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The following list outlines the major equipment in service with the Egyptian Army.
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Individual equipment
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Protective gear | ||||
M-3E | ![]() |
Protective mask | The Mask is used by the M60A3 tank crew to provide protection against military & biological gasses and atomic dust[1] | |
M81-A | ![]() |
Filtering protective suit | * Manufactured from filterating Cloth that protects against weapons of mass destruction (NBC)[2]
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Hełm wz. 50 | ![]() |
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Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry |
Hełm wz. 67 | ![]() |
Combat helmet | Standard issue for regular infantry[3][4] | |
BK-3 Helmet | ![]() |
Combat helmet | Standard issue for forces deployed in Sinai insurgency operations | |
Ops-Core FAST helmet | ![]() |
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Combat helmet | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) |
PASGT | ![]() |
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Combat helmet, ballistic vest | Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) |
Mars Armor Modular Tactical Vest Model 58 | ![]() |
Ballistic vest | Standard issue for regular infantry | |
Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier | ![]() |
Ballistic vest | ||
Egyptian Integrated Soldier System | ![]() |
Future soldier program |
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Infantry weapons
Small arms
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Anti-tank and missile
Recoilless rifles
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Recoilless rifle | |||
M40[citation needed] | ![]() |
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SPG-9 | ![]() | ![]() | 73 mm[49] |
B-10 | ![]() | ![]() | 82 mm[50] |
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle | ![]() |
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84 mm[51][better source needed] |
AT4 | ![]() |
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84 mm[51][better source needed] |
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Anti-tank systems
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Anti tank systems | |||||
RPG-7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[52][53] | ||
RPG-32 | ![]() | Unknown | |||
M72 LAW | ![]() | ![]() | |||
MILAN II[54] | ![]() | ![]() | 345 units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system | |
Swingfire | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 260+ units | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (locally made) | |
BGM-71D TOW II[55] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 500+ 450 missiles | Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (810 + 575 units(locally made)[56] | |
AGM-114 Hellfire | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | 107 mm | |
9M14 Malyutka[57] | ![]() ![]() | Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system. | ||
9M113 Konkurs[58] | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s | |
9K115-2 Metis-M[59] | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014 | |
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)[60] | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | Anti-tank missile | |
Akeron MP[61] | ![]() | ![]() | Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training in 15 March 2023 | Anti-tank missile | |
AT-1K Raybolt | ![]() |
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Unknown | Bought along with K9 howitzers in 2022, locally produced under licence | |
HJ-8[62] | ![]() ![]() | Unknown | Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM[citation needed] | ||
HJ-73[63] | ![]() | Unknown |
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Man-portable air defence
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Sakr Eye | ![]() | ![]() | Egyptian modified version of the SA-7 man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[52] |
9K34 Strela-3 | ![]() | ![]() | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. |
FIM-92 Stinger | ![]() | ![]() | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile |
9K38 Igla | ![]() | ![]() | Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. 9K38 / 9K338 variants |
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Mortars
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M240 | ![]() | 240 mm | ||||
M1943[64] | ![]() | ![]() | 1800[65] | 160 mm | ||
M-43[64] | ![]() | ![]() | 120 mm | |||
2B11 Sani | ![]() | ![]() | 120 mm | |||
Helwan UK-2 | ![]() | ![]() | 120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[66] | |||
M2[67] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 107 mm | |||
M224 Mortar | ![]() | ![]() | 60 mm mortar system | |||
Helwan | ![]() | 60 mm, Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1[68][69][70] |
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Training mortars
