The CATIC signed up a co-production contract for 80 K-8E aircraft with the Egyptian Defense Ministry in 1999 and established an aircraft research and development center in Egypt. In 2004 when the co-production contract of the 80 K-8E aircraft was drawing to the end, China and Egypt signed up another co-production contract to purchase additional 40 K-8E aircraft.
On May 26 of 2010, a ceremony was held in Cairo for the delivery of the 120th K-8E military trainer jointly manufactured by China and Egypt, which marked the successful accomplishment of the K-8E advanced trainer project jointly manufactured by China and Egypt. The K-8E project was not merely a significant embodiment of China-Egypt strategic cooperation but also a successful example of China-Africa cooperation.
On May 26 of 2010, a ceremony was held in Cairo for the delivery of the 120th K-8E military trainer jointly manufactured by China and Egypt, which marked the successful accomplishment of the K-8E advanced trainer project jointly manufactured by China and Egypt. The K-8E project was not merely a significant embodiment of China-Egypt strategic cooperation but also a successful example of China-Africa cooperation.
K-8 aircraft of Egyptian air force is made in China - People's Daily Online
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