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Turkey has agreed to supply Egypt with its renowned drones as both Islamic nations seek to strengthen their diplomatic ties, which has been upgraded from normalisation to strategic.
In the past two or three years, Egypt and Italy have engaged in negotiations for the acquisition of various types of weapons, including up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets valued at US$3 billion (RM13.5 billion) issued by a consortium of four European countries.
In the midst of escalating tensions in the Middle East, it has been reported that Egypt has received significant quantity of long-range anti-tank guided missiles, “Vikhr-1,” for use with its Russian-made attack helicopters, the KA-52 “Alligator.”
The Egyptian defense industry has unveiled, for the first time to the public, a domestically produced Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) named “RAAD 200” at the recent Egypt Defence Expo, held in the Middle Eastern country.
Israel is reported to have proposed that a significant portion of Egypt’s foreign debt through the World Bank be forgiven if the government led by President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi allows the entry (expulsion) of Palestinian residents from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing.