Egypt
Egypt
Capital:
Cairo
Suez
Canal
Historical
Roman occupation
Arab invasion of North Africa- Arabs
capture Alexandria in 641 A.D.
1948
Arab-Israeli War
1967
Six Day War- israel launches a preemptive attack on neighboring arab
nations. Egypts air force is virtually destroyed on the ground.
1973
Ramadan War (Yom Kippur)
1956
Suez Crisis- Egypt is attacked by israel, Britain, and France after
attempting to nationalize the Suez Canal.
468,500
active duty personnel
479,000
reserve personnel
Largest
military in Africa and largest Arab military.
Reconnaissance
satellite
Ballistic
Missiles
Nodong-
North Korean made medium range ballistic missiles?
Al
Badr (SS-1 Scud C variant)
Hwasong
6- North Korean made short range ballistic missiles?
SS-1
Scud C short range ballistic missiles.
SS-1
Scud B short range ballistic missiles.
ATACMS
short range ballistic missiles used with M270 MLRS?
FROG-7
battlefield ballistic missiles
Sakr-80
Egyptian made battlefield ballistic missiles.80 km range. 3 missiles
per launcher.
RS-120
Tactical Ballistic Missile. Still under development.
Egyptian
Air Force
50,000
active duty personnel
20,000
reserve personnel
MiG-21
fighter aircraft (62)
Mirage
2000 fighter aircraft (18)
J-7
fighter aircraft (53)
L-59
Super Albatros trainer/light attack aircraft (47)
L-39
Albatros trainer aircraft (10)
EMB
312 Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft (54)
G-115
Tutor trainer aircraft (74)
K-8
Karakorum trainer aircraft (120)
UH-12
Raver helicopter trainer (17)
Z-142C
trainer aircraft (48)
C-295
transport aircraft (1)
Beechcraft
1900 aircraft used for maritime patrol and intelligence (8)
EC-130H
Hercules
E-2C
Hawkeye 2000 (8)
Beechcraft
1900 ELINT aircraft (6)
MBDA SCALP cruise
missiles
AH-64
Apache attack helicopters (47)
Mi-8
helicopters (42)
Mi-17
helicopters (51)
SA.342
Gazelle helicopters (84)
SH-2G
Super Seasprite helicopters used for ASW (13)
Sea
King helicopters helicopters used for ASW (6)
UH-60
helicopters (30)
Commando
helicopters (26)
Chinese made Wing Loong unmanned caombat aerial vehicles
Chinese made CH-4 unmanned combat aerial vehicle?
Model
324 Scarab reconnaissance UAV
R4E-50
Sky Eye reconnaissance UAV
Camcopter
helicopter UAV
Kader
reconnaissance/target drone (Egyptian made)
Air
Defense
Egyptian
Air Defense Command
MIM-104
Patriot surface-to-air missiles
SLAMRAAM
surface-to-air missiles (surfaced launched AIM-120 AMRAAM)
Avenger
air defense system with Stinger missiles.
IRIS-T SL surface launched variant of the IRIS-T missile (7)
IRIS-T SL surface launched variant of the IRIS-T missile (7)
Egyptian
Navy
18,000
personnel
Over
2,000 km of coastline to defend along the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Suez
Canal
Main
base in Alexandria
Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ships (2)
L1010 ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser
L1020 ENS Anwar El Sadat
Each Mistral Class assault ship carries eight Ka-52K attack helicopters, four Ka-29TB transport helicopters, and four Ka-27P anti-submarine warfare helicopters
ASW
patrol boats (8)
Coastal
Patrol Boats (10)
Mine
Warfare Vessels (38)
Auxiliary
Ships (15)
Harpoon
anti-ship missiles fired from some frigates and fast attack craft
HY-1
anti-ship missiles fired from Hegu class Fast Attack Craft
MM-38
Exocet anti-ship missiles fired from Tiger class Fast Patrol Boats
Otomat
Mk 1 anti-ship missiles fired from Ramadan class Fast Patrol Boats
SS-N-2
Styx anti-ship missiles fired from Osa 1 and October class Fast
Attack Craft
FL-1
anti-ship missiles
MM-40
Exocet anti-ship missiles
Otomat
Mk II anti-ship missiles
AS-5
Kelt (KSR-2) missiles modified from the air launched version.
No
naval aviation arm. Depends on aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force
for maritime patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare.
