Egypt was on Thursday (October 6th) set to welcome its second Mistral-class helicopter landing dock, named after the late president Anwar al-Sadat, Egypt's Ahram Online reported.
The Mistral was on its way to Egypt's coastal governorate of Alexandria following a conclusion of joint naval exercises between the Egyptian and French navies.
In September, Egypt's Vice Admiral Osama Rabie officially received the Mistral during an inauguration ceremony at Saint-Nazaire harbour in western France.
This is the second carrier Egypt has received this year. In June, it received the first Mistral helicopter dock, named after late president Gamal Abdel-Nasser, in Alexandria, coming from the French city of Toulouse.
The Mistral deal is part of several defence contracts Egypt has signed with France.
