Egypt’s $4.69 Billion Abrams Tank Upgrade Alarms Israel

Africa · Northern Key Facts —The Deal. A $4.69 billion programme will upgrade 555 Egyptian M1A1 Abrams tanks to the advanced M1A1SA standard. —The Contractor. General Dynamics Land Systems is the prime contractor, with work centred at Egypt’s Factory 200 near Cairo. —Israeli Alarm. Israeli officials, including former UN ambassador Danny Danon, have publicly questioned…