French Rafale warplanes and FREMM frigate participated Thursday in the new Suez Canal inauguration ceremony. On February, Egypt signed with France a $5.7 billion deal to receive a naval frigate, 24 Rafale fighter jets and missiles. FREMM is a multipurpose anti-aircraft warfare, anti-ballistic missile and surface attack frigate, which includes a helicopter landing pad (helipad) and a surface-to-air missiles.