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Al-Sisi is right when he says the Egyptian Armed Forces are very strong..
Here is the order of battle:
Air forces
The Egyptian Air Force has the following:
- 218 F-16 fighters, including 20 Block 52 fighters
- 24 Rafale fighter, the jewel in the crown of the Egyptian Air Force
- 44 MiG-29 M2 / Advanced MiG-35 fighter
- 26 Su-35 fighters, the first batch will be received at the end of this year.
- 18 Mirage 2000 fighters
- 84 Mirage, 5 of them are 24 fighters developed to the standard Horus, and Egypt began to take them out of service and sell them to other countries such as Pakistan.
- 110 ke8 aircraft for advanced training, ground bombardment and support, and Egypt introduced air interception capabilities to them.
- 22 Arc Angel aircraft, including 10 Block 2 and 12 Block 1 gifts from the United Arab Emirates. They are now being developed to the Block 2 standard in the United States.
- 43 Apache helicopters, to be developed in the Longbow soon.
- 50 Kamov Helicopters “Alligator”
- 32 Italian helicopters AW 149 & 189
- 25 Marohel Mil Mi-24 upgraded to Mil 35 standard
- 11 upgraded Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters.
- Hundreds of Gazelle helicopters, Mile 8 and 17
- 9 i-Hawk reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
- 2 AWACS C-130 electronic warfare aircraft
- 22 Hercules cargo aircraft, in addition to 2 Super Hercules, which were contracted.
- 2 giant Ilyushin Il76 cargo plane
- 24 Casa C295 aircraft
- 13 Antonov aircraft
- 9 Canadian Buffalo Aircraft
- 4 Beach Kravit jets
- A large number of armed drones of the type of ch4 & ch5, And a huge number of reconnaissance and surveillance drones.
Egypt has a total of 1180 aircraft, in addition to negotiations on 26 Typhoon fighters and more Rafale fighters as well as more Mig-35s, SU-35s and Kamov K helicopters..
Navy
- 2 Mistral helicopter carriers
- 8 submarines, 4 Type209 and 4 upgraded Romeo Class ..and unknown numbers of midget submarines
- 3 multi-role Fremm frigates, 1 French fremm specialized in anti-submarine combat, and 2 Italian multi-purpose fremm frigates specialized in air defense
- 4 German Miko A200 multi-role frigates
- 4 American Perry-class frigates, with a very modern upgrade
- 1 South Korean frigate Pohang
- 2 American Knox frigates
- 4 Gowind 2500 Corvettes
- 2 Chinese Jianghu Corvettes with a displacement of 1,900 tons.
- 2 Spanish Corvettes Descubierta
- 1 Russian missile craft Molniya
- 5 tiger-class missile boats
- 4 missile boats of the Ambassador stealth missiles with a displacement of 550 tons.
- 4 missile boats of the October class, with a displacement of 82 tons
- 6 missile boats of Ramadan class missiles with a displacement of 312 tons
- 5 missile boats of Chinese Type 148 , with a displacement of 265 tons.
- 8 Osa missile boats
- 4 Shangoi Gun boats
- 18 landing crafts
- 8 Hinan anti-submarine vessels
- 9 minesweepers
-3 Dhat Al Sawari mine hunters
- 2 Osprey mine hunters
- 3 Pluto Plus UUV mine hunters
- 4 Tuima mine layers
- 24 ships for transport, shipping, supplies and ammunition
- 2 Survey ships
- 5 training vessels
The Egyptian Navy will witness additional deals, most notably 4 Bergamini fremm frigates, a large number of coastal patrol boats with ToT..and more French Gowind corvettes.
Total naval assets are more than 314 pieces.. not talking about almost 200 patrol boats and patrol crafts..
Ground forces
- The number of soldiers in the Egyptian army is 500 thousand in service, one million reserves, and 17 million are able to serve in the military
- 4,800 tanks, including 1,500 M1A1 Abrams tanks
- 500 T90 tanks will be delivered this year
- 21 thousand multiple armored vehicles
- 1560 rocket launchers
- 4000 cannons of various calibers and types
- 4 spy and communication satellites
Air Defense
The Egyptian army has the most powerful air defense in the Middle East, as it consists of a very complex network and the most important systems it operates: the S-300 VM, Buk M2, Tor M, Hawk, Avenger, Skyguard Amon, and the German system Iris-Tslm medium range With 7 batteries, all types of Sam systems, the Egyptian system, Tair Al Sabah and Sinai 23, in addition to having a very strong coastal defense, especially after the Bastion-P system joined the French Exocet system, the Italian automat system, the Russian kelt and the HY-1 and HY-2 Chinese and Egyptian Silkworm in addition to the coastal guns.
Ballistic Missiles
Egypt has the largest and oldest ballistic missile project in the Middle East, the most powerful of what has been publicized is the 2000 km Badr missile, and Egypt has a very active program and has strong cooperation with China, and previously with North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Argentina and Iraq.
