Egypt is in talks with Dassault for a contract of initial order for 24 Rafale jets, and a contract was signed in april 2014 for acquiring 24 Mig-29-M2 (the most modern Mig-29 development) and currently Egypt is in talks with Russia to acquire 24 Mig-35 fighter jets.
a very good step, the Mig-29 M2 will replace the old Mig-21, and the Rafale will replace some of the Mirage V Egypt has, Egypt has about 80 Mirage V jets, so not all of them will be phased out (The Upgraded one at least, called Mirage V Horus), but at the end all will be replaced With more jets of the modern Rafale and possibly Emirates Mirage 2000-9 jets. so what do you think ?
Egyptian military is a real bad azz in mixing several types of fighter jets, they have American F16, French Mirage 2000 and Mirage V , russian Mig-21 , Chinese J-7 (to be replaced with modern JF-17 under license to be built in Egypt. did you ever see such an awesome military that can run all those types of jets at the same time ?
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Egyptian Air Force going through a huge modernization, new russian,french fighter jets for Egypt
Let's not get too far ahead of our selves, the EAF only requested the French to place an offer. Whether that will be taken further is yet to be seen. If the MiG-29 M/M2 plus the Rafale are procured then the JF-17 will have no hope. Second tier fighters would be the F-16 and M2K (if more are procured if not then the F-16 on its own will more than suffice).
No they egypt don't make F-16 parts...All spares comes from US and some components are under licensed produced in Turkey and each and every Information is recorded.
Egypt has (contract signed pre 2003) depot level maintenance/logistics infrastructure for its F-16s which includes limited production of spare parts (which was gradually introduced). It also has an engine line for the F-100 P&W engine.
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SOURCE: United Industrial Corporation
United Industrial Subsidiary Awarded Letter Contract and Initial $14 Million Funding from Hill Air Force Base for Egyptian F-16 Maintenance Depot
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- United Industrial Corporation (NYSE: UIC - news) today announced that its ACL Technologies (ACL) subsidiary has received a letter contract to initiate all efforts necessary to perform as the Integration Contractor for the construction of a F-16 maintenance depot in Egypt.
Awarded by Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, the contract is part of the Foreign Military Sales program between the United States and the Government of Egypt.
The contract will be completed over a two-year period and will provide the Egyptian Air Force with the capability to repair and overhaul over 350 components on the F-16 Fighter Aircraft. ACL will receive initial funding of $14 million, pending final agreement on the entire scope of work. The full contract is valued at up to $28 million, with additional options to be considered.
Under the contract, ACL will purchase, manufacture and integrate equipment and provide other services necessary to
establish a component overhaul capability for the Egyptian Air Force. The scope of the contract includes, fuel, hydraulics, pneumatics, oxygen, landing gear, electrical, instrument and machine shops, all of which will be located near Cairo, Egypt.
Richard R. Erkeneff, United Industrial's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, ``This contract award represents an important milestone in our ongoing strategy to build United Industrial's ACL Technologies business. ACL's performance in providing equipment and services to the F-16 depot programs is second to none, and we are particularly proud that both the United States Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force have designated ACL as their Integration Contractor. We expect that as other nations initiate their own efforts to obtain depot capability, this will provide additional opportunities for ACL.''
ACL Technologies, located in Brea, California, is a leader in providing test equipment and services to the aerospace industry.
United Industrial Corporation is a high technology company focused on the design and production of defense, training, transportation, and energy systems. Its products include unmanned air vehicles, training and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, and ordnance systems. It also manufactures ground transportation components, combustion equipment for biomass and refuse fuels, and specialized firefighter training installations.
Except for the historical information contained herein, information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company's actual results or performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. For additional information about the Company and its various risk factors, reference is made to the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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http://www.unitedindustrial.com.
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Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Line Opens at Egypt Air Force's Helwan Depot
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 24, 2007 – Pratt & Whitney, in partnership with the United States Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force, announced today
the opening of the F100 engine line at the Helwan Depot located at the Helwan Air Base in Egypt. The Egyptian Air Force’s F-16 fleet is powered by the F100-PW-220/220E propulsion systems. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
“We are proud to commence a new chapter in supporting Egypt’s F100 engines,” said Larry Jones, vice president, military customer support for Pratt & Whitney.
“This strong partnership represents our commitment to providing the Egyptian Air Force with the highest quality technical support and customer service, ensuring the long-term success of their F100 engines.”
As part of Pratt & Whitney’s Customer Support program, the Egyptian Air Force’s Helwan Depot received facility upgrades in 2005 to 2006 that included delivery of essential F100 engine support equipment, as well as an onsite Pratt & Whitney Field Support Representative who will provide ongoing technical support to the Air Force. The first module, a Low Pressure Turbine (LPT), was produced from the F100 line this April.
Egypt is among 22 nations to fly the F100 engine. Pratt & Whitney’s F100 engine family has more than 20 million engine flight hours of operational experience and more than 7,000 engines have been delivered or are under contract.
Pratt & Whitney military engines include the F100 that powers the F-16 and F-15, the F135 for the F-35 Lightning II; F119 for the F-22 Raptor; F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III; J52 for the EA-6B Prowler; TF33 powering AWACS, Joint STARS, B-52, and KC-135 aircraft; TF30 for the F-111; PT6 for T-6A and UH-1N aircraft; and JT15 for the T-1A trainer and Pegasus UCAV.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.
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I also think they should more realistically equip for the most likely air war conflict and that is likely to NOT be with Israel, but with an Arab regional neighbour.