SH-2G
Seasprite helicopters (10)
Sea
King helicopters (5)
Gazelle
helicopters (9)
Grob
G-115 trainer aircraft
Coast
Guard
2,000
personnel
105
vessels
Egyptian
Army
379,000
active duty personnel
479,000
reserve personnel
Republican
Guard
Paratroops
Special
Forces
M1
Abrams tanks (1,130)
T-80
tanks (34)
Ramses
II tanks. Egyptian upgraded T-54/55 tanks. (260)
T-62
tanks (500)
YPR-765
infantry fighting vehicles. European version of the AIFV. Purchased
from Belgium and the Netherlands. (1,030)
EIFV
infantry fighting vehicles. M113 armored personnel carriers with
additional armor and M2 Bradley turrets.(300)
SIFV
infantry fighting vehicle (800)
BMP-1
infantry fighting vehicles (220)
BMR-600
Spanish made 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers (260)
OT-64
armored personnel carriers (300)
BTR-60
armored personnel carriers (200)
BTR-50
armored personnel carriers (250)
BTR-152
armored personnel carriers (175)
BTR-40
armored personnel carriers (230)
Walid-
Egyptian made 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers
BRDM-2
armored reconnaissance vehicles (300)
V150
Commando armored reconnaissance vehicles (180)
RG-32M-
South African made 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles used for border
patrol. (180)
M981
FISTV artillery support and observation vehicles (72)
M901A3
tank destroyers (52)
YPR-765
PRAT- Netherlands made tank destroyers with Norwegian Tow Under Armor
(TUA) turrets. (290)
K-61
tracked amphibious vehicles (180)
PTS-M
tracked amphibious vehicles (350)
HMMWV
utility vehicles (2,965)
Hotspur
HUSSARD 6x6 wheeled armored patrol vehicles (110)
Tiger
Kader-120 4x4 wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles (650)
Kader
320 4x4 wheeled utility vehicles. Based on the Mercedes Benz G320.
(820)
M1114
4x4 wheeled vehicles used as artillery forward observation vehicles.
(375)
M1043
4x4 wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles (350)
Multiple
Rocket Launchers
BM-24
240mm multiple rocket launchers.
M270
MLRS 227mm multiple rocket launchers.
Sakr-45
227mm multiple rocket launchers. Licensed copy of the M270 rocket.
6X6 wheeled truck. 12 tubes. 2 rows of 6.
RPU-14
towed 140mm multiple rocket launchers. 16 tubes. 4 rows of 4.
M-51
130mm multiple rocket launchers. 16 tubes. 4 rows of 4.
BM-21
122mm multiple rocket launchers. 40 tubes. 4 rows of 10.
BM-11
122mm multiple rocket launchers. 30 tubes. 2 rows of 15.
Sakr-36
122mm multiple rocket launchers. 40 tubes. 4 rows of 10.
Sakr-30
(RC-21) 122mm multiple rocket launchers. 40 tubes. 4 rows of 10.
Sakr-10
122mm multiple rocket launchers. 4 tubes. 2 rows of 2. Fired from a
tripod or jeep.
Sakr-8
122mm rocket launchers. 2 or 3 tubes fired from a tripod or a jeep.
Sakr-4
(PRL111) 122mm single tube rocket launchers
RL-812
TLC 107mm multiple rocket launchers. 12 tubes arranged in three rows
of four.
PRL81
single tube 107mm rocket launchers.
VAP
80mm multiple rocket launchers. 12 rounds.
D-3000
80mm smoke screen rockets.
Self
Propelled Artillery
M109A2
155mm self propelled howitzers.(420)
M109A5
155mm self propelled howitzers (201)
SPH
122 (122mm D-30 howitzer on a M109A2 chassis) 124
SPH
122 (122mm D-30 howitzer on a T-34 chassis) 76
M110A2
self propelled 203mm howitzers
Towed
Artillery
D-20
152mm towed howitzers (150)
D-30
122mm towed howitzers (600)
S-23
180mm towed field guns (24)
GH-52
155mm towed field guns (400)
M-46
130mm towed field guns (420)
Type
59 130mm towed field guns (150)
D-74
122mm towed field guns (148)
Type
60 122mm towed field guns (148)
M1944
100mm towed field guns (200)
M712
Copperhead 155mm Precision Guided Munitions.