Here is the order of battle:
Air forces
The Egyptian Air Force has the following:
- 218 F-16 fighters, including 20 Block 52 fighters
- 24 Rafale fighter, the jewel in the crown of the Egyptian Air Force
- 44 MiG-29 M2 / Advanced MiG-35 fighter
- 26 Su-35 fighters, the first batch will be received at the end of this year.
- 18 Mirage 2000 fighters
- 84 Mirage, 5 of them are 24 fighters developed to the standard Horus, and Egypt began to take them out of service and sell them to other countries such as Pakistan.
- 110 ke8 aircraft for advanced training, ground bombardment and support, and Egypt introduced air interception capabilities to them.
- 22 Arc Angel aircraft, including 10 Block 2 and 12 Block 1 gifts from the United Arab Emirates. They are now being developed to the Block 2 standard in the United States.
- 43 Apache helicopters, to be developed in the Longbow soon.
- 50 Kamov Helicopters “Alligator”
- 32 Italian helicopters AW 149 & 189
- 25 Marohel Mil Mi-24 upgraded to Mil 35 standard
- 11 upgraded Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters.
- Hundreds of Gazelle helicopters, Mile 8 and 17
- 9 i-Hawk reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft
- 2 AWACS C-130 electronic warfare aircraft
- 22 Hercules cargo aircraft, in addition to 2 Super Hercules, which were contracted.
- 2 giant Ilyushin Il76 cargo plane
- 24 Casa C295 aircraft
- 13 Antonov aircraft
- 9 Canadian Buffalo Aircraft
- 4 Beach Kravit jets
- A large number of armed drones of the type of ch4 & ch5, And a huge number of reconnaissance and surveillance drones.
Egypt has a total of 1180 aircraft, in addition to negotiations on 26 Typhoon fighters and more Rafale fighters as well as more Mig-35s, SU-35s and Kamov K helicopters..
Navy
- 2 Mistral helicopter carriers
- 8 submarines, 4 Type209 and 4 upgraded Romeo Class ..and unknown numbers of midget submarines
- 3 multi-role Fremm frigates, 1 French fremm specialized in anti-submarine combat, and 2 Italian multi-purpose fremm frigates specialized in air defense
- 4 German Miko A200 multi-role frigates
- 4 American Perry-class frigates, with a very modern upgrade
- 1 South Korean frigate Pohang
- 2 American Knox frigates
- 4 Gowind 2500 Corvettes
- 2 Chinese Jianghu Corvettes with a displacement of 1,900 tons.
- 2 Spanish Corvettes Descubierta
- 1 Russian missile craft Molniya
- 5 tiger-class missile boats
- 4 missile boats of the Ambassador stealth missiles with a displacement of 550 tons.
- 4 missile boats of the October class, with a displacement of 82 tons
- 6 missile boats of Ramadan class missiles with a displacement of 312 tons
- 5 missile boats of Chinese Type 148 , with a displacement of 265 tons.
- 8 Osa missile boats
- 4 Shangoi Gun boats
- 18 landing crafts
- 8 Hinan anti-submarine vessels
- 9 minesweepers
-3 Dhat Al Sawari mine hunters
- 2 Osprey mine hunters
- 3 Pluto Plus UUV mine hunters
- 4 Tuima mine layers
- 24 ships for transport, shipping, supplies and ammunition
- 2 Survey ships
- 5 training vessels
The Egyptian Navy will witness additional deals, most notably 4 Bergamini fremm frigates, a large number of coastal patrol boats with ToT..and more French Gowind corvettes.
Total naval assets are more than 314 pieces.. not talking about almost 200 patrol boats and patrol crafts..
Ground forces
- The number of soldiers in the Egyptian army is 500 thousand in service, one million reserves, and 17 million are able to serve in the military
- 4,800 tanks, including 1,500 M1A1 Abrams tanks
- 500 T90 tanks will be delivered this year
- 21 thousand multiple armored vehicles
- 1560 rocket launchers
- 4000 cannons of various calibers and types
- 4 spy and communication satellites
Air Defense
The Egyptian army has the most powerful air defense in the Middle East, as it consists of a very complex network and the most important systems it operates: the S-300 VM, Buk M2, Tor M, Hawk, Avenger, Skyguard Amon, and the German system Iris-Tslm medium range With 7 batteries, all types of Sam systems, the Egyptian system, Tair Al Sabah and Sinai 23, in addition to having a very strong coastal defense, especially after the Bastion-P system joined the French Exocet system, the Italian automat system, the Russian kelt and the HY-1 and HY-2 Chinese and Egyptian Silkworm in addition to the coastal guns.
Ballistic Missiles
Egypt has the largest and oldest ballistic missile project in the Middle East, the most powerful of what has been publicized is the 2000 km Badr missile, and Egypt has a very active program and has strong cooperation with China, and previously with North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Argentina and Iraq.