Su-35: What Cairo Isn’t Saying

The quiet confirmation from Cairo that it would not finalize the purchase of Russian Su-35 fighters took few by surprise—not because of the decision itself, as many observers had already deduced the batch was bound for another North African client—but because of the reasons cited.

Officially, Egypt invoked technical justifications: outdated radar, high fuel consumption, reliance on external guidance (AWACS), and high radar and thermal signatures. Yet these arguments fail to convince and poorly conceal the real motives behind a reversal shaped as much by Washington as by the complex realities of the Egyptian regime. In truth, the decision reveals much about Egypt’s limited military sovereignty.

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