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Jordan Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Jordan offers condolences to Egypt over military aircraft crash
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday extends its condolences and expressed solidarity with Egypt following the tragic crash of an Egyptian Air Force aircraft during a training exercise, which resulted in the loss of the entire crew (JT file) AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday extended its condolences and expressed solidarity with Egypt following the tragic crash of an Egyptian Air Force aircraft during a training exercise, which resulted in the loss of the entire crew. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sufian Qudah reiterated Jordan's support for the Egyptian government and people, offering condolences to the victims' families. Separately, the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army (JAF) also mourned the loss of the two Egyptian airmen, who were killed on Monday due to a technical malfunction during the training mission, according to a JAF statement. Page 2
Times of Oman
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Oman offers condolences to Egypt over Egyptian Air Force plane crash
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman offered its condolences to Arab Republic of Egypt over the crash of an Egyptian Air Force plane. "The Foreign Ministry expresses the Sultanate of Oman's solidarity and sincere condolences to the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and to the families of the victims of the Egyptian Air Force plane crash during a training activity, which resulted in the deaths of its crew members," a statement said.
South China Morning Post
07-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Egyptian pilot on board China's J-10 fighter jet renews arms sale speculation
Footage that appears to show an Egyptian military officer sitting in a Chinese fighter jet during the joint Eagles of Civilisation 2025 exercise has fuelled speculation that Cairo might be considering adding the J-10C to its air force. Advertisement The carefully presented scene was released on Monday by China's state broadcaster CCTV and showed the officer in the back seat of a tandem-seat J-10S – the trainer version of the Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon multirole combat aircraft – as it prepared for take-off. The 18-day exercise, which concluded on Sunday, was the first joint air training between China and Egypt, a long-standing ally of the US in the Middle East, and was seen by analysts as an indicator of the possible sale of Chinese jets to the North African nation. The exercise followed months of back-and-forth reports about Cairo's potential purchase of the latest model J-10C, which has been compared to upgraded versions of the US F-16 Fighting Falcon and was also deployed to Egypt for the joint training. China's close ally Pakistan bought a batch of J-10C jets in 2021 and a deal with Egypt would not only expand Beijing's arms exports to a key US ally, but could also reshape the regional geopolitical landscape, analysts said. Advertisement Chinese military analyst Fu Qianshao, who noted that it was rare for a foreign pilot to be invited to sit in the back seat of a J-10S, said the move signalled mutual trust and friendship between the two militaries.
