List of munitions used by the Egyptian Air Force

This List of Munitions of the Egyptian Air Force lists the missiles, bombs and related equipment in use by the Egyptian Air Force.

List

MICA

AIM-7 Sparrow

HOT

AGM-65 Maverick

AGM-114 Hellfire

Harpoon

AGM-88 HARM

AASM

Matra Durandal

A Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod hangs from the underbelly of a B-1B Lancer

Thales Spectra

Damocles

Missile	Origin	Type	Versions	Notes
Air-to-air missiles
MICA	France	Short/medium range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile	MICA IR MICA EM
R-77	Russia	Beyond visual range, active radar homing air-to-air missile
AIM-7 Sparrow	United States	Medium-range, semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile	F/P/M
AIM-9 Sidewinder	United States	Short-range air-to-air missile	M/L/P
R.550 Magic	France	Short-range air-to-air missile
R.530	France	short-range air-to-air missile		No longer in service
Super 530	France	short to medium-range air-to-air missile
Igla-V	Soviet Union	short-range air-to-air missile
R-73	Soviet Union	short-range air-to-air missile
R-27	Russia	Medium-range, air-to-air tactical missile, anti-radiation missile
Air to ground/surface missiles
AASM	France	air-to-surface missile
AS-30L	France	MCLOS with radio command link /laser guided short-to-medium rangeair-to-ground missile
Storm Shadow[1][2]	France	Air-Launched Cruise Missile	Talious	First foreign user of Talious version
AKD-10	China	air-to-surface missile
Martel (AS 37)	UK/France	standoff anti-radar missile (AS 37) / air-to-surface (AJ.168)
ARMAT	France	anti-radar missile
Kh-35	Russia	anti-ship missile
Kh-38	Russia	Tactical air-to-surface missile
HOT	France	Anti-tank missile
Kh-31	Soviet Union	Medium-range air-to-surface missile
AGM-84 Harpoon	United States	Anti-ship missile	A
Exocet	France	Anti-ship missile
AGM-88 HARM	United States	Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile	B
AGM-65 Maverick	United States	Air-to-surface missile	A/B/D/E/G
AGM-114 Hellfire	United States	Air-to-surface and surface-to-surface
9K121 Vikhr	Russia	air-launched anti-tank missile
9M120 Ataka	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile
MBDA Apache	France	Anti-runway cruise missile
BGM-71 TOW	United States	Anti-tank missile
HJ-8	China	Anti-tank missile
Air-to-ground bombs
Mk82	United States	Low-drag general-purpose bomb
Mk83	United States	Low-Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bomb
Mk84	United States	Low-drag general-purpose bomb
KAB-500S-E	Soviet Union	satellite-guided bomb
KAB-500Kr	Soviet Union	electro-optical TV-guided fire and forget bomb
KAB-500L	Soviet Union	laser-guided bomb
KAB-1500L	Soviet Union	laser-guided bomb
KAB-1500S-E	Soviet Union	satellite-guided bomb
Joint Direct Attack Munition	United States	Bomb guidance kit
GWD-6[3]	Egypt	guidance kit
GBU-10	United States	Paveway-series laser-guided bomb
GBU-12	United States	Laser guided bomb
GBU-15	United States	Precision guided munition
GBU-16	United States	Paveway-series laser-guided bomb
GBU-24	United States	laser-guided bomb
GBU-27	United States	laser-guided bomb
GBU-31	United States	Fixed target, precision strike, moving vehicle
GBU-32	United States	Fixed target, precision strike, moving vehicle
GBU-89 Gator	United States	air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
CBU-87	United States	cluster bomb
CBU-100	United States	cluster bomb
BLU-109	United States	Free-fall penetration bomb
Al-Tariq	UAE / South Africa	Precision-Guided Munition
Matra Durandal	France	Anti-runway bomb
Mark 46 torpedo	United States	Lightweight antisubmarine torpedo
Mark 50 torpedo	United States	Torpedo
NASR 9000 bomb	Egypt	fuel air bomb
NASR 1000 bomb	Egypt	general-purpose bomb
NASR 400 bomb	Egypt	general-purpose bomb
NASR 250 bomb	Egypt	general-purpose bomb
EGB-2	Egypt	laser-guided general-purpose bomb
KAAKAA-500	Egypt	general-purpose bomb/anti-personnel bomb
KAAKAA-250	Egypt	HE/incendiary bomb
KAAKAA-100-105	Egypt	incendiary Thermite bomb
KAAKAA-120	Egypt	anti-personnel bomb
Hafez[4]	Egypt	general purpose / bunker penetrator bomb
Advanced targeting pods
TALIOS[5]	France	Talios Multi-Functional Targeting Pod		[6]
LANTIRN	United States	combined navigation andtargeting pod
ATLIS II	France	laser/electro-optical targeting pod
Lockheed Martin Sniper XR	United States	targeting pod
Damocles	French	3rd generation targeting pod
AN/AAQ-19 Sharpshooter	United States	Targeting Pod
HARM Targeting Pod	United States	High speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting Pod (HTS) enables F-16 Block 50/52 pilots to engage targets faster
T220	Russia	targeting pod for MIG-29M
OES-52	Russia	targeting system
Advanced reconnaissance pods
DB110 Aerial Reconnaissance Pod	United States	reconnaissance pod
Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pods	United States	reconnaissance pod
AN/AAQ-20	United States	Navigation Pod (downgraded AN/AAQ-13) "Pathfinder
Advanced jamming pods
AN/ALQ-131	United States	Jamming ECM pod
AN/ALQ-187 (V2)	United States	Jamming ECM pod
AN/ALR-93	United States	Radar Warning System
AN/ALE-47	United States	Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System
Thales Spectra	France/ Egypt	System of Protection and Avoidance of enemyFire-Control for Rafale
Radars
AN/APG-68	United States	Pulse-doppler airborne radar
AN/ALR-93	United States	Radar detector
AN/APX-113	United States	Combined Interrogator & Transponder System
AN/APS-145	United States	radar is capable of tracking more than 2,000 targets and controlling the interception of 40 hostile targets at ranges over 550 km.
Radar Doppler Multifunction	France	pulse-Doppler radar
RBE2	France	multirole radar
Zhuk-ME	Russia	Radar For Mikoyan MiG-29M
Unguided-rockets
Hydra 70	United States	Rocket
SNEB	French	unguided air-to-ground
S-5 rocket	Soviet Union	Rocket
S-8 rocket	Soviet Union	Rocket
S-25 rocket	Soviet Union	Rocket
AN/ALR-56	United States	Radar Warning Receiver
President-S	Russia	Jamming ECM Pod
MSP-418K	Russia	Jamming ECM Pod for MIG-29M
AN/AAR-57[7]	United States	Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)

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