French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu met with the Egyptian Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohammad Zaki in Cairo on 15/11/2023.
Zaki and Lecornu discussed defense cooperation between the two countries.
This note provides a comprehensive overview of the following topics discussed:
- Egypt’s interest in a Landing Helicopter Deck (DHT) ship and the shipbuilder approached
- Lecornu’s updates on the Scorpene submarine deal
- Egypt’s interest in procuring an Airbus helicopter
The note also mentions several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to be signed between the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production (MoMP) and the French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA).
