Egypt buys 30 Rafale fighter jets from France
It s the world s third biggest arms importer after Saudi Arabia and India SAMAA | AFP - Posted: May 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: May 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
File photo: AFP
Listen to the story
Egypt s military has confirmed it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up ânational securityâ.
The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through a 10-year loan, the military said in a statement late Monday.
Investigative site Disclose had reported earlier Monday that the order was part of a secret mega-defence deal worth almost four billion euros ($4.8 billion).
Egypt s military has confirmed it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up national security .
The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through a 10-year loan, the military said in a statement late Monday.
Investigative site Disclose had reported earlier Monday that the order was part of a secret mega-defence deal worth almost four billion euros ($4.8 billion).
Egypt is the world s third biggest arms importer after Saudi Arabia and India, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Its arms purchases grew by 136 percent over the last decade and it has diversified its sourcing beyond the United States, buying military equipment from France, Germany and Russia, the institute said in a report released earlier this year.
Egypt buys 30 Rafale fighter aircraft from France
Updated:
Updated:
Share Article
AAA
Egypt’s military has confirmed that it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up “national security”.
The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through a 10-year loan, the military said in a statement late on Monday. Investigative site Disclose had reported earlier on Monday that the order was part of a secret mega-defence deal worth almost four billion euros.
Egypt is the world’s third biggest arms importer after Saudi Arabia and India, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Its arms purchases grew by 136% over the last decade and it has diversified its sourcing beyond the United States, buying military equipment from France, Germany and Russia, the institute said in a report released earlier this year.
France supplies 30 more Rafale fighter jets to Egypt modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.