More fighter jets bought

Egypt is buying another 30 Rafale fighter jets from France, building up its fleet of the advanced warplane to 54, second only to the French air force. Both countries confirmed the deal separately on Tuesday. The value of the deal wasn’t given. Egypt’s first purchase of 24 Rafales in 2015, valued then at $5.93 billion, made it the first overseas buyer of France’s deltawinged, multirole but hard to sell warplane. Before Egypt’s purchase, Dassault Aviation’s fighter had been on the market for years.