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M1938 | ![]() | ![]() | 120 mm | ||
2B14 Podnos | ![]() | ![]() | 82 mm |
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Vehicles
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Main battle tanks
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Main battle tanks (2,480) | ||||
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Model | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
M1A1 SA Abrams | ![]() |
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0/555 | [71] |
M1A1 Abrams | ![]() |
1,130 | [72] | |
M60A3 | ![]() |
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850 | [72] |
M60A1 | ![]() |
300 | [72] | |
T-62 | ![]() |
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200 | 300 in store.[72] |
T-54/T-55 | ![]() |
840 | all in store.[72] | |
Reconnaissance vehicles (412) | ||||
Commando Scout | ![]() |
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112 | [72] |
BRDM-2 | ![]() |
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300 | [72] |
Infantry fighting vehicles (690) | ||||
YPR-765 | ![]() |
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390 | 25mm cannon[72] |
BMP-1 | ![]() |
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300 | [72] |
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Armoured vehicles (6,181+)
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Armoured personnel carriers (tracked) | ||||||
M113/YPR-765 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Armored personnel carrier Tank destroyer Tracked field command vehicle Tracked support and cargo vehicle Artillery fire support vehicle | M113A2 M901A3 M577 M548 M981 FISTV | 2,000[73] | Purchased between 1980 and 2002, the APC version was upgraded by Egypt and equipment with a protective shield for its 12.7mm main weapon station.[citation needed] |
BTR-50 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-50PKM
BTR-50PK |
500[73] |
500 were ordered in 1964 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1965 and 1966. 250 BTR-50s are currently in service,[74] and were upgraded by 2014 to BTR-50PKM standard by Minotor of Belurus with new engines, transmissions and night vision equipment. A similar upgrade is to be performed on 200 OT-62s. These are likely to remain in service for many years.[citation needed] |
OT-62 TOPAS | ![]() ![]() | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | OT-62B OT-62 | 200[73] | Purchased in 1972. 200 units were upgraded by Ukraine to the OT-62B standard in 2010.[75] | |
Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled) | ||||||
BMR-600 | ![]() |
Armoured personnel carrier | BMR-600P | 250[73] | ||
Fahd | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Armored personnel carrier Armored medevac Tank destroyer Armored command post Infantry fighting vehicle | Fahd 240 Fahd 280 Fahd 280-30 |
410[73] | Developed in partnership with West German firm Thyssen-Henschel, with production starting 1986 and ending in 2010. 800 vehicles were produced, including a single infantry fighting vehicle which was rejected by the Egyptian Army due to its height (a drawback in a flat, open terrain like a desert). The tank destroyer variant is equipped with MILAN AT missiles. |
BTR-60 | ![]() | Amphibious armored personnel carrier | BTR-60PB | 250[73] | Originally as small number was bought in June 1967 for evaluation, with a subsequent order for 650 units placed in 1969 and delivered between 1970 and 1973. A number of machines were lost during the Yom Kippur War, and with time others were retired, so that only 200 units are still in operation today. | |
Walid | ![]() | ![]() | Armored personnel carrier | Walid MKII | 650[73] | Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol.[citation needed] |
Protected patrol vehicle | ||||||
Caiman | ![]() | ![]() | MRAP | CAT II (6x6) | 535[73] | In May 2016, Egypt received its first shipment of a total of 762 MRAP vehicles from the United States, which arrived in the port of Alexandria for delivery to the Egyptian military.[76] |
Reva | ![]() |
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MRAP | REVA III
REVA V LWB |
N/A[73] | |
RG-33 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MRAP | Total RG-33L HAGA | 449[73] | The heavily armored vehicle is designed to protect soldiers from blasts from IEDs, landmines, and from other types of attacks.[citation needed] |
ST-500[77] | ![]() |
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N/A[73] | Designed and manufactured by Egypt | ||
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt) | ![]() | MRAPs, Light tactical APCs | Temsah 2 | N/A[73] | Fully designed and produced in domestic military factories. Its maximum capacity is 2 crew and 6 passengers. The vehicle has a BR7 armour protection level which offers all-round protection against 7.62mm rounds as well as grenades and certain types of explosives. It is armed with an externally mounted 7.62mm machine gun and a 40-mm grenade launcher. Other versions can be used for electronic and wireless jamming purposes.
