Why French defense sales fit Egyptian requirements

Did French arms sales to Egypt succeed mainly because Egyptian generals were bribed?

The proposed explanation centres on capable equipment and a better understanding of Egyptian requirements; no specific bribery finding is established.

Egypt's purchases of Mistral-class ships and other French equipment provide the background to an established supplier relationship. Repeated dealings can help suppliers understand how a customer frames its requirements. Egypt, Israel, Brazil, Turkey, and Singapore have different strategic needs, so a successful pitch has to address the buyer's intended use. An offer centred on the highest-performing fighter can miss why a country wants a fighter in the first place. This is an explanation of procurement fit, not evidence establishing whether bribery occurred in any particular transaction.