Egyptian Armed Forces

[The SC]

No comment..

 

[Human One]

No comment..

Who are they? I noticed the word zodiac referring to the boat.

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When did Egypt receive those?

 

[The SC]

Who are they? I noticed the word zodiac referring to the boat.



When did Egypt receive those?

Egyptian SF
Egyptian armed forces have zodiacs and other similar boats.. the word is used for all small SF inflatable boats.. not only the French Zodiak mark..

 

[Gomig-21]

 

[Gomig-21]

More R-77 & R-73 testing.

 

[Vergennes]

Some good news..!

https://translate.google.fr/transla...s-negociations-758088.html&edit-text=&act=url

@Gomig-21 @Taygibay @Amir_Pharaoh @MICA @The SC @Frogman @Amun

 

[Gomig-21]

Some good news..!

https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/douze-nouveaux-rafale-a-l-egypte-bercy-ne-bloque-plus-les-negociations-758088.html&edit-text=&act=url

@Gomig-21 @Taygibay @Amir_Pharaoh @MICA @The SC @Frogman @Amun

Good news indeed, merci beaucoup!

@Frogman , what's your opinion on the unique sight modification of this SIG 552? @The SC posted this pic of this fella with the security forces and at first I thought that was very unique and probably an improvised modification using a strip of Picatinny rail drilled and screwed into the top of the rifle. It wouldn't have have caught my eye if the holographic sight wasn't so strangely cantilevered at the front. Very bizarre for that sight to be overhanging like that, then add the scope for the near sight. How much precision aiming does he really need with that type of rifle with its already existing rear and forward, built-in sights?

But then I noticed another fella with the similar setup. Not sure why they're doing this with those 552s but it's interesting nonetheless. It must be a homemade mod and not a SIG one.

 

[Taygibay]

Some good news..!

Soit exactement ce que j'avais expliqué plus haut /
So, exactly what I had expounded on above ...

Thanks mon gars pour la confirmation,
great day all, Tay.

P.S. Here's where!

 

[Frogman]

what's your opinion on the unique sight modification of this SIG 552?

Two things. One, we don't seem to have skilled armourers for what should be an easy job to do in house. Two, they don't have much understanding of marksmanship principles or at the very least are willing to sacrifice accuracy for the sake of a sight, which is somewhat nonsensical.

You could actually introduce a rail along the body of the rifle if you wanted to. If you wanted to fit a somewhat larger sight like a hybrid or double up then the original rear sight can actually be easily removed.

As I'm sure you know because the sight is so high they won't be able to get a proper cheek weld and will often hold the rifle at the top of the shoulder rather than in the pocket.

Ultimately that will cause the rifle to move when fired because you don't have a firm hold of the weapon which in turn means you're less accurate, especially over distance.

Not having the rifle in the pocket also makes moving square on - with only the most protected area of your body facing the enemy - during CQB a little bit harder as well.

Having the holographic sight that far forward is useful in close range. People often get tunnel vision when the sight is closer in while moving losing quite a bit of situational awareness. Having it that far forward allows you to move with your eye line just above the rifle and then quickly bring it up when a target presents itself. Whether they know that or not is another issue.

Another thing we saw on here is the use of a underslung grenade launcher while running this set up. What most didn't realise was that meant there was no space for the UGLs leaf sight, which meant it couldn't be used properly. The workaround was to tilt the holosight upwards and use that to aim the UGL but they don't know that.

Having a sight is always better. Can spot targets out farther, give target indications quicker, and shoot more accurately at range.

It's quite worrying for SF to be making these mistakes.

How it should be done:

They use them properly on everything else though so it baffles me a bit.

As for the ARX everyone I've spoken to who has used it says it's an alright rifle. Its shape makes it somewhat clunky and makes it a little less ergonomic than its thought to be.

As long as they use them in 7.62 instead of the AKMs I'm relatively happy.

