Egyptian Armed Forces

[Philip the Arab]

Impressive but what about sanctions and north Korean weapons quality?

I hope UAE and Egypt collabarate with ballistic missiles, UAE has many educated missile engineers and Egypt has engineers and established facilities for liquid and solid ballistic missiles.

I assume you could frame it as a space launch vehicle as both UAE and Egypt need that. Meh funding would be pretty easy UAE is rich it should be less than a few hundred million for a full program with a rocket sized like the Vega. If you can get something to orbit, the rocket used ballistic would be an ICBM.

 

[Gomig-21]

Big time maritime exercise coming up, probably the largest ever in the Mediterranean between 20+ countries most are NATO but I can't find the list. When I do I'll post it
Yesterday,
The Italian Navy frigate Margottini concluded a NATO Deep Sea Guardian third focused patrol for 2021 with a passing exercise with the Egyptian frigate Galala and a visit to Egypt.

Italian FREMM to the left of pic and Right one is EN.

 

[Gomig-21]

And you forgot to mention too the Volcano land attack missiles that Egypt ordered for the Volcano gun onboard the ships. Egypts has apparently ordered a significant number of these missiles. They have a range of 120km and have the ability to attack land targets.

If they actually go through with this order, it will definitely be a change in times. Although the SCALPs and certain Russian ammunition that Egypt has already acquired are offensive in nature -- as opposed to Aster missiles and S-300 etc. -- it's still one of those items that most, it not all countries almost unequivocally disagree to sell to Egypt. Land attack version missiles (even in under 300km range) has always been denied to Egypt because it's just one more thing that Israel is afraid for Egypt to have.

But since BVR missiles was something that has been kept away from Egypt for a good 25-30 years, and France opened the door for the MICAs and Meteor (the latter is just unbelievable) and actually we still need solid verification that indeed they did approve or have delivered the Meteor, it just goes to show that times are changing. If the Volcano becomes part of Egypt's arsenal, than we know for sure that the Israeli influence doesn't work very well anymore with everyone like it did and only works with the US.

Even Russia protected Israel in the past because there are millions of Russian Jews in Russia and Israel itself but it's like they don't even think we respect the peace treaty. Shameful, really. We've abided by that better than anyone else could have and maybe that is why we are starting to see things like even this deadly 260km range Kh-31AS-17 Krypton. When they used it on ISIS, it showed how devastating it is.

 

[Gomig-21]

Nothing really new..
But speaking, about the huge deal faith.. it is been completed. The technical reports have been done with and are awaiting publication.
$12 billion is pretty huge.. and it doesn't include the two already delivered Berghamini Frigates..
Generally, they say it will be disclosed soon..in few months,,


This is the report of that link:

Egypt-Italy: Update on arms package deal

Reports from Cairo suggest that Egypt and Italy are approaching the final stages of negotiations
on the arms package deal that was concluded last year, and which is estimated at 12 billion US
dollars.

The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming months, and the equipment will likely be
delivered throughout 2021.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is expected to cooperate with Alexandria Shipyard on the
production of the Falaj 2-class patrol boats, which will be built locally under license.

The same reports suggest that a team led by Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Major
General Hesham Mohammad Adel Awad visited Rome last month (28/4/21) to discuss the final
details of the deal.

During the visit, Major General Awad met with Telespazio CEO Luigi Pasquali. Telespazio is a joint
venture by Italy’s Leonardo and France’s Thales.

Major General Awad and Pasquali discussed several files, including possible collaboration on the
local production of naval surveillance equipment.

They also discussed Egypt’s plans to acquire a radar military satellite (*).

Furthermore, Major General Awad expressed Egypt’s interest in joining the Cosmo-SkyMed
program for scientific, environmental and educational purposes.

Pasquali told Major General Awad that such an arrangement could be made, and that Egypt has
much to offer to this program.

Egypt has recently (29/4/21) announced a massive investment of 1 billion US dollars for oil and
gas exploration in the Western Desert.

In this regard, Egyptian officials are convinced that the Cosmo-SkyMed observation program
could be crucial in detecting and identifying any untapped reserves of oil and gas in that region.


