According to a number of reports published in April 2014, Egypt planned to sign a large arms deal with Russia for the purchase of 24 MiG-35 fighter jets [REF].
The contract was later confirmed by MiG Deputy Director General, Alexey Beskibalov, during a visit to the MiG Sokol plant in February 2016, where he stated that Russia had already received prepayment from Egypt [REF].