Featured EGYPT - 220 units of F-16 but without BVR missiles

[Trango Towers]

They have Sparrow which is a bvr missile.

Loooool

 

[Counter-Errorist]

Those aircraft are coming out of service soon either way, Russian and European aircraft with BVR are going to replace them.

Wonder what will happen to them after coming out of service

 

[Agha Sher]

After Historical defeat in 1973.
Egyptian have no airbase in Sanai which is also against Egyptians.
2nd without bvr capabilities Egyptian F-16s are just like ordinary bombers. vulnerable to Israeli.
That's why they are now buying Europeans & Russian advance fighters.

True. However, Russian AAM technology is vastly inferior to that of NATO. Also, recently, France refused to sell BVR missiles along with the Rafaels to Egypt.

 

[Tameem]

After Historical defeat in 1973.
Egyptian have no airbase in Sanai which is also against Egyptians.
2nd without bvr capabilities Egyptian F-16s are just like ordinary bombers. vulnerable to Israeli.
That's why they are now buying Europeans & Russian advance fighters.

The Camp David Agreement of 1978 gave Egypt false hope of security in reality it cease to remain independent and only falls under protection and mercy of USA/Israel at best.

 

[Imran Khan]

After Historical defeat in 1973.
Egyptian have no airbase in Sanai which is also against Egyptians.
2nd without bvr capabilities Egyptian F-16s are just like ordinary bombers. vulnerable to Israeli.
That's why they are now buying Europeans & Russian advance fighters.

1973 was not defeat but 1967 was defeat sir.

 

[Mrc]

This was silliest purchase of all times

 

[KAL-EL]

Wow.. Egypt really seems to be arming itself to the teeth.

 

[Imran Khan]

This was silliest purchase of all times

There should be someone answerable for such failure

 

[MMM-E]

Egyptian F-16s dont have Electronic Warfare suite and link-16 datalink
Egyptian F-16s dont have long range land attack Cruise Missile

and Egyptian Airforce Russian made MIG-29M2s can not use American made E-2C AEWCs for network centric warfare ..... also if I am not wrong Egyptian MIG-29M2s dont have long range land attack Cruise Missile

Egyptian RAFALE Fighter Jets armed with only 60km MICA air to air missiles ....... as of 2020 without METEOR and SCALP


so Egyptian Airforce is paper Tiger

 

[Signalian]

Egyptian F-16s dont have Electronic Warfare suit and link-16 datalink
Egyptian F-16s dont have long range Cruise Missile

and Egyptian Airforce Russian made MIG-29M2s can not use American made E-2C AEWCs for network centric warfare

Egyptian RAFALE Fighter Jets armed with only 60km MICA air to air missiles ....... as of 2020 without METEOR

20 x F-16 Block 52 have ACES EW suite.

 

[MMM-E]

20 x F-16 Block 52 have ACES EW suite.

yes I know about it

I am talking about 200 F-16 block15/32/40 .............. block52s are modern but only 19 units
if I am not wrong Egyptian F-16 Block52 went down in 2017

 

[Signalian]

Such unfortunate for them. EAF is getting SU35s, Mig35s, Rafales, Typhoons for BVRs. F16s can be used for WVRs

F-16 can have Strike/SEAD/AShW role escorted by SU or Mig or Rafale. EAF F16s can be equipped with AGM-88 HARM and AGHM-84 Harpoon systems.

yes I know about it

I am talking about 200 F-16 block15/32/40 .............. block52s are modern

EAF E-2C has Link-4 capability i think, upgrading to E-2D will bring Link-16 but that would mean upgrading all F-16s too

 

[Imran Khan]

Egyptian F-16s dont have Electronic Warfare suite and link-16 datalink
Egyptian F-16s dont have long range land attack Cruise Missile

and Egyptian Airforce Russian made MIG-29M2s can not use American made E-2C AEWCs for network centric warfare ..... also if I am not wrong Egyptian MIG-29M2s dont have long range land attack Cruise Missile

Egyptian RAFALE Fighter Jets armed with only 60km MICA air to air missiles ....... as of 2020 without METEOR and SCALP


so Egyptian Airforce is paper Tiger

Do you know that patch .

Without us its just an airline

 

[MMM-E]

F-16 can have Strike/SEAD/AShW role escorted by SU or Mig or Rafale. EAF F16s can be equipped with AGM-88 HARM and AGHM-84 Harpoon systems.

Yes only 50 of HARPOON Missiles ... Egypt can not produce even Cruise Missile

EAF E-2C has Link-4 capability i think, upgrading to E-2D will bring Link-16 but that would mean upgrading all F-16s too

Egypt has upgraded its five E-2C to 2000 standard and link-16 include the 2000 standart ?

problem is Egyptian Airforce 200 F-16 block15/32/40 dont have link-16
that means 200 Egyptian F-16s and 50 MIG-29M2s are without network centric warfare capability


Turkish Airforce 192 F-16 Block50M/52s have link-16 for network centric warfare capability
also 60 F-16C equipped with SPEWS-II Electronic Warfare Suite
and Turkish Airforce 192 F-16 Block50M/52s armed with 26km AIM-9x , 75km AIM-120B , 120km AIM-120C7 air to air missiles .. 150km HARM anti radiation missiles , 110-130km KGK and JSOW glide Bombs .. 280km SLAM-ER and SOM Cruise Missiles ( land attack/anti ship )

 

[Max]

When someone pose such questions to resident Egyptian and ask for whose interests their military is working they either go in shell or ask do you know more then Egyptian Generals (as if they have won anything substantial).