Egypt has lifted the curtain on its first two locally made drones, the EJune-30 SW and Nut, which were displayed during the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2021) held between 29 November and 2 December.
EJune-30 SW
- It is named after the 30 June Revolution in 2013
- It is the second of the two drones announced with remarkably more advanced capabilities.
- It was manufactured by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production in cooperation with the Industrial Complex Engineering Robots.
- The drone was fully manufactured in Egypt.
- EJune-30 SW can carry a maximum payload of 260 kilograms.
- EJune-30 SW can fly for up to 24 hours.
- The drone has a maximum operating altitude of 7,000 metres.
- It has a maximum speed of 260 km/hour.
- EJune-30 SW is equipped for the purposes of surveillance and pursuing targets.
- The drone is also capable of carrying out combat operations.
Nut
- It is named after Nut, the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky.
- It is the first of the two drones announced during EDEX 2021.
- It was manufactured by the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) in cooperation with the Military Technical College.
- The drone was fully manufactured and designed in Egypt.
- Nut has a maximum payload capacity of 65 kilograms.
- Nut can fly for up to 14 hours.
- The drone has a maximum operating altitude of 5,000 metres.
- Nut has a maximum speed of 180 km/hour.
- It is equipped for the purposes of surveillance, training and pursuing targets.
- The drone is equipped with anti-drone weapons.
- Nut can fly in satellite modes.
The Nut lies in a category that usually costs $1-2 million, the Head of the Aviation Department at the Military Technical College Ahmed Esmat said..