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Egypt plans to purchase two French-manufactured military satellites: La Tribune
A contract could be signed by the beginning of 2016
Ahram Online , Thursday 17 Dec 2015
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is working towards signing a deal with Thales Alenia Space (TAS) to purchase an observation satellite and a military telecommunications satellite, La Tribune reported on Thursday.
The contract of the deal amounts to approximately one billion euros for the two satellites, according to the French economic and financial newspaper.
Brigadier-General Mohamed Saeed El-Assar, minister of military production, arrived in Paris on Wednesday and is expected to return on 22 December with an outline of the deal, according to the French newspaper.
La Tribune reported that, although there are a number of steps that need to be taken before the two countries reach an agreement (such as determining the orbital position of the satellites), a contract could be signed at the end of this year or early in 2016.
Egypt has previously purchased 24 Rafale fighter jets, a FREMM frigate, and two Mistrals from France, with the jet deal amounting to 5.2 billion euros.
Paris and Cairo have enjoyed close economic ties in the past, but the turmoil that followed the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 left Western governments wary of signing deals, especially ones pertaining to defence.
In February, the same month the jet contract was signed, Egypt made a deal with the French company VINCI Bouygues Travaux Public to complete the construction of the fourth phase of Cairo’s third metro line.
In July, Egypt's navy celebrated the arrival of the new FREMM multipurpose frigate.
In October, Cairo and Paris signed the deal for two mistral warships.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi wishes very quickly buy an observation satellite and a satellite telecoms Airbus Military Space Systems and Thales Alenia Space. A contract of around 1 billion euros.
It's hot, very hot even again between Egypt and France, according to several sources. After buying 24 Rafale, a FREMMfrigate, four corvettes Gowind and two Mistral, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi wishes very quickly acquire an observation satellite and a satellite telecoms Airbus Military Space Systems and Thales Alenia Space (TAS ), designated as proxy. The contract amounts to approximately EUR 1 billion for the two satellites. Evidence of this desire to reach an agreement quickly, he comes again to send France General Al-Assar, who became in September the Minister of Defence Production.
This is especially he who had been the Egyptian negotiator for contracts for 24 Rafale and the FREMM last February. He had been sent in September by al-Sissi president to advance the negotiations and remove the remaining obstacles during negotiations on the two buildings Projection and Command (BPC) Mistral type (DCNS and STX). On 29 November, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi had meanwhile dined with the Minister of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Cairo-hand man. The Egyptian president, who was in Paris for the COP21, was also received by Manuel Valls 30.
General Al-Assar in France
The Minister of Defence Production arrived Wednesday to join the Egyptian teams already on site and must leave on December 22 with a pocket in principle in agreement. A calendar that seems ambitious but anything is possible with the Egyptians, the negotiations for the Mistral contract that lasted a little over two months. However, according to our information, there were still a lot of work to reach this agreement, including the orbital position of the satellites, which would be a problem. A contract could be signed by year-end or very early in 2016.
Saudi Arabia still supports as Cairo. Ryad Tuesday promised to invest $ 8 billion in Egypt and provide oil for five years to help the country, who knows economic difficulties. This announcement was made in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit of the Crown Prince and the Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Mohamed bin Salman Al Saud in Cairo on Tuesday.The Salman king "ordered that the Saudi investments in Egypt exceed 30 billion riyals ($ 8 billion)," and that the kingdom "to contribute towards the oil Egypt needs during the next fiveyears", according to the press SPA state news agency. In addition, "the Saudi support ships traffic in the Suez Canal",said the text without more detail.
Egypt plans to purchase two French-manufactured military satellites: La Tribune - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online
L'Egypte proche de s'offrir deux satellites "made in France"
A contract could be signed by the beginning of 2016
Ahram Online , Thursday 17 Dec 2015
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is working towards signing a deal with Thales Alenia Space (TAS) to purchase an observation satellite and a military telecommunications satellite, La Tribune reported on Thursday.
The contract of the deal amounts to approximately one billion euros for the two satellites, according to the French economic and financial newspaper.
Brigadier-General Mohamed Saeed El-Assar, minister of military production, arrived in Paris on Wednesday and is expected to return on 22 December with an outline of the deal, according to the French newspaper.
La Tribune reported that, although there are a number of steps that need to be taken before the two countries reach an agreement (such as determining the orbital position of the satellites), a contract could be signed at the end of this year or early in 2016.
Egypt has previously purchased 24 Rafale fighter jets, a FREMM frigate, and two Mistrals from France, with the jet deal amounting to 5.2 billion euros.
Paris and Cairo have enjoyed close economic ties in the past, but the turmoil that followed the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 left Western governments wary of signing deals, especially ones pertaining to defence.
In February, the same month the jet contract was signed, Egypt made a deal with the French company VINCI Bouygues Travaux Public to complete the construction of the fourth phase of Cairo’s third metro line.
In July, Egypt's navy celebrated the arrival of the new FREMM multipurpose frigate.
In October, Cairo and Paris signed the deal for two mistral warships.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi wishes very quickly buy an observation satellite and a satellite telecoms Airbus Military Space Systems and Thales Alenia Space. A contract of around 1 billion euros.
It's hot, very hot even again between Egypt and France, according to several sources. After buying 24 Rafale, a FREMMfrigate, four corvettes Gowind and two Mistral, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi wishes very quickly acquire an observation satellite and a satellite telecoms Airbus Military Space Systems and Thales Alenia Space (TAS ), designated as proxy. The contract amounts to approximately EUR 1 billion for the two satellites. Evidence of this desire to reach an agreement quickly, he comes again to send France General Al-Assar, who became in September the Minister of Defence Production.
This is especially he who had been the Egyptian negotiator for contracts for 24 Rafale and the FREMM last February. He had been sent in September by al-Sissi president to advance the negotiations and remove the remaining obstacles during negotiations on the two buildings Projection and Command (BPC) Mistral type (DCNS and STX). On 29 November, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi had meanwhile dined with the Minister of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Cairo-hand man. The Egyptian president, who was in Paris for the COP21, was also received by Manuel Valls 30.
General Al-Assar in France
The Minister of Defence Production arrived Wednesday to join the Egyptian teams already on site and must leave on December 22 with a pocket in principle in agreement. A calendar that seems ambitious but anything is possible with the Egyptians, the negotiations for the Mistral contract that lasted a little over two months. However, according to our information, there were still a lot of work to reach this agreement, including the orbital position of the satellites, which would be a problem. A contract could be signed by year-end or very early in 2016.
Saudi Arabia still supports as Cairo. Ryad Tuesday promised to invest $ 8 billion in Egypt and provide oil for five years to help the country, who knows economic difficulties. This announcement was made in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit of the Crown Prince and the Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Mohamed bin Salman Al Saud in Cairo on Tuesday.The Salman king "ordered that the Saudi investments in Egypt exceed 30 billion riyals ($ 8 billion)," and that the kingdom "to contribute towards the oil Egypt needs during the next fiveyears", according to the press SPA state news agency. In addition, "the Saudi support ships traffic in the Suez Canal",said the text without more detail.
Egypt plans to purchase two French-manufactured military satellites: La Tribune - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online
L'Egypte proche de s'offrir deux satellites "made in France"
