An Egyptian Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a military exercise, killing its pilots. The twin seat aircraft came down...
An Egyptian Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a military exercise, killing its pilots.
The twin seat aircraft came down near a military airbase in the town of Fayed, around 120 km east of Cairo.
The crash marks the second involving the type, after one of the F-16 crashed in Arizona, United States killing its Taiwanese pilot.
The single engined F-16 forms a major portion of Egyptian Air Force with more than 200 of the type in inventory.
The fleet will be complemented by the twenty four twin engined Dassault Rafale fighters ordered in 2014, of which 6 has been delivered.
U.S. has supplied 12 F-16 fighters to Egypt last year, as part of $1.3 billion commitment to support Egypt's security.
The twin seat aircraft came down near a military airbase in the town of Fayed, around 120 km east of Cairo.The crash marks the second involving the type, after one of the F-16 crashed in Arizona, United States killing its Taiwanese pilot.
The single engined F-16 forms a major portion of Egyptian Air Force with more than 200 of the type in inventory.
The fleet will be complemented by the twenty four twin engined Dassault Rafale fighters ordered in 2014, of which 6 has been delivered.
U.S. has supplied 12 F-16 fighters to Egypt last year, as part of $1.3 billion commitment to support Egypt's security.