Timsah II : 6x6 Timsah III : 4x4 Squad Car[citation needed] | |
Armoured utility vehicles | ||||||
Panthera T6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Armored personnel carrier | Panthera T6 | N/A[73] | Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS).[78] |
Panthera F9 | ![]() | ![]() | Armored personnel carrier | Panthera F9 | ||
Sherpa | ![]() | ![]() | Armored personnel carrier | 173[73] | ||
ST-100[77] | ![]() |
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MRAP | N/A[73] | First introduced in EDEX 2018 | |
Anti-tank vehicles | ||||||
M901 | ![]() |
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Anti-tank missile carrier | 52[73] | ||
YPR-765 | ![]() |
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Anti-tank missile carrier | 300[73] | ||
HMMWV | ![]() |
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Anti-tank missile carrier | N/A[73] | Equipped with TOW-2[73] | |
DMS-K | ![]() |
Anti-tank missile carrier | N/A | Equipped with Konkurs-M. Unveiled at EDEX 2023, tailored for special forces and mechanized troops.[79] |
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Artillery
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Self-propelled artillery (1,272+)
Towed artillery (962)
Multiple launch rocket system (450+)
Self-propelled mortar (151)
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Type 63 multiple rocket launcher | ![]() |
107mm MLRS | RL812/TLC | N/A | RL812/TLC is a locally license variant mounted on vehicles. There is also a single-tube, man-portable rocket launcher variant that fire the same type of rockets called PRL-81.[80][81][82] | ||
ATS-59 | ![]() |
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122mm MLRS | ATS-59G | N/A[73] | ||
BM-21 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | MLRS 122 mm | BM-21 BM-11 Sakr-10 Sakr-18 Sakr-36 |
356[73] | *Range 36 km *Range 30 km *Range 20 km *Range 20 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km Egypt purchased the original 215 units from the Soviet Union and a domestic production license renaming all the future machines Sakr. Sark-4 are tripod-based units, while Sakr-10 and Sakr-8 are jeep-mounted units, and the rest are truck-mounted units. Egypt also developed a wheeled based MRL called Sakr-45. | |
RAAD 200 | ![]() |
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122mm MLRS | N/A [83][73] | |||
K-136 Kooryong | ![]() |
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130mm MLRS | 36[73] | |||
M270 | ![]() | ![]() | MLRS 227 mm | M270 | 26[73] | Range dependent on the type of ammunition used: *Range with M26 rocket 32 km *Range with M26A1/A2 rocket 45 km *Range with M30 rocket 70 km | |
BM-14 | ![]() |
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240mm MLRS | 32[73] | |||
BM-24 | ![]() |
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240mm MLRS | 48[73] | All in store[73] | ||
Self-propelled artillery | |||||||
SP-122[84] | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm | 124+[73] | Locally assembled D-30 gun on an Armored Ural Truck chassis
License built by Egypt. Some are modernized[73] | |||
M-46 | ![]() |
130mm Self-propelled howitzer | 420 | Locally Assembled M-46 gun on an Armored KrAZ Truck chassis
Modernized[73] | |||
M109 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm & 122mm | M109A5 M102A2 | 368[73] | ||
M110 | Self-propelled howitzer
203 mm |
M110A2 | 144[85] | The Egyptian Army received 144 as M110A2 as aid in 1996. | |||
K9 Thunder | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | K9A1EGY | 216 (planned)[86] | The export contract worth $1.6 billion was signed in February 2022.[87] Initial batches will be produced in South Korea while the rest will be produced in Egypt under license from 2024 with 50% localization rate.[88][89][90] | |
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D-30 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
122 mm howitzer | D-30M | 190[73] | Egypt bought production license and will likely use it to replace completely the older 122 mm models that are now stored due to age.[citation needed] | |
A-19 | ![]() |
122 mm howitzer | 36[73] | All are stored. | |||
M-30 | ![]() | ![]() |
122 mm howitzer | 300[73] | Some used for training the rest are stored. | ||
M-46 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
