In the shadow of the following article:
Egypt’s transition away from American weapons is a national security issue
https://www.defensenews.com/opinion...merican-weapons-is-a-national-security-issue/
Rational Egyptian weapons demands from the US are as follows:
- Upgrade of 100 F-16 fighters to the Viper standard .. and the upgrade of the older blocks to a lesser standard suitable for advanced training and ground support missions..
- Upgrade the Abrams to the latest standard + developing the production line and increasing the percentage of the local component + raising the number to 1500 tanks + Upgrade the stock of M-60 to the Mini Abrams standard locally..
- Upgrade the Apache to Standard 6 with Longbow Radar .. at least 36 radars + increased number to 60 helicopters + 1000 Hellfire missiles of the latest version as an increase in inventory..
- Upgrade the E2-C E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft fleet to the E2-D standard and increasing the number to 12 units..
- Acquiring 6 ISR G550 aircraft equipped by Raytheon
- Upgrade the C-130 Hercules fleet to standard "J" super Hercules locally and contracting 6 new aircrafts of the same type other than the previous two, including one for reconnaissance and electronic warfare and two for air refueling..
- Upgrade the Chinook fleet to the (F) standard, and the number to be increased to 30 helicopters of the same model
- Upgrading the 400 M109 155mm cannon to the A6 standard And contracting for 50 more of the A7 standard..
So all that Egypt needs from the US is the Upgrading of the aforementioned ... and other things, such as ammunition, radars, and a few other old systems come as second priority..
And before these upgrades..Egypt should receive what it had already contracted for:
- 2 C-130J military transport aircraft, supposed to be delivered in 2019 and two years later, they are not delivered yet..
- 2 E2-C from the US surplus have not been delivered yet..
- 38 MLRS launcher platforms have not been delivered yet..
- Approximately 1,000 MRAP (second batch) armored vehicles have not been delivered yet..
- 8 Super Sea Spirit anti-submarine helicopters have not been delivered yet..
- A number of Airtractor anti-terror attack aircraft have not been delivered yet..
- 400 Hellfire missiles to compensate for the loss of the Egyptian stockpile .. not delivered yet..
- 10 new Apache helicopters not delivered yet..
- Large quantities of ammunition and weapons have not been delivered, although they were supposed to be delivered before 2020 ....
If Egypt had relied on the US for its national security, it would have lost it, Just as Mubarak said, : "whom ever is counting on the US cover .. is naked"