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The following list outlines the major equipment in service with the Egyptian Army.
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Notes |
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Protective gear | ||||
M-3E | Egypt | Protective mask | The Mask is used by the M60A3 tank crew to provide protection against military & biological gasses and atomic dust[1] | |
M81-A | Egypt | Filtering protective suit | * Manufactured from filterating Cloth that protects against weapons of mass destruction (NBC)[2]
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Hełm wz. 50 | Egypt | Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry | |
Hełm wz. 67 | Polish People's Republic | Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry[3][4] | |
BK-3 Helmet | Croatia | Combat helmet | Standard issue for forces deployed in Sinai insurgency operations | |
Ops-Core FAST helmet | United States | Combat helmet | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |
PASGT | United States | Combat helmet, ballistic vest | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |
Mars Armor Modular Tactical Vest Model 58 | People's Republic of Bulgaria | Ballistic vest | Standard issue for regular infantry | |
Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier | Italy | Ballistic vest | ||
Egyptian Integrated Soldier System | Egypt | Future soldier program |
Name | Image | Origin | Comment |
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Recoilless rifle | |||
M40[citation needed] | United States | 105 mm | |
SPG-9 | Soviet Union | 73 mm[49] | |
B-10 | Soviet Union | 82 mm[50] | |
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle | Sweden | 84 mm[51][better source needed] | |
AT4 | Sweden | 84 mm[51][better source needed] |
Name | Image | Origin | Number | Comment | |
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Anti tank systems | |||||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union Egypt |
Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[52][53] | |||
RPG-32 | Russia | Unknown | |||
M72 LAW | United States | ||||
MILAN II[54] | France | 345 units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system | ||
Swingfire | United Kingdom Egypt |
260+ units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (locally made) | ||
BGM-71D TOW II[55] | United States Egypt |
500+ 450 missiles | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (810 + 575 units(locally made)[56] | ||
AGM-114 Hellfire | United States | Unknown | 107 mm | ||
9M14 Malyutka[57] | Soviet Union Egypt |
Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system. | ||
9M113 Konkurs[58] | Soviet Union | Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s | ||
9K115-2 Metis-M[59] | Russia | Unknown | Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014 | ||
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)[60] | Ukraine | Unknown | Anti-tank missile | ||
Akeron MP[61] | France | Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training in 15 March 2023 | Anti-tank missile | ||
AT-1K Raybolt | South Korea | Unknown | Bought along with K9 howitzers in 2022, locally produced under licence | ||
HJ-8[62] | China Egypt |
Unknown | Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM[citation needed] | ||
HJ-73[63] | China | Unknown |
System | Image | Origin | Comment |
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Sakr Eye | Egypt | Egyptian modified version of the SA-7 man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[52] | |
9K34 Strela-3 | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. | |
FIM-92 Stinger | United States | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile | |
9K38 Igla | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. 9K38 / 9K338 variants |
System | Image | Origin | Number | Comment | ||
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Mortars | ||||||
M240 | Soviet Union | 240 mm | ||||
M1943[64] | Soviet Union | 1800[65] | 160 mm | |||
M-43[64] | Soviet Union | 120 mm | ||||
2B11 Sani | Soviet Union | 120 mm | ||||
Helwan UK-2 | Soviet Union | 120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[66] | ||||
M2[67] | United States Egypt |
107 mm | ||||
M224 Mortar | United States | 60 mm mortar system | ||||
Helwan | China | 60 mm, Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1[68][69][70] |
System | Image | Origin | Comment | ||
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Training mortars | |||||
M1938 | Soviet Union | 120 mm | |||
2B14 Podnos | Soviet Union | 82 mm |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Period | Details |
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M1 Abrams | United States Egypt |
Main battle tank | M1A1 | 1,360[71] | 1992– | All in active service. Manufactured in Egypt.[71] | |