130 mm howitzer | M-46 Type 59-1M | 420[73] | 1952– | Egypt bought the license to produce M-46 from USSR.[91] | |
GH 52 | ![]() ![]() |
155 mm howitzer | 16[73] | Being manufactured locally under license, likely to replace aging 122 mm and 130 mm artillery. | |||
Self-propelled mortar | |||||||
M106 | ![]() |
65 mm mortar carrier | M106A2 | 35[73] | |||
M125 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
81 mm mortar carrier | M125A2 | 50[73] | ||
M1064 | ![]() |
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120 mm mortar carrier | M1064A3 | 36[73] | ||
M-160 | ![]() |
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160 mm self-propelled mortar | 30[73] | |||
Ammunition support vehicle | |||||||
K10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Artillery ammunition support vehicle | K10 K11 | 39 K10 and 51 K11 (planned)[86] | Ammunition resupply vehicle to support the K9s. | |
M992 | ![]() | ![]() | 250 | Designed to support self-propelled howitzers, purchased from US along with the M109A5s. |
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Engineering vehicles
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M88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | 310[73] | In 1992 Egypt bought 221 M88A1 recovery vehicles for its M1A1 tanks, then in 1997 Egypt bought further 24 M88A2 but also obtaining the right for domestic manufacture. 50 M88A2 units were produced in the first batch, with further 13 produced in the second batch in 2002.[92] |
YPR-765-PRBRG | ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV | ||
M579 | ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A[73] | ||
BREM-2 | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | ||
M578 | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | ||
BTS-4A | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A[73] | |
Maxxpro | ![]() |
Armoured recovery vehicle | 12[73] | ||
M984 | ![]() | ![]() | Recovery vehicle | ||
M728 CEV | ![]() | ![]() | Combat engineer vehicle | Bought from the old U.S. Army Europe stock in the 1990s. | |
BAT-2 | ![]() | Combat engineer vehicle | 72[93] | ||
M104 Wolverine | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Bought as an option along with the Abrams tank. | |
M60A1 AVLB | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Bought along with other M60 tanks. | |
MT-55 K/L | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ||
MTU-20 | ![]() | ![]() | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 56[94] | |
TMM-3 | ![]() | Motorized bridge | 96[95] | Based on the KrAZ-255 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 70s that Egypt bought in the same decade. It is believed that all units are still combat capable. | |
TMM-1 | ![]() | Motorized bridge | 70[95] | Based on the ZIL-157 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 60s that Egypt bought in the same decade, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age. | |
TPP | ![]() | Mobile treadway bridge | 94[96] | Based on the ZIL-151 it was the standard treadway system of USSR in the 50s that Egypt bought in the 60s, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age. | |
PMP | ![]() | Floating bridge | Uses KrAZ-255 for transportation. | ||
GSP-55 | ![]() | Amphibious tracked ferry | 86[96][97][98] | ||
PMM-2 | ![]() | Pontoon bridger | 56[94][99] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[100] | |
BMK-T | ![]() | Bridging boats | |||
BMK-150M | ![]() | Bridging boats | |||
BMK-130M | ![]() | Bridging boats | |||
Fahd | ![]() | ![]() | Minelayer | 75[101][102] | |
Nather-1/2 | ![]() | Minelayer | A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ.[103] | ||
Husky VMMD
(Husky 2G) |
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Fateh 2/3/4 | ![]() ![]() | Mine clearer | 340[101][102] | Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges. | |
Armtrac 400 | ![]() |
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PZM-2 | ![]() | Trencher | 48[104] | Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[105] | |
MDK-2M | ![]() | Trencher | 36[106][107] | ||
Komatsu D275A-5R | ![]() |
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M9 ACE | ![]() | ||||
Caterpillar D9 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Caterpillar D7 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Dumper Caterpillar 740B | ![]() |
