In a first-of-its-kind military exercise, Egypt and China team up in a move that risks straining Cairo’s decades-old security alliance with Washington, D.C.

China and Egypt launched a wide-scale joint military exercise this week near the Israeli border, in what Chinese media described as a “historic” first of its kind. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR ...

Meanwhile, a first-of-its-kind military exercise between Egypt and China, which included advanced Chinese fighter jets, managed to surprise even China itself, with the Defense Ministry in Beijing ...

A video of a transport plane escorted by jets during a joint Chinese and Egyptian military exercise in April and early May has been miscaptioned online as footage of China air-dropping aid for Gaza.

Military aircraft fly in formation, as tourists look on, at the Giza pyramid complex, as China and Egypt conduct their first joint air force exercise, in Giza, Egypt May 1, 2025.

From April 19 to May 4 China and Egypt conducted the joint military exercise “Eagles of Civilization 2025.” The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) dispatched a detachment to Egypt ...

China-Egypt joint air force exercise “Eagles of Civilization 2025” kicked off with the first training day on Saturday at an air base in Egypt. ... Egypt’ and China’ military cooperation.

The presence of a Chinese KJ-500 early warning aircraft at the joint Egypt-China “Eagles of Civilization 2025” air exercises has drawn considerable military attention. This participation marks the ...

The military spokesperson added that this drill comes within the Egyptian Armed Forces’ plan to strengthen military cooperation with China. RT reported military sources as saying that the drill will ...

Egypt and China wrapped up their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, in a show of force involving the U.S.’ top rival and one of its top recipients of military aid.