M60 Patton | United States | Main battle tank | M60A1
M60A3 |
1,150[71] | 1979– | Active[72] 759 M60A3 purchased new between 1980-85. Most are in the passive configuration, lacking thermal imaging sights. 700 ex-U.S. Army M60A1 were acquired for the cost of shipping and delivered 1990-1992. Another 168 M60A3 were acquired from Austria. 550 in storage | |
T-80 | Russia | Main battle tank | T-80U, T-80UK | 34 | Purchased in 1997.[73][74] | ||
T-62 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | RO-115, RO-120 | 500[71] | 1972– | 200 in active service, 300 in storage[71] | |
T-54/T55 | Soviet Union Egypt |
Main battle tank | T-55E MK II | 840[71] | In storage.[71] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Details |
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YPR-765 PRI | Netherlands Belgium |
Infantry fighting vehicle | 390[71] | European version of the American AIFV equipped with the 25 mm KBA-B02 turret. 390 units were purchased from Netherlands in 1996 with further 640 from Belgium in x.[citation needed] | ||
BMP-1 | Soviet Union Egypt |
Infantry fighting vehicle | BMP-1S | 300[71] | ||
SENA 200 | Egypt | Infantry fighting vehicle | N/A | First introduced in EDEX 2021 |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Details |
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Armoured personnel carriers(Tracked) | ||||||
M113/YPR-765 | United States Egypt |
Armored personnel carrier Tank destroyer Tracked field command vehicle Tracked support and cargo vehicle Artillery fire support vehicle |
M113A2 M901A3 M577 M548 M981 FISTV |
2,000[71] | Purchased between 1980 and 2002, the APC version was upgraded by Egypt and equipment with a protective shield for its 12.7mm main weapon station.[citation needed] | |
BTR-50 | Soviet Union Egypt |
Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-50PKM
BTR-50PK |
500[71] |
500 were ordered in 1964 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1965 and 1966. 250 BTR-50's are currently in service,[75] and were upgraded by 2014 to BTR-50PKM standard by Minotor of Belurus with new engines, transmissions and night vision equipment. A similar upgrade is to be performed on 200 OT-62's. These are likely to remain in service for many years.[citation needed] | |
OT-62 TOPAS | Czechoslovakia Ukraine |
Amphibious armored personnel carrier | OT-62B OT-62 |
200[71] | Purchased in 1972. 200 units were upgraded by Ukraine to the OT-62B standard in 2010.[76] | |
Armoured personnel carriers(Wheeled) | ||||||
BMR-600 | Spain | Armoured personnel carrier | BMR-600P | 250[71] | ||
Fahd | Egypt West Germany |
Armored personnel carrier Armored medevac Tank destroyer Armored command post Infantry fighting vehicle |
Fahd 240 Fahd 280 Fahd 280-30 |
410[71] | Developed in partnership with West German firm Thyssen-Henschel, with production starting 1986 and ending in 2010. 800 vehicles were produced, including a single infantry fighting vehicle which was rejected by the Egyptian Army due to its height (a drawback in a flat, open terrain like a desert). The tank destroyer variant is equipped with MILAN AT missiles. | |
BTR-60 | Soviet Union | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-60PB | 250[71] | Originally as small number was bought in June 1967 for evaluation, with a subsequent order for 650 units placed in 1969 and delivered between 1970 and 1973. A number of machines were lost during the Yom Kippur War, and with time others were retired, so that only 200 units are still in operation today. | |
Walid | Egypt | Armored personnel carrier | Walid MKII | 650[71] | Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol.[citation needed] | |
Protected patrol vehicle | ||||||
Caiman | United States | MRAP | CAT II (6x6) | 535[71] | In May 2016, Egypt received its first shipment of a total of 762 MRAP vehicles from the United States, which arrived in the port of Alexandria for delivery to the Egyptian military.[77] | |
Reva | South Africa | MRAP | REVA III
REVA V LWB |
N/A[71] | ||
RG-33 | South Africa United Kingdom United States |
MRAP | Total RG-33L HAGA |
449[71] | The heavily armored vehicle is designed to protect soldiers from blasts from IEDs, landmines, and from other types of attacks.[citation needed] | |
ST-500[78] | Egypt | N/A[71] | Designed and manufactured by Egypt | |||
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt) | Egypt | MRAPs, Light tactical APCs | Temsah 2 | N/A[71] | Fully designed and produced in domestic military factories. Its maximum capacity is 2 crew and 6 passengers. The vehicle has a BR7 armour protection level which offers all-round protection against 7.62mm rounds as well as grenades and certain types of explosives. It is armed with an externally mounted 7.62mm machine gun and a 40-mm grenade launcher. Other versions can be used for electronic and wireless jamming purposes.
