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2018-01-07 Africa North
Egyptian military acquisitions 2017: A timeline
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Posted by trailing wife 2018-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 first in the region to acquire an aircraft helicopter carrier and state-of-the-art multipurpose Gowind corvettes.
Posted by Frank G 2018-01-07 08:34||   2018-01-07 08:34|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder exactly what Egypt thinks of the Neo-Ottoman designs on Africa.

Somehow I doubt they look kindly on them.
Posted by AlanC 2018-01-07 09:08||   2018-01-07 09:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The Egyptian army is hard pressed to deal with jihadis at home and just across the border in Libya, Alan. They pushed back against Saudi demands for aid in Yemen as long as they dared, given how badly they’ve needed Saudi charity in recent years. They ended up providing only naval support, not invasion troops as the Saudis had wanted, as I recall.

However much Egypt might resent neo-Ottoman adventures, they cannot afford a local Monroe doctrine.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-01-07 10:33||   2018-01-07 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Entities a lot more important, and powerful, than Egypt have New Ottoman Empire in their sights.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-07 11:31||   2018-01-07 11:31|| Front Page Top

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