Topic: Military
photo credit: Russian Aricraft Corporation
Egypt will become the first country in the world to field the advanced Mig-35 multirole fighter jet; expecting 2 to be delivered before the end of 2016. Egypt signed a deal with Russia in April 2015 for 50 Mig-35's worth over $2 billion. The Mig-35 is a 4.5 generation fighter capable of mach 2.25, and has a combat radius of 1,000 km. It also has 9 hardpoints with a carrying capacity of 7,000 kg worth of air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions.
Egypt, which already had the largest air force in Africa, also became the first export customer for the French 4.5 generation Rafale multirole fighter jet. Egypt, which until recently had been a customer for American combat aircraft, is clearly diversifying it's sources for military hardware after a recent history of being hit by U.S. sanctions.
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Posted by Steven Whitehurst
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Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 6:17 PM CDT
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Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 6:17 PM CDT
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