The following list outlines the major equipment in service with the Egyptian Army.
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Notes | |
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Protective gear | |||||
Hełm wz. 50 | Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry | |||
Hełm wz. 67 | Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry[1] [2] | |||
BK-3 Helmet | Combat helmet | Standard issue for forces deployed in Sinai insurgency operations | |||
Ops-Core FAST helmet | Combat helmet | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||
PASGT | Combat helmet, ballistic vest | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||
Mars Armor Modular Tactical Vest Model 58 | Ballistic vest | Standard issue for regular infantry | |||
Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier | Ballistic vest | ||||
Egyptian Integrated Soldier System | Future soldier program |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Comment | |
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Pistols | ||||||
Colt M1911[3] | United States | Semi-automatic pistol | .45 ACP | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||
Belgium | 9×19mm | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||
TT-33[4] | 7.62×25mm | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||
Austria | 9×19mm | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||
Switzerland | 9×19mm | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||
H&K USP[5] | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||
Helwan 920[6] | Beretta M92-FS pistol, with early Beretta 92-style grip-mounted magazine release button. Produced under license by the Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54[7] Service Pistol | |||||
CZ 75[8] | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm | Secondary Service Pistol | |||
Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm | Secondary Service Pistol | ||||
Submachine gun | ||||||
HK MP5[9] | Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
UMP[10] | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Star Model Z-45[11] | ||||||
CZ Scorpion Evo 3[12] | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Škorpion[13] | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
MP7[14] | Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
PP-19 Vityaz | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | ||||
Shotgun | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Italy | ||||||
United States | ||||||
Assault rifle/Carbine | ||||||
Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and Paratroopers 170th Airborne Brigade | ||||||
Heckler & Koch G36[15] | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Beretta AR70/90[16] | ||||||
SKS[17] | Used By Infantry Units | |||||
Indigenous version of the Soviet AKM rifle. Produced under license by the Al Maadi Company for Engineering Industries (Factory 54).[18] [19] Main Service Rifle | ||||||
AK-74 | Assault rifle | 5.45×39mm | Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)[20] | |||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Used By Infantry Units | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and police forces | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
Bulgaria | Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
M16[21] | ||||||
M4A1[22] | Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | ||||||
SIG Sauer SIG516[23] | Used by Rapid Deployment Forces and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Vz. 52[24] | Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
CZ-805 BREN A1/A2[25] | Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle) | |||||
CZ 807[26] | Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle) | |||||
Beretta ARX 160[27] | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) | |||||
Machine gun | ||||||
Zastava M72[28] | ||||||
RPD[29] | Produced locally under license. (See RPD page) | |||||
FN Minimi[30] | Produced locally under license. | |||||
RPK[31] | ||||||
PKM[32] | PK PKM PKMS | |||||
M60[33] | Also known as Mk43 | |||||
Produced locally under license[34] [35] (See FN MAG page) | ||||||
DP-27[36] | ||||||
SG-43 Goryunov[37] | Produced locally | |||||
Used by T-80 crews | ||||||
See KPV page | ||||||
Sniper rifle | ||||||
Mosin-Nagant[38] | ||||||
Dragunov SVD[39] | ||||||
Used by Rapid Deployment Forces | ||||||
SIG Sauer SSG 3000[40] | Used by Unit 777 | |||||
.50 caliber | Used by Thunderbolt Forces, Unit 999, Egyptian navy special forces brigades and Black Cobra Unit | |||||
.50 caliber | Used By Rapid Deployment Forces and Black Cobra | |||||
OSV-96[41] | 12.7×108mm | Used by Egyptian special operation forces. | ||||
