Egypt expresses its desire to buy a used French aircraft carrier and operate 20 Rafale naval aircraft on it

 Egypt expresses its desire to buy a used French aircraft carrier and operate 20 Rafale naval aircraft on it

Egypt expresses its desire to buy a used French aircraft carrier and operate 20 Rafale naval aircraft on it

In addition to a number of Barracuda submarines. In addition to a surveillance and spy satellite and 4 GM400 radars.

This is in the custody of the French newspaper La Tribune

We all know that France has only one operational aircraft carrier.

It is (Charles de Gaulle) (Nuclear). Its specifications.

Start of service: May 18, 2001

First sail: from May 21, 2001 to June 1, 2001

Service port: Toulon port

Status: running

Payload: 42000 tons (maximum)

Weight: 37085 tons

Length: 261.5 meters

Width: 31.5 meters

Draft: 8.5 meters

Height: 75m

Power: 61000 kW

Propulsion power: two nuclear reactors

Nuclear Reactor Type: X 150 MW Pressurized Water Reactor

Speed: 50km/h

Range: Unlimited distances for 20 years

Number of passengers: 1950

Crew: 700

Armament: Aster, Mistral and Sadral missiles

Guns: Silver 20 mm machine guns.

Portable aircraft: from 28 to 35 aircraft

A literal translation of the article from French to Arabic:

Quoting various official sources, (Cairo) expressed to (Paris) its interest in a close contract with Naval Group to acquire a number of (Barracuda - Barracuda) submarines that operate on conventional fuel.

This is in addition to the purchase of an aircraft carrier equipped with the Rafale Marine.

News details:

According to internal sources, Egypt has expressed an interest in purchasing conventionally powered Barracuda submarines. Which will be made by Naval Group.

The submarines, some of which were sold to the Australians (12 attack-class submarines, 4500 tons) before being converted to electric fuel. And then suddenly to nuclear-powered submarines between the US, British and Australian navies as part of the Aukus coalition (Australia, Great Britain and the United States).

Discussions between (Cairo), (Paris) and (Naval Group) began more than twelve months ago. The first contact was in 2011 and again in 2015, in which Egypt ordered four U209 submarines from thyssenkrupp Systems Navy (TKMS), of which the fourth S44 was delivered last July. The other three were delivered between December 2016 and April 2020.

The Egyptian state, led by Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is also considering buying a used aircraft carrier. Which will be armed with about twenty Rafale Marine aircraft.

This desire illustrates the desire for global armament of most countries on the planet, especially in the field of the navy, and this is what Egypt succeeded in without other countries.

Since Egypt is very attentive to the new German export policy. Of course it goes to France. Which regularly supplies it with the latest high-level weapons systems (Rafale, helicopters, FREMM frigates, Gowind corvettes, satellites, etc.). And in the spring of 2021, France coordinated with several French banking institutions - BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale and CIC - to finance 5.4 billion for the manufacture of (Rafale, satellite, MRTT planes) specifically for Egypt, according to compatible sources.

The Egyptian satellite will be provided for observation by Airbus Space. As La Tribune revealed in December 2020. The Airbus MRTTs have contracted four advanced GM400 radars, which are 3D long-range air defense radars developed and designed by Thales, according to our information.