By 2025, French Mirage 2000 jets will join them. Read also: The Mistral is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) in its latest version since 2019. It can target objects up to 4.7 miles away ...

"The issue on the agenda is to further outfit Mistral ships with our armament ... electronic warfare and air defense systems, the defense official said, stressing that Egypt "is a leading partner ...