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Caterpillar 930G | ![]() | ![]() | Front end loader | ||
Bronto Skylift S 104 HLA | ![]() |
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Utility vehicles
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M274 | ![]() | ![]() | All-terrain vehicle | |||
Sand-X T-ATV 1200 | ![]() |
All-terrain vehicle | [82] | |||
Polaris Ranger 4x4 | ![]() |
Utility vehicle | [82] | |||
Polaris Ranger 6x6 | ![]() |
Utility vehicle | [82] | |||
HMMWV | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Utility vehicle | M998 M1038 M1043 M996 M1043 | 675 450 510+575 150 140 | Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier; additional 575 M1043 are on order. Mini ambulance Maxi ambulance * Arab Organization for Industrialization has a project of fitting HMMWVs with anti armor weaponry, options include: TOW, Milan, or HOT missiles.[114] |
G-Class | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Utility vehicle | 3,910+[115][better source needed] | Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[116] | |
Jeep CJ | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Utility vehicle | Jeep CJ7 Jeep CJ8 Jeep TJ Jeep JK Jeep J8 | 10,650[115][better source needed] | Locally built. |
M151 | ![]() | ![]() | Utility vehicle |
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Logistic vehicles
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HETS | ![]() | Heavy tractor | Total M1070 M1070A1 | 295 249 46 | The first 170 vehicles were delivered by December 2004. By late 2009 around 249 systems had been ordered.[117] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[118] | |
MAZ | ![]() | Very heavy truck (19,600 kg) | MAZ-543 | |||
HEMTT A4 | ![]() | ![]() | Fuel servicing truck Recovery truck | M978 M978A4 M984A4 | 75[citation needed] 1 1[118] | |
Ural | ![]() | ![]() | Very heavy truck (12,000 kg) | Ural-5323 | ||
ZiL | ![]() | ![]() | Very heavy truck (10,000 kg) | ZIL-135 | ||
M939 | ![]() | ![]() | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) | Model M931 Model M927 Model M923 Model M818 | ||
M54 | ![]() | ![]() | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) | US army surplus. | ||
KrAZ | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Heavy truck (10,000 kg) Heavy Truck (7,500 kg) | KrAZ-6322 KrAZ-255 | ||
Scania | ![]() | ![]() | Heavy truck (6,000 kg) | Model SBA111 | Ordered during the late 1980s. | |
Ural | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Heavy truck (5,000 kg) Heavy truck (4,500 kg) | Ural-4320 Ural-375D | Locally built, ongoing production | |
ZiL | ![]() | ![]() | Heavy truck (3,500 kg) | ZIL-131 | Ordered in the 1960s from the Soviet Union. | |
M35 | ![]() | ![]() | Medium truck (2,500 kg) | US army surplus | ||
GAZ | ![]() | Medium truck (2,000 kg) | GAZ-66 | |||
Trucks | ||||||
635NL trailer | ![]() | ![]() | Flatbed | Produced under license.[119] | ||
M 970A1 | ![]() | ![]() | Refueler |
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Missile and air defence systems
Surface-to-surface missile
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Sakr-80 | ![]() |
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artillery rocket system | 24[73] | indigenous Luna-M upgrade |
9K52 Luna-M | ![]() |
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Short-range ballistic missile | 9[73] | |
Scud missile | ![]() |
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Short-range ballistic missile | [120] | Scud-B, Scud-C |
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Air defence
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S-300 | ![]() | ![]() | Long Range Air Defence | S-300VM (SA-23) | 4 Battalions[121] | Preparation to receive the S-300VM were under way in November 2014[122] First components delivered in March 2015.[123] AA Range = 200 km, AA Ceiling = 30 km, Speed = Mach 5, ABM Range = 40 km.[124] |
IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS | ![]() | ![]() | Medium Range Air Defence | IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS | 7 SLM Systems, 10 SLX systems, 6 SLS systems[125][126][127] | The German government approved the sale of 7 IRIS-T SLM tactical medium range AD systems to Egypt in September 2018. |
