Egypt will take delivery of 3-5 Rafales in the next few months after recently signing a contract for 24 aircraft-marking an unusually rapid sequence of events. Egypt has long been considered a potential customer but such haste between signing and delivery is unheard of, even considering the hostile geopolitical tensions in the region. However, Cairo's military wants to flex muscles by putting up-to-date combat aircraft into service as soon as possible.
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