The US government approved yesterday’s sale in Egypt, its main ally in the Middle East, anti -aircraft defense systems for almost five billion dollars.
The sale is for Nasams, soil-air missile launcher systems produced by RTX (the former Raytheon Technologies), which is used in particular by Ukraine to deal with Russia’s air raids.
The sale “It will support US foreign policy and national security objectives by improving the security of a major ally outside NATO, which is a force that promotes political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”argued in its announcement by the US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
Egypt is one of the main beneficiaries of US military aid in the region after Israel. When the power returned to power Donald Trump In January, the Republican government frozen almost all of Washington’s help abroad, but excluding these two countries.
During the term of his predecessor, democratic Joe Biden, Washington continued arms sales in Cairo, despite the enlarged concern about human rights issues in Egypt.
Source :Skai
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