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J-31 stealth fighter of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
Egypt is looking beyond the US to try to acquire a fifth-generation fighter jet like China's FC-31 Gyrfalcon.

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  • The US reneged on Trump's promise to sell F-35 stealth fighters to Egypt.
  • The Egypts are reportedly in talks with China to acquire some of its advanced aircraft.
  • The talks may be a way to "pressure the US" into offering Egypt something, an analyst told BI.

Egypt's military still desperately wants a world-class fighter jet.

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Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on