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Russia Confirms Readiness to Strengthen Egyptian Army
2019-11-14 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived to the Egyptian capital Cairo Tuesday, where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and other senior defense

Egypt, Russia Conclude ‘Arrow of Friendship-2019’ Drills
2019-11-08 Read More...
Air defense units of the Russian and Egyptian armed forces have conducted live firing from air defense systems during military drills near the Egyptian capital Cairo, the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District said on

Egypt’s Military Production Authority, Swiss TCG Sign MoU
2019-11-05 Read More...
The National Authority for Military Production and the Swiss TCG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over waste-to-energy technologies, according to a statement from the Ministry of

Saudi Arabia, UAE Eye Egyptian-Made ST-100 Armored Vehicle
2019-10-31 Read More...
Egypt is producing armored vehicles with ejectable escape crew capsules that can afford full protection to its crew when a blast

Egypt-Russia Start First Joint Air Defense Drills
2019-10-29 Read More...
The first Russian-Egyptian air defense drills, the Arrow of Friendship-2019, kicked off at a practice range of the Egyptian air defense troops’ training tactical center on Sunday, TASS news agency quoted the press service of the Southern Military

Russia, Egypt Discuss Ka-52 Deliveries for Mistral Warships
2019-10-25 Read More...
Russia is holding consultations with Egypt on the deliveries of armament and Ka-52 combat helicopters for Mistral amphibious assault ships, Head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev said in the run-up to the

Egypt, Jordan Start ‘Aqaba 5’ Joint Military Drill
2019-10-25 Read More...
Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces arrived Wednesday in Egypt to take part in the Jordanian-Egyptian military drills, dubbed Aqaba 5, for several

Egypt, France Conduct Joint Maritime Drills in Mediterranean
2019-10-18 Read More...
Egyptian and French armed forces on Wednesday conducted maritime drills in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by Egyptian military spokesperson, Daily News Egypt

Egypt Producing M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks
2019-10-01 Read More...
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense continues to produce locally M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with the collaboration of American Company General

Egyptian Air Force Strongest in Middle East & North Africa
2019-09-19 Read More...
Surpassing Turkey, Israel, and Iran, Egyptian Air Force was announced the strongest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to Global Firepower (GFP), ranking 9th in the

Egypt, Russia, Belarus Conclude Joint Military Exercise
2019-09-03 Read More...
Egyptian airborne forces concluded Sunday the joint military exercises dubbed “Protectors of Friendship 4” with Russian and Belarusian counterparts after 10 days of intensive drills in Russia, Daily News Egypt

Egypt Requests Follow on Technical Support for Various Ships
2019-08-02 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for various ships for an estimated cost of $554

Egypt’s Defense Minister Visits Washington
2019-07-30 Read More...
Egypt’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Zaki, arrived in Washington Saturday heading a high-profile military delegation, according to a statement from the Egyptian Armed Forces, Daily News Egypt

Egypt Receives 101 MRAP Armored Vehicles from US
2019-07-29 Read More...
Under the program of ‘Excess Defense Articles’ (EDA) affiliated to United States Defense Ministry which works to get rid of surplus military equipment and dedicates it to ‘friendly countries and allies,’ Egypt received 101 Mine-Resistant Ambush

Egypt, US, UAE Launch Joint Drills in Red Sea
2019-07-25 Read More...
Egypt, the United States, and the UAE carried out on Monday joint drills, dubbed “Eagle Salute – Eagle Response 2019”, in the Red Sea, according to an Egyptian army statement, Daily News Egypt

Egyptian President Witnesses Graduation Ceremony of Army Officers
2019-07-18 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi attended on Tuesday morning the graduation celebration of new non-commissioned army officers (First Sergeants), which took place at the headquarters of the Non-Commissioned Army Officers Institute located in

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