DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year despite concerns on human rights, pointing to limited progress, officials said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finalized a package of $1.17 billion for Egypt, which has been one of the largest recipients of US assistance since it became […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-again-approves-most-aid-to-egypt-despite-rights-concerns-79412/

DefenceTalkA senior US general told Congress Tuesday that the United States will sell Egypt advanced F-15 fighter jets, despite concerns in Washington over Cairo’s human rights record. “In the case of Egypt, I think we have good news, in that we are going to provide them with F-15s, which was a long, hard slog,” Central […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-f-15-fighter-jets-to-egypt-78433/

DefenceTalkEgypt has kicked off joint air and naval drills with France, one of its biggest arms suppliers, in the Mediterranean, the Egyptian army said Monday. “Egypt and France are carrying out the ‘Ramses 2022’ naval and air exercises in the Mediterranean… which will last several days,” army spokesman Gharib Abdelhafiz said in a Facebook statement. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-france-kick-off-military-drills-in-mediterranean-78021/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Egypt has requested […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-requests-to-refurbish-ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopters-75463/

An Egyptian fighter jet crashed during exercises on Tuesday, killing its pilot, the armed forces said. “During an armed forces exercise on January 14, 2020, a fighter plane crashed in one of the training areas, leading to the death of its pilot,” the military said in a statement on Facebook. It said it was investigating […]

DefenceTalkSpiegel Online, citing official documents, reported on January 2, 2019, that the German Federal Security Council has approved the export of a Meko 200 frigate to the Egyptian Navy. The frigate, produced by ThyssenKrupp, likely costs around 500 million euros, sources told the publication. Spiegel noted that Egypt may buy another frigate from the manufacturer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-approves-frigate-export-to-egypt-72003/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of ten (10) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters for an estimated cost of $1.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of the Egypt has requested to buy ten […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-to-buy-ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopters-and-related-equipment-71957/

DefenceTalkToday, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Acting Defence Minister, held negotiations with Colonel General Sedki Sobhy, the Defence Minister of Egypt. “We see stable progress of expanding cooperation in military sphere. We salute Egypt’s aspiration to equip its armed forces with modern armament and military hardware made in Russia”, Sergei Shoigu stressed. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-and-egypt-strengthen-and-expand-military-relations-71689/

DefenceTalkGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s administration has been criticized for massively increasing arms sales to Middle East dictatorships Saudi Arabia and Egypt. One opposition lawmaker branded the trade “reprehensible.” The German government approved nearly €450 million ($526 million) worth of weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the third quarter of 2017, more than five […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-quintuples-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-and-egypt-70815/

DefenceTalkNaval Group is proud to have delivered on Friday 22 September 2017 its first Gowind® 2500 corvette to the Egyptian Navy. The ceremony took place in Lorient in the presence of Admiral Ahmed Khaled, commander in chief of the Egyptian Navy, Hervé Guillou, President and CEO of Naval Group and senior officials of the French […]https://www.defencetalk.com/naval-group-delivers-first-gowind2500-corvette-ens-elfateh-to-the-egyptian-navy-70553/