The Egyptian-Turkish alliance.. Cairo and Ankara are moving towards a new Middle East through the “KAAN” stealth aircraft project

[BonPlan]

Türkiye has been granted the authority to interfere with the mission computer and have full control over the operational software. Turkish engineers will be able to modify the Eurofighter's avionics software according to national needs and integrate domestic weapons/data link systems.

OK. You will have the possibility to change some parameters, to add some software lines around the core, but no access to the core.

As windows : you can add some add on, change a lot of parameters, but can't modify the core of the soft.

 

[BonPlan]

on the other hand ,
USA doesnt give AIM-120 Missile to Egypt for using on F-16s
France doesnt give METEOR Missile to Egypt for using on RAFALEs

And Greece got only 36 METEOR Missiles

There is a kind agreement not to give Egypt weapons able to be a threat to Israel.
USA had lifted their objection to such a purchase in 2019, and some said a small batch was ordered. Nothing really clear.

Greece ordered a first batch of 36 with the first Rafale order. As they purchased another batch, and as they want it on F-35, you can be sure this initial figure is no more the truth.

 

[MMM-E]

There is a kind agreement not to give Egypt weapons able to be a threat to Israel.

What is important here is that Turkiye can provide Egypt with BVR missiles, which the US and France did not give, and with a more superior Fighter Jet

F-16 without AIM-120
RAFALE without METEOR

but KAAN with 200+ km GOKHAN ramjet powered BVR Missile ( with AESA radar seeker )

 

[BonPlan]

What is important here is that Turkiye can provide Egypt with BVR missiles, which the US and France did not give, and with a more superior Fighter Jet

F-16 without AIM-120
RAFALE without METEOR

but KAAN with 200+ km GOKHAN ramjet powered BVR Missile ( with AESA radar seeker )

I think Egypt will have its BVR missiles for F16 and Rafale well before the Kaan and Gokhan are ready.

You are overestimated the speed to fine tune so complexe weapons.

 

[The SC]

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[Desert]

I think Egypt will have its BVR missiles for F16 and Rafale well before the Kaan and Gokhan are ready.

Not really , the only BVR we can get is from Russia on mig-29 or from the Chinese if we managed to get the j-10 and j-35 , there is also a hope to get some from Turkey.

 

[SBD-3]

I think Egypt will have its BVR missiles for F16 and Rafale well before the Kaan and Gokhan are ready.

You are overestimated the speed to fine tune so complexe weapons.

I don't think that's the case.

Historically, Israel has sought to maintain its qualitative military edge by ensuring that advanced weapons supplied to regional states that could potentially become adversaries are subject to capability limitations. As a result, countries such as Egypt have often faced restrictions on certain advanced air-to-air capabilities. Jordan, on the other hand, has maintained a long-standing security relationship with Israel and the United States, which is one reason its F-16 fleet has operated with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles.

What surprised me more was Egypt's decision to acquire the Rafale without the Meteor missile. That significantly limits the aircraft's beyond-visual-range (BVR) potential compared to operators that field the full Rafale package.

One possible long-term solution would be for Egypt to develop or co-develop an indigenous BVR missile to reduce dependence on foreign export approvals. Another theoretical option could be integrating Chinese weapons, such as the PL-15, onto the MiG-29 fleet through a plug-and-play pylon solution like the WZHK-1. However, that approach comes with its own challenges.

The biggest issue isn't simply mounting the missile—it's whether the MiG-29's radar and mission systems can fully exploit the PL-15's capabilities. An AESA radar, robust fire-control software, and seamless datalink integration are all essential for maximizing long-range missile performance. Integrating Chinese weapons into a fleet that also operates Russian and Western systems would likely present significant interoperability and networking challenges, reducing the practical benefits of such a solution.

 

[Desert]

In fact i was surprised that the Egyptians went ahead with Rafales without meteros.

It was a political deal .. France sells Egypt the 2 mistrals , fremm, gowind and rafales ( all sensitive equipments from these platforms were taken off) like nettuno jamming system or meteor or aster-30 etc in exchange for France supports sisi in the EU and declares him a legitimate president ( after the military coup he did in 2013)