索航空正在与阿联酋国防集团EDGE集团合作。达索航空拒绝就该协议发表评论。
A senior French official said there was a firm commitment from Abu Dhabi to work with France now, and Dassault was working with Emirati defence conglomerate EDGE Group. Dassault declined to comment on the agreement.
生产“阵风”发动机的赛峰集团（SAF.PA）首席执行官奥利维尔·安德雷周五表示，该协议是“非常好的消息”。
Olivier Andries, chief executive of Safran (SAF.PA), which manufactures the Rafale's engines, said on Friday that the agreement was "very good news".
在与记者的通话中，他拒绝透露协议中会考虑哪些技术或生产转让。
In a call with reporters, he declined to say which technology or production transfers would be considered as part of the deal.
EDGE和赛峰集团已在包括国防电子和智能武器在内的多个领域开展合作。
EDGE and Safran already cooperate on several areas including defence electronics and smart weapons.