UAE May Turn Away from Rafale as Interest is Expressed in Super Hornet (Source: Forecast International; issued September 17, 2010) NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The United Arab Emirates has requested technical information on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, indicating it wants competition in its search to replace its fleet of Mirage 2000-9 jets first purchased from French company Dassault in 1983.