Egyptian President Al Sisi, sees, like everyone else, that Erdogan is moving at a "dizzying" speed towards a possible scenario of a "military conflict" in the Mediterranean, for which the data indicate that if , it will be judged first in the air and then at sea.
That is why he gave the order for the purchase of 30 new French fighter aircraft from Paris, in order to "cover" the Eastern Mediterranean in cooperation with the Greek Air Force.
We already have the project of the Israel-Greece-EU and Israel-Egypt-Africa electricity interconnection, while the East Med pipeline is at an early stage.
These projects will provoke the wrath of Ankara, which is likely to try to provoke possible "crises", which is why these programs require 24-hour air navigation.
The Egyptian Air Force currently has Rafale aircraft in its force and is negotiating an additional 30 modern fighter jets.
Greek, Egyptian Rafale will even be able to share data in flight, creating a formidable air "umbrella" in the Mediterranean against the Turkish Air Force.
The Egyptian Air Force, upon receipt of the latest version of the French F-3R aircraft, will also purchase long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles, gaining a similar advantage in the region.
Egyptian sources say that the final signing of the agreement for the supply of 12-30 additional Rafale fighters is expected this year.
Mahmoud Gamal, a defense expert, said Egypt already had 24 French fighter jets of the same type, stressing that the country was trying to buy 12 to 30 modern-day fighter jets.
"Egypt is now upgrading its operational fleet to the F3-R standard and wants to double that number," he said, adding that the agreement "could be implemented fairly soon this year."
The US State Department also approved a possible military sale (FMS) in Egypt for 168 RIM-116C Block 2 (Rolling Airframe Missiles) (RAM) surface-to-air missiles intended for the Egyptian Navy at an estimated cost of 197 million dollars.
The Egyptian expert also spoke about the Egyptian command and control system, which allows the interconnection and exchange of information between the various fighters with the air defense systems, as well as the important role of the Egyptian military satellite "Tiba 1" in supporting this cooperation.
It is worth noting that Egypt will support its military communications with a new communication satellite "Tiba 2", while it plans to launch a total of 6 military communications satellites in the future to support a network that will connect and exchange data between all air forces.
According to experts, all the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean are constantly "rigging" in view of the energy developments in the region, but mainly are preparing for possible Turkish challenges, which will be as everything seems quite possible and dangerous.
