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  1. Egypt & Africa

    KC-10 Tankers for Egypt? Nothing Has Arrived, but the Prize Is Real

    A US Air Force notice about four retired KC-10 tankers for a “North African partner” is being sold online as a done deal for a strike on Ethiopia’s dam. It is a market survey, not a sale. Egypt is still the likeliest customer, and the tankers would give Cairo a long arm that answers to no one else.

    8 min read
    Egyptian F-16 with orange wing panels flying just below a tanker's refuelling boom, high above the sea and coast
  2. Egypt & Africa

    Egypt’s Rafale Buildup Puts Ethiopia Within Reach

    Egypt has asked Dassault for 24 more Rafales, which would give it 78, and it is adding aerial refuelling. Ethiopia’s war is now spreading to its borders. Cairo is building an air force that can fight a long war 1,500 kilometres from home, and Israel cannot stop it.

    7 min read
    Grey two-seat Egyptian Air Force Rafale with the Egyptian flag on its tail, on static display at an airshow under a blue sky