Egypt has received on Wednesday two Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets from France, announced Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesman.
The fourth batch that Egypt has just received sums up the total jets to 11.
The first three jets were delivered in July 2015, the second batch arrived in January 2016, while the third batch was delivered in April.
Army Spokesman Tamer Mahmoud said in an online statement that “the new Rafale aircraft are a powerful addition to the capabilities of our air forces, as they possess high-level technical characteristics and combat systems, enabling them to perform long-range tasks.”
In February 2015, France and Egypt have signed a 5 billion euro deal whereby the former agreed to deliver about 24 Rafale fighters to Egypt amid the framework of the Egyptian-French armament cooperation.
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[…] Between 2013 and 2017, France was the top provider of arms to Egypt, providing almost four billion euros in supplies, which included a deal to deliver 24 Rafale jets in 2015 for the Egyptian Air Force. […]