Zitat:Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said Egypt would order 24 Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and related military equipment in a deal to be signed in Cairo on Monday worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.70 billion).

The contract would make Egypt, aiming to upgrade its military hardware amid fears the crisis in neighbouring Libya could spill over, the first export customer for the warplane, built by Dassault Aviation.

Zitat:Welchen Pharaonenschatz haben die denn ausgegraben?

Zitat:France announced Thursday it will sell 24 Rafale fighters plus a frigate to Egypt in a 5 billion euro ($5.7 billion) deal that marks the first foreign contract for the multi-role combat jet.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Cairo on Monday to sign the contact with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a ministry source told AFP.

"The Rafale fighter jet has won its first export contract," French President Francois Hollande said in a statement issued by his office.

"The signing will take place in Cairo on February 16. I have asked the defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to sign on behalf of France," he added.

The military hardware would "allow Egypt to increase its security and assume its full role in the service of regional stability," Hollande said.

Zitat: ... Dassault Celebrates in Egypt

11:18 a.m. EST February 23, 2015 MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, PARIS AND WASHINGTON — When Egypt signed an agreement to purchase 24 Dassault Rafale fighters, it marked a milestone for the program: the first international sale of the jet, which has struggled to find a market outside of its home nation of France.
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Zitat:Egypt reportedly to buy 46 MiG-29s

27 May 2015 Egypt has agreed a deal to buy 46 MiG-29 multirole fighters in a deal that could be worth around USD2 billion, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported on 25 May.

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A MiG-29 contract would come after it was announced in February that Egypt would buy 24 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters.

Zitat:Egypts accepts first batch of three Rafales

* News Catch, Fighters 2015/07/20 Egypt accepted the first batch of three Dassault Rafales on Monday 20 July during a ceremony at the Dassault flight test center. The acceptance follows only five months after the order for 24 Rafales from Cairo.
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Zitat:Egypt receives another three Rafale fighters

The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on 28 January that it had received another three Dassault Rafale multirole fighters.

It released photographs and a video showing the three aircraft landing at Cairo West Air Base and lining up with the three that were delivered in July 2015. Like the first batch, all the new ones are two-seat aircraft.

It was announced in February 2015 that Egypt had ordered 16 Rafale B two-seat and eight Rafale C single-seat aircraft. Deliveries have been expedited by transferring ones that were already being produced for the French Air Force. [...]

Zitat:US approves Egyptian C-130J purchase

The United States has approved the sale to Egypt of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters for USD2.2 billion.

Announced by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 25 January, the approval covers the ‘long-bodied' C-130J-30-variant Hercules, as well as mission equipment, spares, training, and support. [...]

As noted in the approval notification, Egypt already operates a mix of legacy C-130s and so should have no difficulty absorbing these additional aircraft into its armed forces. The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) currently fields 22 C-130Hs, three C-130H-30s, and two EC-130H Hercules aircraft that were acquired from 1978, 1990, and 2001 respectively. The fleet is operated by 4 and 16 squadrons of the Cairo International Airport Transport Regiment.

Zitat:Egypt looks to secure jets and missile defence

Facing threats across the region, Egypt looks to gain aerial superiority with more military fixed-wing aircraft and ground-based missile defence systems. [...]

Egypt will continue to modernise its fighter jet fleets as the republic pursues 30 additional Rafale F4 fighter jets from France, on top of the 24 units already delivered, in a deal worth $4.5bn between 2027-36.

The Egyptian Government is also seeking to acquire 46 F-15s from the US, as the US embargo of Russian military systems restricted Egypt from acquiring Sukhoi-35 jets in 2021, jets which will now go to Iran.

Zitat:Türkiye Exports Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Egypt
06 Feb 2024, 02:40 1 min read

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Türkiye Exports Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Egypt
Minister Fidan, a guest on a television program, announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will go to Egypt soon. Fidan stated that the purchase of UAVs has been on the agenda with Egypt in the new period. Minister Fidan did not share information or a schedule regarding how many units of which system would be procured.


At the December EDEX 2023 defence industry fair held in Egypt, Bayraktar TB2 Armed /UAV and AKINCI UCAV models were exhibited with the Egyptian flag and in addition to Baykar, companies from Turkey, such as ASELSAN, TUSAŞ and ROKETSAN also participated in the defence industry fair in question. Like Baykar, TUSAŞ also has Armed /UAVs with various features.

Zitat:Egypt to replace F-16s with China’s fighter jets
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Dylan Malyasov
Sep 7, 2024

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Egypt has reportedly signed an agreement with China to purchase J-10C fighter jets, aiming to replace its aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons.

According to various reports, the deal for the Chengdu J-10C, also known as the “Vigorous Dragon,” was signed on August 19, 2024. This acquisition would make Egypt the second international customer for the J-10C, following Pakistan.

The move follows growing speculation that Egypt is seeking alternatives to modernize its air force as the country begins to phase out its older F-16 aircraft. The J-10C is a multi-role fighter jet equipped with advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry. Its capabilities have been compared to the American F-16, with particular strengths in air superiority missions.

(11.09.2024, 20:31)Kongo Erich schrieb: "various reports" - also Latrinenparolen, die ohne Belege weiter gegeben werden
Ich weiß nicht, was ich davon halten soll.
Was bringt die J-10 mehr, was F-16, Mirage 2000, MiG-29M und Rafale nicht bringen?
Ist das nur ein weiterer zusätzlicher Lieferant als Schutz vor Embargomaßnahmen?