 In 1979 , the Egyptian Air Force purchased 35 former USAF F @-@ 4Es along with a number of Sparrow , Sidewinder , and Maverick missiles from the U.S. for $ 594 million as part of the " Peace Pharaoh " program . An additional seven surplus USAF aircraft were purchased in 1988 . Three attrition replacements had been received by the end of the 1990s . 
