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US Navy Under Secretary Concludes Visit to Egypt
2020-11-17 Read More...
The United States Under Secretary of the Navy, Gregory J. Slavonic, visited Egypt, on 8-10 November, and met with key Egyptian defense officials, including the Commander of the Navy, local media

Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production Generates US$1 Billion in Revenues
2020-11-09 Read More...
Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production has achieved revenues of EGP 15.5 billion (US$984.8 million) in fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, compared to EGP 13.2bn in FY

High-Ranking Egyptian Military Delegation Visits Portugal
2020-11-04 Read More...
Mohamed Zaki, Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of Egypt’s Armed Forces (photo), headed to Portugal at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, on Monday, for an official visit that will last several

Russia, Egypt to Hold ‘Friendship-2020’ Naval Drills in Black Sea
2020-10-14 Read More...
The Russian and Egyptian navies will hold joint drills in the Black Sea until the end of this year, the Black Sea Fleet’s press office

Egypt, Spain Conclude Joint Naval Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2020-10-13 Read More...
The Egyptian and Spanish naval forces conducted, on Saturday, joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer

Egypt Requests Maritime Domain Awareness System
2020-10-05 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system and related equipment for an estimated cost of $417

Naming and Launching of Fourth Egyptian Submarine
2020-10-01 Read More...
On September 29, 2020, the fourth 209/1400mod class submarine for the Navy of Arab Republic of Egypt was named and launched at the shipyard of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel,

Egypt’s Armed Forces, Texas National Guard Form Military Partnership
2020-08-27 Read More...
Egypt and the US State of Texas have taken the first step in forming a long-term partnership under the US National Guard’s State Partnership Program on 24 August, the US Embassy in Cairo announced on

Egyptian President, Navy Commander Meet CEO of Lürssen
2020-08-24 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Peter Lürssen, the CEO of German Lürssen for shipbuilding, in Cairo on Thursday, discussing ways of cooperation between the Egyptian side and the company, said Egyptian Presidential spokesperson

Egyptian Navy to Receive 4th Submarine from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in 2021
2020-08-04 Read More...
Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier recently announced the decision of the Federal Security Council to allow thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to deliver the fourth and final Submarine to Egypt, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Egypt, France Conduct Naval Drills in Mediterranean Sea
2020-07-28 Read More...
Egyptian and French naval forces carried out on Saturday naval drills in the Mediterranean Sea, local media quoted a statement issued by the Egyptian Armed

Egypt’s State Minister of Military Production Passes Away
2020-07-08 Read More...
Egypt’s State Minister of Military Production, Mohamed al-Assar (photo), one of the country’s most prominent government and military figures, died on Monday. He was 74. Local media said he died after a long

Egypt’s Defense Ministry Renamed Ministry of War
2020-07-08 Read More...
Egypt’s Parliament approved, during a plenary session on Monday, several amendments regarding the roles of the country’s armed and security

MBDA Confirms Gold Sponsorship for EDEX 2020
2020-06-03 Read More...
The Organizers of Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) announced that MBDA has confirmed its participation as Gold Sponsor for EDEX

Egypt to Refurbish 43 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters
2020-05-11 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.3

Fincantieri Confirmed as Headline Sponsor for EDEX 2020
2020-05-07 Read More...
The Organizers of Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) announced that Fincantieri confirmed its participation as Headline Sponsor for the second edition of the

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