Timsah II : 6x6 Timsah III : 4x4 Squad Car[citation needed] | |
Armoured utility vehicles | ||||||
Panthera | Egypt United Arab Emirates |
Armored personnel carrier | Panthera T6 | N/A[71] | Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS).[79] | |
Panthera F9 | United Arab Emirates | Armored personnel carrier | Panthera F9 | |||
Sherpa | France | Armored personnel carrier | 173[71] | |||
ST-100[78] | Egypt | MRAP | N/A[71] | First introduced in EDEX 2018 | ||
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
Cadillac Gage Commando | United States | Armored reconnaissance scout | V150 Commando Scout |
112[71] | The Scout variant was bought in 1986 while the V150 was bought in 2001 from the US Army which was retiring them in favor of the new M1117. | |
BRDM-2 | Soviet Union Poland |
Armored reconnaissance scout | BRDM-2M96i BRDM-2 |
300[71] | Purchased in 1968 from USSR, 100 of them were modernized by Poland in 2001.[citation needed] | |
Anti-tank vehicles | ||||||
M901 | United States | Anti-tank missile carrier | 52[71] | |||
YPR-765 | Netherlands | Anti-tank missile carrier | 300[71] | |||
HMMWV | United States | Anti-tank missile carrier | N/A[71] | Equipped with TOW-2[71] | ||
DMS-K | Egypt | Anti-tank missile carrier | N/A | Equipped with Konkurs-M. Unveiled at EDEX 2023, tailored for special forces and mechanized troops.[80] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Period | Details |
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Multiple-rocket launcher | |||||||
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher | China | 107mm MLRS | RL812/TLC | N/A | RL812/TLC is a locally license variant mounted on vehicles. There is also a single-tube, man-portable rocket launcher variant that fire the same type of rockets called PRL-81.[81][82][83] | ||
ATS-59 | Soviet Union | 122mm MLRS | ATS-59G | N/A[71] | |||
BM-21 | Soviet Union Egypt |
MLRS 122 mm | BM-21 BM-11 Sakr-10 Sakr-18 Sakr-36 |
356[71] | *Range 36 km *Range 30 km *Range 20 km *Range 20 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km Egypt purchased the original 215 units from the Soviet Union and a domestic production license renaming all the future machines Sakr. Sark-4 are tripod-based units, while Sakr-10 and Sakr-8 are jeep-mounted units, and the rest are truck-mounted units. Egypt also developed a wheeled based MRL called Sakr-45. | ||
RAAD 200 | Egypt | 122mm MLRS | N/A [84][71] | ||||
K-136 Kooryong | South Korea | 130mm MLRS | 36[71] | ||||
M270 | United States Egypt |
MLRS 227 mm | M270 | 26[71] | Range dependent on the type of ammunition used: *Range with M26 rocket 32 km *Range with M26A1/A2 rocket 45 km *Range with M30 rocket 70 km | ||
BM-14 | Soviet Union | 240mm MLRS | 32[71] | ||||
BM-24 | Soviet Union | 240mm MLRS | 48[71] | All in store[71] | |||
Self-propelled artillery | |||||||
SP-122[85] | Soviet Union Russia Egypt |
Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm | 124+[71] | Locally assembled D-30 gun on an Armored Ural Truck chassis
License built by Egypt. Some are modernized[71] | |||
M-46 | Soviet Union | 130mm Self-propelled howitzer | 420 | Locally Assembled M-46 gun on an Armored KrAZ Truck chassis
Modernized[71] | |||
M109 | United States Egypt |
Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm & 122mm |
M109A5 M102A2 |
368[71] | |||
M110 | Self-propelled howitzer
203 mm |
M110A2 | 144[86] | The Egyptian Army received 144 as M110A2 as aid in 1996. | |||
K9 Thunder | Republic of Korea Egypt |
155 mm self-propelled howitzer | K9A1EGY | 216 (planned)[87] | The export contract worth $1.6 billion was signed in February 2022.[88] Initial batches will be produced in South Korea while the rest will be produced in Egypt under license from 2024 with 50% localization rate.[89][90][91] | ||
Towed artillery | |||||||
D-30 | Soviet Union Egypt |
122 mm howitzer | D-30M | 190[71] | Egypt bought production license and will likely use it to replace completely the older 122 mm models that are now stored due to age.[citation needed] | ||
A-19 | Soviet Union | 122 mm howitzer | 36[71] | All are stored. | |||
M-30 | Soviet Union | 122 mm howitzer | 300[71] | Some used for training the rest are stored. | |||
