French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (front) sits in a Rafale B jet fighter as Eric Carle, Dassault Aviation flight test engineer, looks on at the factory of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Merignac, near Bordeaux, southwestern France, January 10, 2014 . REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said Egypt would order 24 Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and related military equipment in a deal to be signed in Cairo on Monday worth more than 5 billion euros (3.7 billion pounds).
The contract would make Egypt, aiming to upgrade its military hardware amid fears the crisis in neighbouring Libya could spill over, the first export customer for the warplane, built by Dassault Aviation.
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