Egypt has signed three Rafale fighter contracts with France since 2015 and, as of October...
Egypt fields the largest, best-equipped armed forces on the African continent; Nigeria fields the one...
Egypt has sent Dassault Aviation a formal request for 24 more Rafale fighters, a move...
Nine fighter types are flown, or reported flown, by African air forces in 2026, from...
Egypt flies more fighter types than any other African air force – American F-16s, French...
Egypt operates the largest Rafale fleet outside France, and it is not finished buying. Two...
Qatar fields one of the smallest armed forces in the Gulf and one of its...
The UAE fields roughly 63,000–65,000 active personnel, a small number for a country that has...
France sold Egypt the first export Rafales in 2015, then two Mistral assault ships, a...
Egypt buys more foreign weapons than any Arab state except Saudi Arabia, and from more...
Egypt has submitted a formal request to Dassault Aviation for 24 additional Rafale fighters, a...
Egypt runs the largest armed forces in Africa and one of the most mixed arsenals...