Self
Propelled Mortars
M120
120mm mortars on modified T-34 and T-54 tank chassis. (120)
M106A3
mortars carriers with M120 120mm mortars (160)
M106A2
mortar carriers with M30 107mm mortars (150)
M125A2
mortar carriers with M29 81mm mortars (350)
Mortars
M240
240mm mortars (24)
M1943
160mm mortars (160)
M-43
120mm mortars (240)
2B11
Sani 120mm mortars (300)
M120
120mm mortars (560)
Helwan
UK-2 120mm mortars. Egyptian made copy of the M-43 (600)
M30
107mm mortars (390)
2B14
Podnos 82mm mortars (750)
Helwan
M-69 82mm mortars. Egyptian made copy of the 82-PM-37 (1,250)
M252
81mm mortars (1,750)
M224
60mm mortars (1,800)
Helwan
60mm mortars. Egyptian made copy of the Type 63 (2,500)
AGM-114
Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles
BGM-71
TOW II anti-tank guided missiles
AT-3
Sagger anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7
anti-tank rocket launchers
Egyptian made copy of the RPG-7 made by Sakr
Various Egyptian made rockets for the RPG-7
Egyptian made Cobra rocket
Egyptian made copy of the RPG-7 made by Sakr
Various Egyptian made rockets for the RPG-7
Egyptian made Cobra rocket
SPG-9
recoilless guns
B-11
recoilless guns
B-10
recoilless guns
Mk
19 automatic grenade launchers
Maadi
under barrel grenade launchers
M79
grenade launchers
KPV
14.5mm machine guns
NSV
12.7mm machine guns
M2HB
.50 cal machine guns
FN
MAG machine guns
M60
machine guns
PK
machine guns
RPK
machine guns
RPD
machine guns
FN
Minimi machine guns
PSG1
sniper rifles
M40A3
sniper rifles
Dragunov
SVD sniper rifles
Misr
assault rifles (Egyptian copy of the AKM. Produced by Al Maadi
Company for Engineering Industries)
M16
assault rifles
M4
carbines
UMP
sub-machine guns
MP5
sub-machine guns
Helwan
920- Egyptian made 9mm pistols. Beretta M92 copy.
P226
9mm pistols
FIM-92
Stinger shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles
SA-18
(Igla) shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles
SA-9
surface-to-air missiles
M1097
Avenger (HMMWV with Stinger missiles)
M163
Vulcan with 20mm gun
Nile
23 air defense systems. (ZU-23-2 with Sakr Eye surface-to-air
missiles on an M113 APC)
Sinai
23 air defense systems. (ZU-23-2 with Stinger surface-to-air missiles
on an M113 APC)
BTR-152
with 12.7mm machine guns
M53/59
Praga self propelled twin 30mm anti-aircraft guns
ZSU-57-2
self propelled 57mm anti-aircraft guns
KS-30
130mm guns
KS-19
100mm guns
M1939
85mm guns
S-60
57mm guns
M1939
37mm guns
ZU-23-2
twin 23mm guns
M167
A3 towed six barrel 20mm guns.
ZPU-4
quadruple 14.5mm guns
ZPU-2
twin 14.5mm guns
Frontier Corps
Approximately 12,000 personnel. Mostly Bedouin.
Interior
Ministry
Border
Guards
Egyptian
Intelligence
Chemical
Weapons?
pictures
Egyptian companies
Arab Organization for Industry (AOI)
Sakr
Helwan
Arab British Engine Company (ABECO)
Arab British Helicopter Compnay (ABHCO)
Kader
Arab British Dynamics Company (ABD)
Arab Renewable Energy Company (ARECO)
ATICO
SEMAF railway factory
Engine factory
Aircraft factory
Eagles Defence International Systems (EIDS)
pictures
Egyptian companies
Arab Organization for Industry (AOI)
Sakr
Helwan
Arab British Engine Company (ABECO)
Arab British Helicopter Compnay (ABHCO)
Kader
Arab British Dynamics Company (ABD)
Arab Renewable Energy Company (ARECO)
ATICO
SEMAF railway factory
Engine factory
Aircraft factory
Eagles Defence International Systems (EIDS)
why did you go into detail about the 1967 war but mention no details about egypt and syria (among others) attacking Israel in 1973 and still being defeated?
ReplyDeleteLOL. Don't take it personal. I can't type a nations entire military history and every aspect of it. I typed that israel virtually wiped out the Egyptian air force too, so stopped complaining. It is what it is.
DeleteDefeated? They also got their heads handed to them in 1973 and being forced to return the land they wanted to STEAL in 1967 for the expansionistic ambitions those land grabbing mongrels. We'll be ready for them now anytime they chose no matter how many restrictions those chickens try the lobby the US to keep us contained. Things have changed quite a bit in just the last 5 years and you can add the 3 divisions of S-300 and Rafales with BVR ER and EM with much more to come from the Russians not to mention a pair of Helicopter carriers and the training, wooohooo! A heck of a lot better than back in the 60's and early 70's when they had no clue. It's a whole new army and a great one! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteBTW, if it wasn't for the CISMOA treaty, the AIM-120's we have to fire off of HUMVEE's would be on all the F-16 but that's ok, now that the Rafale is part of the EAF and more to come, the METEOR and and MICA MBDA will throw that enemy into a huge loop! GO EGYPT!
It's funny how a country that was "defeated" in a war... takes it's land back.. It that a new rule in military conflicts? If you get defeated, you get to take your land back? :)
ReplyDeleteEvery action has a reaction kid
ReplyDeleteYour photo under the BTR-50 actually shows the OT-62 armored personnel vehicles in parade - the BTR-50 has only one front expansion bay, while the OT-62 (Topas) has two. Also, the OT-62 has a side hatch - hard to see in that photo.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your input. I have corrected it.
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