{"id":645349,"date":"2017-07-18T03:44:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T03:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/18\/china-drone-sales\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T03:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T03:44:47","slug":"china-drone-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/18\/china-drone-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"China drone sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China getting is in on the military-industrial complex with increasing drone sales to MENA countries<\/strong>, an interesting piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/unable-to-buy-u-s-military-drones-allies-place-orders-with-china-1500301716\">by the WSJ<\/a> (paywall) reports. Given Obama era regulations that curb the sales of drones to most US allies, countries like Egypt, the UAE and KSA are all getting in on the cheaper and increasingly available Chinese knock-offs. With confirmed sightings in both combat against terrorism and a presence in bases around the Middle East, the article also lists the numbers bought, with Egypt coming in at a MENA high 18 units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China getting is in on the military-industrial complex with increasing drone sales to MENA countries, an interesting piece by the WSJ (paywall) reports. 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