 

[Hell NO]

The operation to capture the last terrorist involved in the ambush on the police forces.

 

[Human One]

Egyptian SF
Egyptian armed forces have zodiacs and other similar boats.. the word is used for all small SF inflatable boats.. not only the French Zodiak mark..

Thanks. Are they part of the navy?

More R-77 & R-73 testing.

Which MiG-29 variant is it?

 

[Gomig-21]

or at the very least are willing to sacrifice accuracy for the sake of a sight, which is somewhat nonsensical.

That's what my first impression was, that it was a silly, home-made mod with a shop-fabricated, raised rail to be able to keep the built-in sights and not necessarily have the advantage of an elevated scope and holographic sight. This way they can just take it off and the rifle goes back to its original state if it needs to go back into circulation. But then I noticed the two of those raised rails are identical, which more than likely means it's an available kit that bolts on for that purpose. Something similar to this.

How it should be done:

Yep, they'll need to change the original hand guard on the rifle to a similar one in that pic with the top, bottom and side rails already built into it. Definitely the way to do it but it seems they prefer to just add that rail kit. A bit strange for sure but probably much more cost effective.

They use them properly on everything else though so it baffles me a bit.

Indeed, and that's the venerable M-4 which is already well set up or all sorts of gadgets to add to it. I think that might be the issue is that those SIGs are relatively older models and never came with the proper guard and setup for additional sights and UGLs. I'll give them credit for an interesting "make-due with what you have" mod. It's just pretty unique, especially the cantilevered holographic sight. I wonder how sturdy that is.

As long as they use them in 7.62 instead of the AKMs I'm relatively happy.

It does look like they're using both calibers with those, depending on which group. You can spot the different mags for 7.62 and 5.56. Speaking of ARX-160 and rails and sights and UGLs and flashlights, I think this fella from Egyptian Navy SF is all set with everything.

Thanks. Are they part of the navy?

Yep, navy SF.

Which MiG-29 variant is it?

Essentially the MiG-35, but because it doesn't have the elusive, Russian AESA (Zhuk-AE) radar but rather the Zhuk-ME (slotted planner pulse doppler) radar and supposedly lacks a target designator (which seems absurd beyond belief) which both those items are included in the brochure for the eventual MiG-35 but has everything else that is in the MiG-35, so it's been labeled the MiG-29M for single seat and MiG-29M2 for the 2-seater. Either way, it is the most advanced MiG-29 to date, just slightly ahead of the Indian MiG-29K but the Indian version has the ability to land and take off of carriers, so it does have that advantage over the Egyptian one. Plus there might be some weapons advantages the Indian K might have over this Egyptian one.

It looks like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kenya and Egypt are finalizing contracts with IOMAX for the Archangel block 2 Border Patrol Aircraft at the Dubai air show. Add it to the existing fleet of 12 Air Tractors the EAF bought from the UAE last year (last pic below) for some excellent, low cost, maximum vermincular cretin crunching!

Archangel with the new L3WESCAM MX-25 electro-optical system.

 

[The SC]

Thanks. Are they part of the navy?



Which MiG-29 variant is it?

It is the Mig-35..according to the most recent announcement of the Mig corporation general manager:" Egypt is the only operator of the Mig-35 outside of Russia" ..

"Speaking through an interpreter, he added that the MiG-35’s range, greater weapons load and reduced radar signature make it ideal for Middle Eastern countries. The aircraft is a development of the MiG-29 and, outside Russia, has so far won orders from Egypt"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...llion-in-export-sales-from-new-mig-35-fighter

There was an AESA radar on the first demonstrator, but was not satisfactory, work is in progress to get a satisfactory one..

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

The operation to capture the last terrorist involved in the ambush on the police forces.

1:25 EAF is getting a bit cocky aren't they?

 

[khanasifm]

Is Egypt getting std mica or the latest bvr with Rafale is Metroid? This will tell if they are getting latest gizmos with Ac