The beheadings came a day before Egypt signed a $5.9 billion arms deal to purchase 24 Dassault Rafale warplanes from France, making it the first foreign sale for the French jet. Egypt also bought a FREMM multipurpose frigate as well as missiles. The deal is believed by analysts to be an attempt by Sisi to both upgrade Egypt‘s military hardware and to diversify its suppliers. Patricia Adam, president of the French parliament‘s defense committee, said that Egypt needed planes quickly. „You just need to take a look at what‘s happening at its border. They are especially worried by what‘s happening in Libya,“ she said. French defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said that the Copts‘ execution was one of the reasons why the Egyptian government wanted to boost its security.