M-46 | Soviet Union People's Republic of China Egypt |
130 mm howitzer | M-46 Type 59-1M |
420[71] | 1952– | Egypt bought the license to produce M-46 from USSR.[92] | |
GH 52 | Finland Egypt |
155 mm howitzer | 16[71] | Being manufactured locally under license, likely to replace aging 122 mm and 130 mm artillery. | |||
Self-propelled mortar | |||||||
M106 | United States | 65 mm mortar carrier | M106A2 | 35[71] | |||
M125 | United States Netherlands |
81 mm mortar carrier | M125A2 | 50[71] | |||
M1064 | United States | 120 mm mortar carrier | M1064A3 | 36[71] | |||
M-160 | Soviet Union | 160 mm self-propelled mortar | 30[71] | ||||
Ammunition support vehicle | |||||||
K10 | Republic of Korea Egypt |
Artillery ammunition support vehicle | K10 K11 |
39 K10 and 51 K11 (planned)[87] | Ammunition resupply vehicle to support the K9s. | ||
M992 | United States | 250 | Designed to support self-propelled howitzers, purchased from US along with the M109A5s. |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
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M88 | United States Egypt |
Armoured recovery vehicle | 310[71] | In 1992 Egypt bought 221 M88A1 recovery vehicles for its M1A1 tanks, then in 1997 Egypt bought further 24 M88A2 but also obtaining the right for domestic manufacture. 50 M88A2 units were produced in the first batch, with further 13 produced in the second batch in 2002.[93] | |
YPR-765-PRBRG | Netherlands | Armoured recovery vehicle | Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV | ||
M579 | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A[71] | ||
BREM-2 | Soviet Union | Armoured recovery vehicle | |||
M578 | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | |||
BTS-4A | Soviet Union | Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A[71] | ||
Maxxpro | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | 12[71] | ||
M984 | United States | Recovery vehicle | |||
M728 CEV | United States | Combat engineer vehicle | Bought from the old U.S. Army Europe stock in the 1990s. | ||
BAT-2 | Soviet Union | Combat engineer vehicle | 72[94] | ||
M104 Wolverine | United States | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Bought as an option along with the Abrams tank. | ||
M60A1 AVLB | United States | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Bought along with other M60 tanks. | ||
MT-55 K/L | Soviet Union | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | |||
MTU-20 | Soviet Union | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 56[95] | ||
TMM-3 | Soviet Union | Motorized bridge | 96[96] | Based on the KrAZ-255 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 70s that Egypt bought in the same decade. It is believed that all units are still combat capable. | |
TMM-1 | Soviet Union | Motorized bridge | 70[96] | Based on the ZIL-157 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 60s that Egypt bought in the same decade, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age. | |
TPP | Soviet Union | Mobile treadway bridge | 94[97] | Based on the ZIL-151 it was the standard treadway system of USSR in the 50s that Egypt bought in the 60s, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age. | |
PMP | Soviet Union | Floating bridge | Uses KrAZ-255 for transportation. | ||
GSP-55 | Soviet Union | Amphibious tracked ferry | 86[97][98][99] | ||
PMM-2 | Ukraine | Pontoon bridger | 56[95][100] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[101] | |
BMK-T | Soviet Union | Bridging boats | |||
BMK-150M | Soviet Union | Bridging boats | |||
BMK-130M | Soviet Union | Bridging boats | |||
Fahd | Egypt | Minelayer | 75[102][103] | ||
Nather-1/2 | Soviet Union | Minelayer | A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ.[104] | ||
Husky VMMD
(Husky 2G) |
United States | Mine clearer | |||
Fateh 2/3/4 | Soviet Union Egypt |
Mine clearer | 340[102][103] | Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges. | |
Armtrac 400 | United Kingdom | Mine clearer | |||
PZM-2 | Ukraine | Trencher | 48[105] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[106] | |
