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Jeff Head

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asif iqbal said:
Are you kiddin me Egypt ?? Have they any experience of operating such a ship wow big news

Imagine Egypt sold them onto the Russians lol
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I am pretty sure that there is a firm agreement on the part of the Egyptians not to do so...and the Egyptians have a lot of other French equipment so I think it is pretty safe to say they will not.

Also, look on the Aircraft Carrier II thread, or the Persian Gulf Thread. I posted what the current Egyptian amphibious capabilities are on those threads...and needless to say, though they have some, it is nothing compared to this.
 
Bernard

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Jeff Head said:
I am pretty sure that there is a firm agreement on the part of the Egyptians not to do so...and the Egyptians have a lot of other French equipment so I think it is pretty safe to say they will not.

Also, look on the Aircraft Carrier II thread, or the Persian Gulf Thread. I posted what the current Egyptian amphibious capabilities are on those threads...and needless to say, though they have some, it is nothing compared to this.
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I will also add, that with 2 huge ships of this size for someone like Egypt who is dependent on foreign military aid/weapons/parts to just go behind France and trade them to Russia for more military gear or cash. Would hurt them extremely, they would get a huge backlash from most all Western Countries. And possible loss of access to aid/western military markets/ spare parts etc.
 
Jeff Head

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asif iqbal said:
Guys lol means "laughing out loud " a internet term

Hence that was a joke and not a serious consideration
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Gotcha, Asif. Thanks for the clarification.

Another one I like is the "/sacasm" tag. That one also makes it clear when such comments are not to be taken seriously.
 
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Naval Today said:
French and Egyptian officials have concluded a contract for two Mistral-class ships in Paris, September 23.

French president Francois Hollande has confirmed
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that the Mistral helicopter carriers, which had initially been built for Russia, will be sold to Egypt.

Following the high-profile meeting, Reuters quoted Hollande as saying:

Yesterday, I agreed the price and conditions of this sale with (Egyptian) President (Abdel Fattah al-) Sisi and so France will ensure the delivery of these ships without losing anything, while helping protect Egypt.

However, he did not want to disclose any more detail about how much the deal is worth.

Reuters reported that a French defense ministry source said the deal could be set at around 950 million Euros.

The news of this sale comes as a confirmation of France’s statement that it would not struggle with finding
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FORBIN

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Good news and the three French this month during a training, very often deployed then almost never all to Toulon her homeport.

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I know Jeff you search it recently, picture of medium quality but you have this three boys :)
But I still regret the Sirocco was only 18 years mainly with she always about 3 AA ships available now less ofc... for some mill/year a stupid decision !
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Jeff Head

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FORBIN said:
Good news and the three French this month during a training, very often deployed then almost never all to Toulon her homeport.

I know Jeff you search it recently, picture of medium quality but you have this three boys :)
But I still regret the Sirocco was only 18 years mainly with she always about 3 AA ships available now less ofc... for some mill/year a stupid decision !
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Earlier today I had seen the GABIAN Exercises photos starting to come in.

Here are a few more:

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