M110 SASS | 7.62×51mm | Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces. | ||||
Orsis T-5000[42] | Sniper rifle | 6.5×47mm Lapua or 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) or .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum or .375 CheyTac | Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces. | |||
Grenade launcher | ||||||
40×53mm | Manufactured locally.[43] [44] | |||||
40×46mm | Manufactured locally[45] [46] | |||||
40×46mm |
Name | Image | Origin | Comment | |
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Recoilless rifle | ||||
105 mm | ||||
73 mm[47] | ||||
82 mm[48] |
Name | Image | Origin | Number | Comment | |
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Anti tank systems | |||||
| Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[49] [50] | ||||
Unknown | |||||
MILAN II[51] | 345 units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system | |||
| 260+ units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (locally made) | |||
BGM-71D TOW II[52] | | 500+ 450 missiles | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (810 + 575 units(locally made)[53] | ||
Unknown | 107 mm | ||||
9M14 Malyutka[54] | | Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system. | ||
9M113 Konkurs[55] | Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s | |||
9K115-2 Metis-M[56] | Unknown | Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014 | |||
Unknown | Anti-tank missile | ||||
Akeron MP[57] | Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training in 15 March 2023 | Anti-tank missile | |||
HJ-8[58] | | Unknown | Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM | ||
HJ-73[59] | Unknown |
System | Image | Origin | Comment | |
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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. | ||||
9K34 Strela-3 | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. | |||
FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile | |||
9K38 Igla | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. 9K38 / 9K338 variants |
System | Image | Origin | Number | Comment | ||
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Mortars | ||||||
240 mm | ||||||
1800[60] | 160 mm | |||||
120 mm | ||||||
120 mm | ||||||
120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[61] | ||||||
M2[62] | | 107 mm | ||||
60 mm mortar system | ||||||
Helwan | 60 mm, Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1[63] [64] [65] |
System | Image | Origin | Comment | ||
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Training mortars | |||||
120 mm | |||||
82 mm |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Period | Details | |
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| M1A1 | 1,360 | 1992– | All in active service. Manufactured in Egypt. | ||||
M60A1M60A3 | 1,150 | 1979– | Active[66] 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 | Main battle tank | T-80UT-80UK | 34 | 1997– | Purchased in 1997.[67] (possibly no less than 100 in total) | |||
RO-115, RO-120 | 500 | 1972– | 200 in active service, 300 in storage | |||||
T-54/T55 | | T-55E MK II | 840 | In storage.[68] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Details | |
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| 390 | 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. | |||||
| BMP-1S | 300 | |||||
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 | 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 | 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. | ||
BTR-50 | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-50PKMBTR-50PK | 500 | 500 were ordered in 1964 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1965 and 1966. 250 BTR-50's are currently in service,[69] 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. | |||
OT-62 TOPAS | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | OT-62B OT-62 | 200 | Purchased in 1972. 200 units were upgraded by Ukraine to the OT-62B standard in 2010.[70] | |||
Armoured personnel carriers(Wheeled) | |||||||
BMR-600 | Armoured personnel carrier | BMR-600P | 250 | ||||
Fahd | | Armored personnel carrier Armored medevac Tank destroyer Armored command post Infantry fighting vehicle | Fahd 240 Fahd 280 Fahd 280-30 | 410 | 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 | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-60PB | 250 | 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 | Armored personnel carrier | Walid MKII | 650 | Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol. | |||
Protected patrol vehicle | |||||||
Caiman | MRAP | CAT II (6x6) | 535 | 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.[71] | |||
Reva | MRAP | REVA IIIREVA V LWB | N/A | ||||
