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Egyptian Air Force in the market for new training aircraft

The aircraft manufacturers Grob Aircraft, Sierra Nevada, Aero Vodochody and Leonardo have offered to supply training craft to the Egyptian army, which is looking to upgrade its fleet and also to train its pilots in flying Rafale combat planes, and perhaps Russian Sukhois too, much to Washington's consternation. [...]

Published on 01/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Aermacchi
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Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
Leonardo
Mohammed Abbas
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Sameh Shoukry
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Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force

The Italian manufacturer, which late last month attended the Air Power Symposium organised by Cairo, is expected to win a contract to supply its M-346 jet for use by Egyptian pilots training to fly Rafales, a second batch of which Cairo has just ordered.

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France's ECA Group goes on offensive with its mine detection drones

For want of sufficient funds, the Egyptian navy has turned down Naval Group's proposition for new minesweepers but it may fall back on a cheaper offer from ECA Group.

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Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority.

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Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Top Italian defence company Leonardo has won a €1.2bn order for 24 M-346 FA light attack aircraft for the Nigeran Air Force. Nigerian security company SecPro Africa will provide the ammunition for the new aircraft.

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An Aermachi M-346 FA ground attack aircraft.

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Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

The Italian defence contractor Leonardo is poised to deliver as many as 24 Aermacchi M-346 training aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. These planes are part of a drive to modernise the NAF, headed by Isiaka Oladayo Amao.

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Algeria
Intermarine to mine-proof navy with two more MCMVs

Italy's Intermarine will delivery two mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) to the Algerian navy this year to add to the two ships already received by Algiers. But the sacking of navy commander Mohamed Larbi Haouli could rock the boat of its security cooperation with Rome.

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Washington looks to extend its border surveillance system to Egypt

As it was on the way out, the Trump administration agreed to extend its border control system to Egypt at a cost of $125m but the Biden administration could decide to review the project.

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General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

To pursue its national defence industry plans, Egypt is preparing a new drone order with a key transfer of technology components and is looking at suppliers from the US, China and Italy.

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Al-Sisi spymasters plays guardian angel to transition in Khartoum

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The president of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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Ukraine's Techimpex parades upgraded BMP-1 combat vehicle in Cairo and Kampala

The Ukrainian military manufacturer Techimpex and its sister company Nova Technology have entered into talks with Egypt and Uganda over the possibility of supplying their armies with modernised Soviet armoured vehicles.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Egypt
Egyptian Air Force in the market for new training aircraft

Egypt
Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force

Egypt
France's ECA Group goes on offensive with its mine detection drones

Egypt
The man who runs the Suez canal

Spotlight | Nigeria
Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Nigeria
Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

Algeria
Intermarine to mine-proof navy with two more MCMVs

Egypt
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General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

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Ukraine's Techimpex parades upgraded BMP-1 combat vehicle in Cairo and Kampala