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Egypt signs major arms deal with South Korea

Egypt and South Korea signed a $1.66 billion deal to provide K9 self-propelled howitzers manufactured by Hanwha Defense to Egypt, and to locally develop arms, as the Egyptian army continues to diversify its weapons sources.

South Korean army K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers fire during a live-fire drill in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2011.
South Korean army K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers fire during a live-fire drill in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2011. — Dong-A Ilbo/AFP via Getty Images

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