According to recent reports from the US media, while South Korea's military industry has made great achievements in Europe, it is also opening up the African market. After signing the $1.6 billion howitzer agreement, South Korea has not given up its attempt to win the Egyptian fighter update project with its own FA-50 light attack aircraft. On August 3, South Korea showed off the T-50B trainer plane during an aerobatic performance at the Egyptian Pyramid Air Show. There are reports that South Korea and Egypt are in talks about the FA-50 light attack aircraft, although the report has not been officially confirmed.
At present, Egyptian Air Force has a variety of jet fighter from different origins, including F-16, " Phantom ", MiG-29 and "Ravel" fighter . Egypt has already had aircraft manufacturing infrastructure since the early 1950s. Military analysis expert Yiliba told the defense website reporter that South Korea is facing an opponent that has emerged halfway. The Indian Defense Minister visited Egypt not long ago and the two sides are advancing negotiations, but the agreement has not been finalized. Neither the Egyptian government, the Indian government nor the "Glorious" aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Co., Ltd. responded to the defense website's request for comment on the report.
Yiliba also said: "I expect the next Egypt Defense Exhibition to witness the formal announcement of these negotiation results, just like the howitzer agreement with South Korea." If the agreement is signed, Yiliba is expected to carry out production in the Arab Industrialization Organization, as facilities there can do such production. Suleiman, manager of McLatty Consulting and non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute, expressed optimism. He said: " Cairo not only wants to diversify procurement options, but also wants to localize production, with the goal of developing domestic defense capabilities."
For Egypt, it is important to consider from the perspective of emphasizing strategic resilience and effectiveness rather than efficiency. Egypt hopes to become a middle-class power in developing resilience and local military capabilities. South Korea is clearly facing competitive challenges from the Asian power India. However, from the perspective of the performance of the fighter , "Glory" obviously has an advantage over the FA-50 light attack aircraft. After all, the latter developed from a high-end trainer aircraft, and its only advantage may be that the price will be relatively cheap.
Egypt's traditional weapons supplier Russia has been unable to count on it for a long time. Russian President Putin Not long ago announced partial mobilization, he arranged new and arduous tasks for his country's defense industry. He instructed the heads of each company to personally be responsible for expanding the production of weapons and ammunition. What does the Russian army need most now? What weapons should the national defense industry accelerate now? Faced with a gradually declining situation on the battlefield, these problems will cause a headache for Moscow and will not be concerned about the shrinking of the overseas arms market for the time being. Text/PY
