Mmh, apparently this seems to be in the Egyptian OOB (unit 283), from 1998 onwards.
Maybe that is somewhat early, maybe the sale was delayed since the oob maker first heard news about it, or simply the sale you are talking about is not the first one!
From
www.armytechnology.com:
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In 1992, the US Army signed a contract for a further 679 vehicles, bringing total Avenger production to 1,004 units, of which around 800 are in service. A further 14 units were ordered in August 1999. Taiwan has 70 systems and Egypt 50 systems.
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