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USA sells aircraft and radar to Egypt

This includes 12 C-130 Hercules aircraft. Protests from Democrats

The US State Department approved the sale of military assets to Egypt for a value of 2.5 billion dollars in recent hours. The order includes 12 Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 tactical transport aircraft and a radar defense system worth over 350 million dollars. Protests within the ranks of the Democratic Party. "The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United...

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Washington, United States, 02/04/2022 12:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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