China said to be negotiating yuan-based arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Egypt

[alphapak]

i hope they come with Meteor missiles

They don't, this is why I have bn saying they are wasting their money on these jets.

 

[cloud4000]

Sounds like the Egyptians and Saudis are signaling the US to pay attention.

 

[Ghostkiller]

They don't, this is why I have bn saying they are wasting their money on these jets.

100 Rafales is quite a lot - are they to start replacing the F16s ? ( i hope they come with Meteor missiles ... ).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580688671208263680

For a country with zero enemies/weak enemies Egypt sure spend a lot of money on military hardware

When you are in a hot region where in any moment a war can start. It is for multiple reason like to modernize the armed forces but also to keep equal with your surrounding countries (Israel is still our enemy, we have intense tensions with Turkey). We bought Rafales because we didn't have a long distanced aircraft

 

[alphapak]

We bought Rafales because we didn't have a long distanced aircraft

According to this article Egypt will not get meteor with their order of 30 extra Rafales.

Rafale deals to Egypt devoid of Meteor missiles

Egypt is seeking to have the strongest army in the region, as seen in the Cairo announcement that it is purchasing 30 new French Rafale aircraft. Nevertheless, the reality indicates that Cairo will accumulate debt in exchange for a result that will not be achieved. Last week, Egypt announced the

egyptwatch.net

 

[Ghostkiller]

According to this article Egypt will not get meteor with their order of 30 extra Rafales.

Rafale deals to Egypt devoid of Meteor missiles

Egypt is seeking to have the strongest army in the region, as seen in the Cairo announcement that it is purchasing 30 new French Rafale aircraft. Nevertheless, the reality indicates that Cairo will accumulate debt in exchange for a result that will not be achieved. Last week, Egypt announced the

egyptwatch.net

Gripen E fires Meteor missile for first time

The Saab Gripen E fighter has conducted its first firing of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), it was announced on 30 August.

www.janes.com

"The Meteor programme partners include France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and the missile has been sold to Brazil, Egypt, Greece, India, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea."