Egyptian Navy is reportedly seeking to acquire a single NH90 multimission helicopter for its new FREMM frigate, which was transferred by DCNS to the Egyptian flag on 23 June. Several press reports clam that Egyptian Navy is about to procure an NH90 for the multi-mission frigate Tahya Misr (originally the French Navy vessel Normandie). Apparently […]

Egypt buy the S-300 missile defense system from Russia. The Russian news agency TASS said in a March report that Egypt would receive the Antey-2500 missile system, an S-300 variant, and put the value of the contract at more than a billion dollars.

Egypt and Iraq may buy a new Russian «Armata» tank. The only Russian manufacturer of tanks, “Uralvagonzavod”, invited the representatives of Egypt to the September exhibition of arms to demonstrate the capabilities of the T-14 “Armata” tank, general director of the company Oleg Sienko said Tuesday. “We have invited the Egyptian side to the exhibition […]

Russian newspaper Vedomosti says Egypt is expected to place an order for 46 MiG-29 fighters. The MiG-29 is an interception fighter plane suitable for defense of air space. The American equivalent is the F-15 and the MiGs are cheaper. Suweilam added.

“AutoKrAZ” started shipment of next batch of the KrAZ-6322 off road trucks to Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Defence Armament Authority. The 6×6 KrAZ-6322 trucks come in standard configuration with single wheels. Unlike mass produced vehicles they have longer cargo bed to meet customer’s needs. The KrAZ-6322 off road trucks are shipped under the […]

ISIS captured 2 YPR-765 armored infantry fighting vehicles in Sinai. It is important to note that YPR-765 is a tracked light armored vehicle that serves as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier. Egypt purchased more than 1,000 YPR-765s from the […]

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has confirmed that Egypt is ready to deploy ground troops in Yemen ‘if needed’. The Foreign Minister’s statements came as Arab Foreign Ministers met for an Arab League summit in Egypt’s red sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The confirmation comes hours after Saudi Arabia declared that Egypt, […]

After receiving three MiG-21MFs and three Mi-8s from Egypt just half a year ago, it appears the Libyan Air Force is now further strengthened by two MiG-21MFs from the same source. The former Egyptian Air Force (EAF) mounts are a welcome addition to the under-equipped Libyan Air Force, which is currently waging a war against […]

The purchase of 24 French-made Dassault Rafale fighter by Egypt opens up possibilities for a sale of Airbus Helicopters to the North African country. As the Rafale deal includes the transfer of French Navy multi-purpose FREMM frigate D651 Normandie, it might be an excellent opportunity for the Egyptian Air Force to renew its aging Westland […]

(Reuters) – Egypt received 10 Apache helicopters from the United States in the past week, security sources said on Saturday, a sign of easing tensions between the long-time allies confronting Islamist extremism across the region. The United States originally announced in April that it had decided to lift its hold on the delivery of the […]