Volga | ![]() | ![]() |
Medium Range Air Defence | Tayer el-Sabah SA-2 | 100[128] | 100 units were delivered by USSR from 1970 to 1972 for use in the Yom Kippur War. The Egyptians were impressed by the system's performance and acquired a local production license from the USSR. AA Range = 45 km, AA Ceiling = 25 km, Speed = Mach 3.5, ABM = none |
Buk | ![]() | M1-2 M2 (SA-17) | The Buk-M2 was not previously known to be in Egyptian service until it was revealed in a video of an air defence exercise released on 2 November 2014 by the MoD.[129] AA Range = 30 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 3.0 | |||
MIM-23 Hawk | ![]() | ![]() | Phase III | 62 | On 25 February 2014, Egypt ordered new 186 rocket motors to extend the life of their Hawk batteries.[130] Since there are 3 missiles per launch unit then one can deduce that Egypt plans to maintain 62 launcher systems. AA Range = 50 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 2.4 | |
Pechora 2M | ![]() | ![]() | 2M (SA-3) | 70 | Originally Egypt received 200 units from USSR between 1970 and 1972[128] and they were used extensively during the Yom Kippur War. These units aged and some of them were upgraded to Pechora-2M version. As of December 2008, 70 Pechora-2M upgraded ramp-launched missiles had been ordered by Egypt.[131] AA Range = 35 km, AA Ceiling = 18 km, Speed = Mach 3.1 | |
Kub | ![]() | SA-6 | 56[132] | Purchased from the Soviet Union after the disastrous 6 Day War and was used to great effect in the Yom Kippur War virtually denying the entire air space of Egypt to Israel. The system was modernized and is still in service. AA Range = 24 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 2.8 | ||
Tor | ![]() | Short Range Air Defence | M1 M2 (SA-15) | 16 | 16 units were purchased from Russia.[133] The Tor-M2 was not previously known to be in Egyptian service until it was revealed in a video of an air defence exercise released on 2 November 2014 by the MoD.[129] AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 | |
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | ![]() | ![]() | 75 | Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008.[134] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 | ||
Crotale | ![]() | ![]() | VT-1 | 36[135] | Purchased from France in 1980.[136] AA Range = 11 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = 3.53 | |
MIM-72 Chaparral | ![]() | ![]() | MIM-72C[137] | 280[138][139] | Purchased from U.S. stock in 1987,2014[138][136] AA Range = 9 km, AA Ceiling = 4 km, Speed = Mach 1.5 | |
Strela-1 | ![]() | ![]() | SA-9 | 20[135] | AA Range = 4.2 km, AA Ceiling = 3.5 km, Speed = Mach 1.8 | |
M113 AA | ![]() | SPAAG | Nile 23 Sinai 23 M163 VADS | Upgraded version of the ZU-23-2 twin 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns radar guided (148) with Sakr Eye SAM 2X2 on M113, Upgraded version of the ZU-23-2 twin 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns radar guided with Stinger SAM (3X2) (72) on M113, 108 | ||
Shilka | ![]() | ![]() | 350 in 1995.[140] 330 were delivered from USSR, also a new contract was signed with Russia in 2005.[141] | |||
ZSU-57-2 | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 ordered in 1960 from Soviet Union and delivered between 1961 and 1962,[142] with 40 remaining in storage today.[143] | ||
M53/59 Praga | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Skyguard Amoun | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA/SHORAD (35 mm) | Amoun | 36 | 72 GDF units used with one Skyguard unit and two Sparrow SAM launchers per battery |
M167 VADS | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (20 mm) | 72 | ||
ZPU | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (14.5 mm) | 200 | ||
ZU-23-2 | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (23 mm) | 280 | 280 as Nile 23 and Sinai 23, and 650 upgraded with radar guidance | |
61-K | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (37 mm) | 200 | 700 | |
S-60 | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (57 mm) | 200 | 600 | |
52-K | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (85 mm) | 400 | ||
KS-19 | ![]() | ![]() | Towed AA (100 mm) | 200 | ||
KS-30 | ![]() | Towed AA (130 mm) | [144] | 120 |
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