Aircraft of the Egyptian air force attacked terrorist caravans near the Libyan border.
Breaking: Egypt's MoD announced that the Egyptian Armed Forces have carried out a preemptive strike against terrorist elements on the western strategic direction by targeting & destroying 21 SUVs loaded with terrorists, arms and ammunition at the borders with Libya. pic.twitter.com/ZPlUrZzqUN
— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) December 8, 2020
Reports that refer to the Ministry of defense of this state note that more than two dozen SUVs carrying weapons and ammunition were destroyed.
The video footage that appeared on the Network shows French-made multi-purpose Rafale fighters. Apparently, they played a major role in this operation.
Monitoring the situation, reconnaissance drones recorded the destruction of columns of vehicles moving mainly in the dark.
Rafale, as you know, can carry a variety of high-precision weapons: laser-guided bombs weighing 202, 227, 327, 910 kg with a range of 15-18 km, as well as guided missiles AS-30L, hitting 12 km.
According to some reports, the incident can be considered one of the first cases of combat use of these cruise vehicles in the are air force. Previously, American F-16 Fighting falcons were most often used against ground targets.
It is known that the Egyptians are also armed with MiG-29M / M2 purchased in Russia, which have advanced avionics, as well as a powerful Arsenal of air-to-surface and air-to-air weapons. Recently, these aircraft took part in joint exercises on the territory of Sudan.
Alexey Moiseev
