DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding large-scale military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have been slapped with a UN arms embargo and sanctions. In a possible sign the Saudi-led air campaign against the Shiite rebels might expand into a ground operation, Cairo said it and Riyadh were mulling the drills […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-saudi-mull-drills-as-pressure-builds-on-yemen-rebels-63866/

DefenceTalkPresident Obama has approved sending twelve [F-16] fighter jets, 20 Harpoon missiles and 125 [M-1] tank [modernization] kits to Egypt, the White House has said. The military aid had been suspended after the army seized power in Cairo in 2013. Washington decided to release the military equipment in an effort to help Egyptian forces in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-unblocks-military-aid-for-egypt-63701/

DefenceTalkCairo has carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya after the jihadists posted a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. Egypt said a “tough intervention” was needed and with France called on the UN Security Council on Monday to “take new measures” against the jihadists in neighboring Libya. With […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-strikes-is-group-targets-in-libya-63134/

DefenceTalkBy targeting the Islamic State group with air strikes in Libya, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, having crushed Islamist opponents at home, has become a key ally of the West against jihadists, experts say. His warplanes bombed IS camps and weapons stores in the Libyan city of Derna hours after the Sunni extremists released a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/libya-raids-turn-egypts-sisi-into-key-anti-is-ally-63131/

DefenceTalkThales welcomes the selection by Egypt of the Rafale omnirole combat aircraft and the FREMM multi-mission frigate, which will both equip the Egyptian forces. Twenty-four Rafale aircraft and one FREMM frigate have been ordered by the Egyptian authorities. Thales provides numerous pieces of state-of-the-art equipment and systems for the Rafale, the FREMM and their respective […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-shares-in-rafale-fremm-contracts-with-egypt-63123/

DefenceTalkEgypt’s decision to buy 24 Rafale jet fighters from France underscores its determination to diversify its sources of weapons and reduce its dependence on the United States, experts said. The 5.2-billion-euro ($5.9 billion) deal is a historic first foreign sale of the Rafale for France, which is set to sign the contract in the Egyptian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-ends-us-arms-monopoly-with-french-jet-fighter-deal-63045/

DefenceTalkFrance announced Thursday it will sell 24 Rafale fighters plus a frigate to Egypt in a 5 billion euro ($5.7 billion) deal that marks the first foreign contract for the multi-role combat jet. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Cairo on Monday to sign the contact with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-clinches-first-foreign-sale-of-rafale-jets-with-egypt-contract-62940/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday promised Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to speed up the delivery of billions of dollars in arms and invited Cairo to forge free trade ties with a Moscow-led customs bloc. The two strong-willed leaders have developed a warm working relationship since Putin gave his backing to Sisi’s presidential run […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-vows-to-boost-arms-sales-to-egypt-60348/

DefenceTalkEgypt has ordered eight more Airbus C295 transports in a deal which will take its fleet to 20 and makes it the biggest customer for the market-leading tactical airlifter. The new batch of aircraft will be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force by Airbus Defence and Space beginning next year and will follow the 12 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-orders-eight-more-airbus-c295-tactical-transports-60184/

DefenceTalkEgyptian military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, a strong supporter of his July ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Field Marshal Sisi, who is Egypt’s defence minister and deputy premier, traveled to the UAE to attend the closure of joint military exercises there. He was met by UAE deputy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypts-sisi-in-uae-for-joint-military-exercises-58987/