* COSMO-SkyMed

https://www.telespazio.com/en/programmes/cosmo-skymed

Hopefully once this detail is signed, we'll know if the Typhoons are included. So far they don't seem to suggest anything. The only reason I would like to see them is that they can replace the Mirage 2K fleet and be a special ops air unit. The enemy would need to learn about both the Rafale and Typhoon and they can help in special escorts for other units if they arm them with Meteors and IRSTs.

 

[Gomig-21]

 

[HD Seeker-5000]

Hopefully once this detail is signed, we'll know if the Typhoons are included. So far they don't seem to suggest anything. The only reason I would like to see them is that they can replace the Mirage 2K fleet and be a special ops air unit. The enemy would need to learn about both the Rafale and Typhoon and they can help in special escorts for other units if they arm them with Meteors and IRSTs.

I really hope that they don't get the typhoon for several reason. First is an obvious reason and that it a 5 nation fighter, and second is that it is no depended on American comments and armament. The countries that have manufactured it do not have as good or as strong industrial base as much as countries like France or Russia. Look at India or the UAE for example they have rejected it for those obvious reasons.

 

[Wilhelm II]

I really hope that they don't get the typhoon for several reason. First is an obvious reason and that it a 5 nation fighter, and second is that it is no depended on American comments and armament. The countries that have manufactured it do not have as good or as strong industrial base as much as countries like France or Russia. Look at India or the UAE for example they have rejected it for those obvious reasons.

Having them is better than not having them they are just 24 fighters not our future main fighter and rafale can use many of its weapons
And I think typhoon deal is more political issue than military deal to pressure for our benefits

 

[Abid123]

Why has Egypt been significantly upgrading its military power (especially the navy) lately even though it has no potential enemies?

 

[Wilhelm II]

Why has Egypt been significantly upgrading its military power (especially the navy) lately even though it has no potential enemies?

Are you serious?!
Growing navy to protecting gas fields and Turkish claims in Mediterranean sea and Turkish intervention in Libya and Israel and in the red sea for threats like houthis and pirates groups and supporting operations in Sinai and many other issues
Potential enemies are Israel Ethiopia turkey and extremists and militias in and out of Egypt and also Algeria is an threat and also Iran threat.
I forget it: normal protecting of maritime ways
Also for protect or support our allies and growing influence in region
Maybe I forget many other issues
At all Egypt need modernization of army and even if not modernization and upgrading armed forces always needed for a country and its not extravagant

 

[MMM-E]

Growing navy to protecting gas fields and Turkish claims in Mediterranean sea and Turkish intervention in Libya

1-- Turkish claims in the Eastern Mediterranean nothing to do with Egypt
2-- Turkey is in Libya to protect its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean against France-Greece-İsrael


so Egypt will be used as a pawn by France-Greece-İsrael against Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
nothing else

 

[Wilhelm II]

1-- Turkish claims in the Eastern Mediterranean nothing to do with Egypt
2-- Turkey is in Libya to protect its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean against France-Greece-İsrael


so Egypt will be used as a pawn by France-Greece-İsrael against Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
nothing else

Turkey have no rights in Libya

 

[MMM-E]

Turkey have no rights in Libya

who says ? Egypt ? or terrorist HAFTAR ?


The UN recognized Libyan Government called helping from Turkey against traitors and invaders like HAFTAR , France , Russian WAGNER , The Uae , also terrorists from Sudan , Chad , Niger

also there are over 1 million Turk origin people in Libya

Turkey always will protect The UN recognized Libyan Government and maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey

 

[Wilhelm II]

who says ? Egypt ? or terrorist HAFTAR ?


The UN recognized Libyan Government called helping from Turkey against traitors and invaders like HAFTAR , France , Russian WAGNER , The Uae , also terrorists from Sudan , Chad , Niger

also there are over 1 million Turk origin people in Libya

Turkey always will protect The UN recognized Libyan Government and maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey

Boooooooooooooooooooooring

 

[Gomig-21]

View from KA-52 Nile Crocodile on patrol mission.

 

[Wilhelm II]

View from KA-52 Nile Crocodile on patrol mission.

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Nice toy I want one of them