MDK-2M | Soviet Union | Trencher | 36[107][108] | ||
Komatsu D275A-5R | Japan | ||||
M9 ACE | United States | ||||
Caterpillar D9 | United States | ||||
Caterpillar D7 | United States | ||||
Dumper Caterpillar 740B | United States | ||||
Caterpillar 930G | United States | Front end loader | |||
Bronto Skylift S 104 HLA | Finland | [109] |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
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M274 | United States | All-terrain vehicle | ||||
Sand-X T-ATV 1200 | Germany | All-terrain vehicle | [83] | |||
Polaris Ranger 4x4 | United States | Utility vehicle | [83] | |||
Polaris Ranger 6x6 | United States | Utility vehicle | [83] | |||
HMMWV | United States Egypt |
Utility vehicle | M998 M1038 M1043 M996 M1043 |
675 450 510+575 150 140 |
Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier; additional 575 M1043 are on order. Mini ambulance Maxi ambulance * Arab Organization for Industrialization has a project of fitting HMMWVs with anti armor weaponry, options include: TOW, Milan, or HOT missiles.[115] | |
G-Class | Germany Egypt |
Utility vehicle | 3,910+[116][better source needed] | Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[117] | ||
Jeep CJ | United States Egypt |
Utility vehicle | Jeep CJ7 Jeep CJ8 Jeep TJ Jeep JK Jeep J8 |
10,650[116][better source needed] | Locally built. | |
M151 | United States | Utility vehicle |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
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HETS | United States | Heavy tractor | Total M1070 M1070A1 |
295 249 46 |
The first 170 vehicles were delivered by December 2004. By late 2009 around 249 systems had been ordered.[118] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[119] | |
MAZ | Soviet Union | Very heavy truck (19,600 kg) |
MAZ-543 | |||
HEMTT A4 | United States | Fuel servicing truck Recovery truck |
M978 M978A4 M984A4 |
75[citation needed] 1 1[119] |
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Ural | Russia | Very heavy truck (12,000 kg) |
Ural-5323 | |||
ZiL | Soviet Union | Very heavy truck (10,000 kg) |
ZIL-135 | |||
M939 | United States | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) |
Model M931 Model M927 Model M923 Model M818 |
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M54 | United States | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) |
US army surplus. | |||
KrAZ | Ukraine Soviet Union |
Heavy truck (10,000 kg) Heavy Truck (7,500 kg) |
KrAZ-6322 KrAZ-255 |
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Scania | Sweden | Heavy truck (6,000 kg) |
Model SBA111 | Ordered during the late 1980s. | ||
Ural | Soviet Union Egypt Soviet Union |
Heavy truck (5,000 kg) Heavy truck (4,500 kg) |
Ural-4320 Ural-375D |
Locally built, ongoing production | ||
ZiL | Soviet Union | Heavy truck (3,500 kg) |
ZIL-131 | Ordered in the 1960s from the Soviet Union. | ||
M35 | United States | Medium truck (2,500 kg) |
US army surplus | |||
GAZ | Soviet Union | Medium truck (2,000 kg) |
GAZ-66 | |||
Trucks | ||||||
635NL trailer | United States | Flatbed | Produced under license.[120] | |||
M 970A1 | United States | Refueler |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
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Sakr-80 | Egypt Soviet Union |
artillery rocket system | 24[71] | indigenous Luna-M upgrade | |
9K52 Luna-M | Soviet Union | Short-range ballistic missile | 9[71] | ||
Scud missile | Soviet Union | Short-range ballistic missile | [121] | Scud-B, Scud-C |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Quantity | Notes |
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S-300 | Russia | Long Range Air Defence | S-300VM (SA-23) | 4 Battalions[122] | Preparation to receive the S-300VM were under way in November 2014[123] First components delivered in March 2015.[124] AA Range = 200 km, AA Ceiling = 30 km, Speed = Mach 5, ABM Range = 40 km.[125] | |
IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS | Germany | Medium Range Air Defence | IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS | 7 SLM Systems, 10 SLX systems, 6 SLS systems[126][127][128] | The German government approved the sale of 7 IRIS-T SLM tactical medium range AD systems to Egypt in September 2018. | |
