Topic: Egypt
Egypt to buy more Apaches after faced difficulties of Russian-made Ka-52 helicopters
Egypt has decided to buy more AH-64E Apache attack helicopters after faced with difficulties of Russian-made Ka-52 helicopters. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Government of Egypt has requested...
Modern Russian-made MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed in Egypt
On 3 November, a Russian-made MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed during a training mission in Egypt. The cause of the crash is unknown at this point, the Egyptian pilot managed...
U.S. approves 120mm tank rounds military sales worth $99 million to Egypt
The U.S. State Department has approved possible military sales worth $99 million to Egypt, including M831A1, M865 and APFSDS-T 122mm tank rounds, the Pentagon said on Monday. According...
Russian-produced attack helicopters spotted at Egypt’s airbase
Recently captured commercial satellite imagery shows that Egypt has received a big batch of newest Russian-produced Ka-52 attack helicopters. Recently analysed Google Earth satellite imagery shows 12 recently received...
AT-802U light attack aircraft spotted during counter-terrorism operations in Sinai
A light-attack aircraft that appeared to be a heavily armoured version of the AT-802 agricultural and fire fighting aircraft has been spotted during counter-terrorism operations in Sinai,...
Egypt plans to procure additional Rafale fighter jets
Egypt is set to acquire additional Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault by the end of this year, the French newspaper La Tribune reported on 4 July. According...
Egyptian troops mobilizing on the Gaza border
The Egypt Defense Portal and Abu Ali Blog have distributed photos showing the accumulation and movement of Egyptian manpower and military equipment on the Gaza border. The vehicles, which include...
Egypt receives its last Rafale EM fighter jets
On November 28, the Egyptian Air Force received its last three Rafale EM (single seater) fighter jets, the EM06, 07 and 08. The aircraft departed the Dassault Aviation...