Egypt plans to buy 24 of the Rafale fighter and frigate project FREMM and anti-aircraft missiles Aster for his weapons.

Egypt plans to buy 24 fighter Rafale, according to French publication LesEchos. The main rival Dassault Rafale was the Russian MiG-35, which was lobbied at the highest level.

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the President of Russia Vladimir Putin during his visit to Egypt promised the local Chapter of the state aid in the re-equipment of the army. Moreover, in favor of the Russian fighter played a presence in the air force of Egypt, the Soviet MiG-21, which local pilots formed a positive opinion.

But in the tender for the purchase of fighters intervened policy: to provide loans for the purchase of aircraft to Egypt volunteered Saudi Arabia, focusing on the United States. And now, in addition fighters Cairo will acquire the FREMM frigate of project and anti-aircraft missiles Aster for his weapons.

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earlier, towards the Rafale instead of the MiG-35 is bent India. The reason for this decision was the technological superiority of the French aircraft, as well as the promise of Paris to share with Delhi production technologies. But not yet resolved the question about the cost of fighters, and what technologies will share the French.

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