RG-33 | South Africa United States | MRAP | Total RG-33L HAGA | 449 | The heavily armored vehicle is designed to protect soldiers from blasts from IEDs, landmines, and from other types of attacks. | ||
ST-500[72] | N/A | Designed and manufactured by Egypt | |||||
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt) | MRAPs, Light tactical APCs | Temsah 2 | N/A | 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 | |||
Armoured utility vehicles | |||||||
Panthera | | Armored personnel carrier | Panthera T6 | N/A | Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS).[73] | ||
Sherpa | Armored personnel carrier | 173 | |||||
ST-100 | MRAP | N/A | First introduced in EDEX 2018 | ||||
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | |||||||
Cadillac Gage Commando | Armored reconnaissance scout | V150 Commando Scout | 112 | 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 | Armored reconnaissance scout | BRDM-2M96i BRDM-2 | 300 | Purchased in 1968 from USSR, 100 of them were modernized by Poland in 2001. | |||
Anti-tank vehicles | |||||||
M901 | Anti-tank missile carrier | 52 | |||||
YPR-765 | Anti-tank missile carrier | 300 | |||||
HMMWV | Anti-tank missile carrier | N/A | Equipped with TOW-2 |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Period | Details |
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Multiple-rocket launcher | |||||||
ATS-59 | 122mm MLRS | ATS-59G | N/A | ||||
MLRS 122 mm | BM-21 BM-11 Sakr-10 Sakr-18 Sakr-36 | 356 |
| ||||
RAAD 200 | 122mm MLRS | N/A [74] [75] | |||||
K-136 Kooryong | 130mm MLRS | 36 | |||||
United States | MLRS 227 mm | M270 | 26 | 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 | 240mm MLRS | 32 | |||||
BM-24 | 240mm MLRS | 48 | All in store | ||||
Self-propelled artillery | |||||||
SP-122[76] | | Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm | 124+ | Locally assembled D-30 gun on an Armored Ural Truck chassisLicense built by Egypt. Some are modernized | |||
M-46 | 130mm Self-propelled howitzer | N/A | Locally Assembled M-46 gun on an Armored KrAZ Truck chassisModernized | ||||
United States | Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm &<br />122mm | M109A5 M102A2 | 368 | ||||
155 mm self-propelled howitzer | K9A1EGY | The export contract worth $1.6 billion was signed in February 2022.[77] Initial batches will be produced in South Korea while the rest will be produced in Egypt under license from 2024 with 50% localization rate.[78] [79] [80] | |||||
Towed artillery | |||||||
122 mm howitzer | D-30M | 190 | Egypt bought production license and will likely use it to replace completely the older 122 mm models that are now stored due to age. | ||||
122 mm howitzer | 36 | All are stored. | |||||
122 mm howitzer | 300 | Some used for training the rest are stored. | |||||
130 mm howitzer | M-46 Type 59-1M | 420 | 1952– | Egypt bought the license to produce M-46 from USSR.[81] | |||
155 mm howitzer | 16 | Being manufactured locally under license, likely to replace aging 152 mm and 130 mm artillery. | |||||
Self-propelled mortar | |||||||
M106 | 65 mm mortar carrier | M106A2 | 35 | ||||
M125 | United States | 81 mm mortar carrier | M125A2 | 50 | |||
M1064 | 120 mm mortar carrier | M1064A3 | 36 | ||||
M-160 | 160 mm self-propelled mortar | 30 | |||||
Ammunition support vehicle | |||||||
Artillery ammunition support vehicle | K10 K11 | U/N | Ammunition resupply vehicle to support the K9s. | ||||
250 | Designed to support self-propelled howitzers, purchased from US along with the M109A5s. |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details | |
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United States | 310 | 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.[82] | ||||
YPR-765-PRBRG | Armoured recovery vehicle | Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV | ||||
Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A | |||||
Armoured recovery vehicle | ||||||
Armoured recovery vehicle | ||||||
Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A | |||||
Maxxpro | Armoured recovery vehicle | 12 | ||||
Bought from the old U.S. Army Europe stock in the 1990s. | ||||||
Combat engineer vehicle | 72[83] | |||||
Bought as an option along with the Abrams tank. | ||||||
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Bought along with other M60 tanks. | |||||
MT-55 K/L | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | |||||
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 56 | |||||
TMM-3 | 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 | Motorized bridge | 70[84] | 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 | 94[85] | 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. | ||||
Uses KrAZ-255 for transportation. | ||||||
GSP-55 | 86[86] [87] | |||||
