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Cairo to Host Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) 2018
2017-12-21 Read More...
The Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) 2018 was launched at a press conference last week with to an audience of Defence Attachés, representatives of the Egyptian Armed Forces, members of the media and the defence

U.S. Defense Secretary Starts 5-Day Middle East Tour
2017-12-04 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis left Washington Friday on a five-day trip to reaffirm the enduring U.S. commitment to partnerships in the Middle East, West Africa and South Asia, Defense Department

Egypt Participates in “Medusa 5’ Military Drills in Greece
2017-11-06 Read More...
Egyptian naval and air force units arrived in Greece this past week to take part in “Medusa 5” joint drills, MENA news agency

Egypt Names New Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff
2017-10-31 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has named a new armed forces Chief-of-Staff, the Presidency said in a brief statement on

Egypt Inaugurates Mohamed Naguib Military Base
2017-07-25 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Egypt’s President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi, attended on Saturday the opening of the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, located

Egyptian Defense Minister Receives Russian Counterpart
2017-05-31 Read More...
The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Defense and Military Production Minister Sedki Subhi, met in Cairo Tuesday with the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is currently visiting

Egypt’s Military to Form Pharmaceutical Company
2017-01-26 Read More...
Egypt’s military has received the license required to form a pharmaceutical company, a decree by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail

Egypt Extends Armed Forces’ Participation in Yemen
2017-01-24 Read More...
Egypt’s National Defense Council held on Sunday a security meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to extend the military’s participation in a Saudi-led operation in Yemen, the Presidency said in a statement. It did not specify how long the

Egypt, Greece to Kick-Start 2nd Joint Military Drills
2016-12-07 Read More...
Air and naval forces of Egypt and Greece are set to begin a five-day military and aeronautical exercise from Thursday, according to reports. The Egyptian Air Force and Navy left Sunday to take part in the exercise named Medusa

Egypt Appoints New Military Attaché in Bahrain
2016-12-02 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama on Wednesday the newly appointed Egyptian Non-resident Military Attaché accredited to Bahrain Colonel Mohammed Fakhri Al Sayed Al

DCI Trains First Crews for Egyptian FREMM Frigates
2016-10-20 Read More...
Working under contract to DCNS, Défense Conseil International (DCI) has trained the first crew for the Tahya Misr FREMM multi-mission frigate and the first two crews for the Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anouar-El-Sadat amphibious assault

Russia, Egypt Start First Anti-Terrorism Drills
2016-10-17 Read More...
The first Russia-Egypt anti-terrorism drills kicked off in Egypt on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry informed in a

Egypt Denies Negotiating Airbase Deal with Russia
2016-10-12 Read More...
Russia’s lower house of parliament ratified on Friday an agreement with Syria that authorizes the deployment of a Russian air group at the Hmeimim airbase for an indefinite period of

Egypt’s Helicopters Fleet to be Equipped With CMWS
2016-10-11 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters and related equipment, training, and

Egypt Receives Mistral Carrier Anwar El-Sadat
2016-10-10 Read More...
The Egyptian Navy on Thursday welcomed the Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock – named after late president Anwar El-Sadat - which arrived in the coastal city of Alexandria coinciding with the country’s celebrations of the 43rd anniversary of 1973

Egypt Requests 8 Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radars
2016-09-22 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radars and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $70

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