Editing Aircraft carrier (section)

===Egypt===
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Egypt signed a contract with French shipbuilder [[DCNS (company)|DCNS]] to buy two {{sclass|Mistral|amphibious assault ship|0}} helicopter carriers for approximately 950&nbsp;million euros. The two ships were originally to be sold to Russia, but the deal was cancelled by France due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41009:egypt-signs-mistral-contract-with-france&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|title=Egypt signs Mistral contract with France|website=defenceweb.co.za|date=12 October 2015|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014212/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41009:egypt-signs-mistral-contract-with-france&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 June 2016, Egypt received the first of two helicopter carriers acquired in October 2015, the landing helicopter dock {{ship|Egyptian ship|Gamal Abdel Nasser||2}}. The flag transfer ceremony took place in the presence of Egyptian and French Navies' chiefs of staff, chairman and chief executive officers of both DCNS and STX France, and senior Egyptian and French officials.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-delivers-the-first-mistral-class-helicopter-carrier-to-the-egyptian-navy-the-lhd-gamal-abdel-nasser/|title=DCNS DELIVERS THE FIRST MISTRAL-CLASS HELICOPTER CARRIER TO THE EGYPTIAN NAVY, THE LHD GAMAL ABDEL NASSER|date=2 June 2016|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709102947/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-delivers-the-first-mistral-class-helicopter-carrier-to-the-egyptian-navy-the-lhd-gamal-abdel-nasser/|archive-date=9 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 September 2016, DCNS delivered the second of two helicopter carriers, the landing helicopter dock {{ship|Egyptian ship|Anwar El Sadat||2}} which also participated in a joint [[military exercise]] with the French Navy before arriving at her home port of [[Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-delivers-the-second-mistral-class-helicopter-carrier-to-the-egyptian-navy-the-lhd-anwar-el-sadat/ |title=DCNS DELIVERS THE SECOND MISTRAL-CLASS HELICOPTER CARRIER TO THE EGYPTIAN NAVY, THE LHD ANWAR EL SADAT|date=16 September 2016|access-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922152801/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-delivers-the-second-mistral-class-helicopter-carrier-to-the-egyptian-navy-the-lhd-anwar-el-sadat/|archive-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>