PMM-2 | Pontoon bridger | 56[88] [89] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[90] | |||
BMK-T | Bridging boats | |||||
BMK-150M | Bridging boats | |||||
BMK-130M | Bridging boats | |||||
75[91] [92] | ||||||
Nather-1/2 | Minelayer | A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ.[93] | ||||
Husky VMMD | United States | |||||
Mine clearer | 340 | Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges. | ||||
PZM-2 | 48[94] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[95] | ||||
Trencher | 36[96] [97] | |||||
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details | |
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Utility vehicle | 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.[103] | |||||
Utility vehicle | 3,910+[104] | Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[105] | |||||
Utility vehicle | 10,650 | Locally built. | |||||
Utility vehicle |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.[106] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[107] | |||
Very heavy truck (19,600 kg) | ||||||
Fuel servicing truck Recovery truck | M978 M978A4 M984A4 | 75 1 1 | ||||
Very heavy truck (12,000 kg) | ||||||
Very heavy truck (10,000 kg) | ||||||
Heavy truck (5,000 kg) | Model M931 Model M927 Model M923 Model M818 | |||||
Heavy truck (5,000 kg) | US army surplus. | |||||
Heavy truck (10,000 kg) Heavy Truck (7,500 kg) | ||||||
Heavy truck (6,000 kg) | Ordered during the late 1980s. | |||||
Egypt | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) Heavy truck (4,500 kg) | Locally built, ongoing production | ||||
Heavy truck (3,500 kg) | Ordered in the 1960s from the Soviet Union. | |||||
Medium truck (2,500 kg) | US army surplus | |||||
Medium truck (2,000 kg) | ||||||
Trucks | ||||||
635NL trailer | Produced under license.[108] | |||||
Refueler |
Sakr-80 | | artillery rocket system | 24 | indigenous Luna-M upgrade | ||
9K52 Luna-M | Short-range ballistic missile | 9 | ||||
Scud missile | Short-range ballistic missile | [109] | Scud-B, Scud-C |
Long Range Air Defence | 4 Battalions[110] | Preparation to receive the S-300VM were under way in November 2014[111] First components delivered in March 2015.[112] AA Range = 200 km, AA Ceiling = 30 km, Speed = Mach 5, ABM Range = 40 km.[113] | |||||
Medium Range Air Defence | IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS | 7 SLM Systems, 10 SLX systems, 6 SLS systems[114] [115] [116] | The German government approved the sale of 7 IRIS-T SLM tactical medium range AD systems to Egypt in September 2018. | ||||
Medium Range Air Defence | Tayer el-Sabah SA-2 | 100 | 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 | ||||
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.[117] AA Range = 30 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 3.0 | ||||||
Phase III | 62 | On 25 February 2014, Egypt ordered new 186 rocket motors to extend the life of their Hawk batteries.[118] 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 | |||||
2M (SA-3) | 70 | Originally Egypt received 200 units from USSR between 1970 and 1972[119] 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.[120] AA Range = 35 km, AA Ceiling = 18 km, Speed = Mach 3.1 | |||||
SA-6 | 56[121] | 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 | |||||
Short Range Air Defence | M1 M2 (SA-15) | 16 | 16 units were purchased from Russia.[122] 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. AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 | ||||
75 | Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008.[123] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 | ||||||
VT-1 | 36[124] | Purchased from France in 1980.[125] AA Range = 11 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = 3.53 | |||||
MIM-72C[126] | 280[127] [128] | Purchased from U.S. stock in 1987,2014 AA Range = 9 km, AA Ceiling = 4 km, Speed = Mach 1.5 | |||||
SA-9 | 20 | AA Range = 4.2 km, AA Ceiling = 3.5 km, Speed = Mach 1.8 | |||||
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 | |||||||
350 in 1995.[129] 330 were delivered from USSR, also a new contract was signed with Russia in 2005.[130] | |||||||
40 | 100 ordered in 1960 from Soviet Union and delivered between 1961 and 1962,[131] with 40 remaining in storage today.[132] | ||||||
Towed AA/SHORAD (35 mm) | Amoun | 36 | 72 GDF units used with one Skyguard unit and two Sparrow SAM launchers per battery | ||||
Towed AA (20 mm) | 72 | ||||||
Towed AA (14.5 mm) | 200 | ||||||
Towed AA (23 mm) | 280 | 280 as Nile 23 and Sinai 23, and 650 upgraded with radar guidance | |||||
Towed AA (37 mm) | 200 | 700 | |||||
Towed AA (57 mm) | 200 | 600 | |||||
Towed AA (85 mm) | 400 | ||||||
Towed AA (100 mm) | 200 | ||||||
Towed AA (130 mm) | [133] | 120 |