Volga | Soviet Union | Medium Range Air Defence | Tayer el-Sabah SA-2 |
100[129] | 100 units were delivered by USSR from 1970 to 1972 for use in the Yom Kippur War. The Egyptians were impressed by the system's performance and acquired a local production license from the USSR. AA Range = 45 km, AA Ceiling = 25 km, Speed = Mach 3.5, ABM = none | |
Buk | M1-2 M2 (SA-17) |
The Buk-M2 was not previously known to be in Egyptian service until it was revealed in a video of an air defence exercise released on 2 November 2014 by the MoD.[130] AA Range = 30 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 3.0 | ||||
MIM-23 Hawk | United States | Phase III | 62 | On 25 February 2014, Egypt ordered new 186 rocket motors to extend the life of their Hawk batteries.[131] Since there are 3 missiles per launch unit then one can deduce that Egypt plans to maintain 62 launcher systems. AA Range = 50 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 2.4 | ||
Pechora 2M | Soviet Union | 2M (SA-3) | 70 | Originally Egypt received 200 units from USSR between 1970 and 1972[129] and they were used extensively during the Yom Kippur War. These units aged and some of them were upgraded to Pechora-2M version. As of December 2008, 70 Pechora-2M upgraded ramp-launched missiles had been ordered by Egypt.[132] AA Range = 35 km, AA Ceiling = 18 km, Speed = Mach 3.1 | ||
Kub | SA-6 | 56[133] | Purchased from the Soviet Union after the disastrous 6 Day War and was used to great effect in the Yom Kippur War virtually denying the entire air space of Egypt to Israel. The system was modernized and is still in service. AA Range = 24 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 2.8 | |||
Tor | Short Range Air Defence | M1 M2 (SA-15) |
16 | 16 units were purchased from Russia.[134] The Tor-M2 was not previously known to be in Egyptian service until it was revealed in a video of an air defence exercise released on 2 November 2014 by the MoD.[130] AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 | ||
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | United States | 75 | Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008.[135] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 | |||
Crotale | France | VT-1 | 36[136] | Purchased from France in 1980.[137] AA Range = 11 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = 3.53 | ||
MIM-72 Chaparral | United States | MIM-72C[138] | 280[139][140] | Purchased from U.S. stock in 1987,2014[139][137] AA Range = 9 km, AA Ceiling = 4 km, Speed = Mach 1.5 | ||
Strela-1 | Soviet Union | SA-9 | 20[136] | AA Range = 4.2 km, AA Ceiling = 3.5 km, Speed = Mach 1.8 | ||
M113 AA | United States | SPAAG | Nile 23 Sinai 23 M163 VADS |
Upgraded version of the ZU-23-2 twin 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns radar guided (148) with Sakr Eye SAM 2X2 on M113, Upgraded version of the ZU-23-2 twin 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns radar guided with Stinger SAM (3X2) (72) on M113, 108 | ||
Shilka | Soviet Union | 350 in 1995.[141] 330 were delivered from USSR, also a new contract was signed with Russia in 2005.[142] | ||||
ZSU-57-2 | Soviet Union | 40 | 100 ordered in 1960 from Soviet Union and delivered between 1961 and 1962,[143] with 40 remaining in storage today.[144] | |||
M53/59 Praga | Czechoslovakia | |||||
Skyguard Amoun | Switzerland | Towed AA/SHORAD (35 mm) | Amoun | 36 | 72 GDF units used with one Skyguard unit and two Sparrow SAM launchers per battery | |
M167 VADS | United States | Towed AA (20 mm) | 72 | |||
ZPU | Soviet Union | Towed AA (14.5 mm) | 200 | |||
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Towed AA (23 mm) | 280 | 280 as Nile 23 and Sinai 23, and 650 upgraded with radar guidance | ||
61-K | Soviet Union | Towed AA (37 mm) | 200 | 700 | ||
S-60 | Soviet Union | Towed AA (57 mm) | 200 | 600 | ||
52-K | Soviet Union | Towed AA (85 mm) | 400 | |||
KS-19 | Soviet Union | Towed AA (100 mm) | 200 | |||
KS-30 | Soviet Union | Towed AA (130 mm) | [145] | 120 |
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