Russia starts delivering Antey-2500 missile systems to Egypt
Russia has started to provide Egypt with Antey-2500 air defense missile systems under a recent deal reached between Moscow and Cairo, a report says.
Citing a high-ranking source in the Russian Defense Ministry, Interfax news agency said on Thursday that "deliveries of auxiliary technological equipment have been launched. Within a year, Egypt will receive launchers and other equipment."
The source added that "the contract is being implemented according to schedule."
The source, however, decline to reveal the exact number of Antey-2500 systems that would be delivered to Egypt.
Antey-2500, an export version of Russia's S-300 V4 surface-to-air missile system, is able to engage ballistic and aerodynamic targets within a range of up to 400 kilometers.
Venezuela became the first foreign country to buy Antey-2500 systems. The missile system has also been offered to Iran.
Russia is one of the main non-Arab supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s government and was among the first countries to endorse Sisi’s presidential bid in 2014.
Sisi visited Moscow soon after the ouster of Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi, in a military coup in July 2013.
He made another visit to the European country in August 2014 after he won the Egyptian presidential election.
Last month, Russia and Egypt signed an agreement on the development of a nuclear power plant in the African country.
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