Egypt entered into a fantastic deal with Russia to purchase T-90MS tanks.

The Egyptian authorities have signed a deal with Russia to supply Egypt with 400-500 T-90MS tanks. The cost of one combat unit is estimated at 314 million rubles, which indicates that the total amount of the transaction is about 156 billion rubles, which is a colossal amount.

“Moscow and Cairo signed a contract for the supply of 400-500 T-90MS tanks for the Egyptian army. The agreement provides for the transfer of technology and the organization of joint production of military vehicles in Egypt. This was announced on June 26, 2020 on Facebook by the Minister of Transport of the country, Major General Kamel al-Wazir. The organization of the production of T-90MS will allow Egypt to acquire the technology of creating tanks and armored vehicles, enriching the already existing experience in the joint production of M1A1 Abrams tanks with the American side, which has been ongoing since 1992, the minister wrote. Al-Wazir stressed that this deal will provide an opportunity to significantly increase Egypt's military power in the region, making it the largest operator of T-90MS tanks. Moreover, Egypt will be the first state to simultaneously produce Russian and American tanks. ”, - reports the reporter.

It should be clarified that Egypt is the largest importer of Russian weapons, while experts do not exclude that in the near future Egypt will also acquire the latest T-14 Armata tanks, as well as fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, at least some negotiations in this regard are already actively being conducted.

On the other hand, experts do not exclude that, due to the acquisition of Russian weapons, the United States may try to impose sanctions against official Cairo, however, on the other hand, in this case Egypt can close the passage of American warships through the Suez Canal, forcing the American fleet to circle in several thousand kilometers.