France to buy Israeli-made drones, ending 42-year weapons embargo http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/france-to-buy-israeli-made-drones-ending-42-year-weapons-embargo-1.374991

The French Defense Ministry decided last week to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel, thereby bringing an end to a 42-year-old embargo on weapon purchases imposed by President Charles de Gaulle. The approved sale of Heron TP, or Eitan, will be the first time the drone is sold to a foreign country.