The Madrid-based company Star Defense Logistics & Engineering (SDLE) has announced that the company will present its Dragoon tactical armored vehicle at the first Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX). EDEX will be hosted at the International Exhibition Center in Egypt on 3, 4 and 5 December 2018. The event hosts more than 300 exhibitors from around […]

Egypt has decided to buy more AH-64E Apache attack helicopters after faced with difficulties of Russian-made Ka-52 helicopters. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA),  Government of Egypt has requested to buy ten AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 27 November the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale for an estimated cost of […]

On 3 November, a Russian-made MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed during a training mission in Egypt. The cause of the crash is unknown at this point, the Egyptian pilot managed to eject safely. No further details on the modification of MiG-29 aircraft have been released. The aircraft belonged to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF). According to Russia’s Kommersant newspaper, MiG-29 fighter […]

The U.S. State Department has approved possible military sales worth $99 million to Egypt, including M831A1, M865 and APFSDS-T 122mm tank rounds, the Pentagon said on Monday. According to the statement fo the State Department, the Government of Egypt has requested to buy 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds for its M1A1 tank fleet. “This […]

Recently captured commercial satellite imagery shows that Egypt has received a big batch of newest Russian-produced Ka-52 attack helicopters. Recently analysed Google Earth satellite imagery shows 12 recently received Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters of the Egyptian Air Force at the at Kattamia Air Base. The Ka-52 Alligator is a next-generation reconnaissance and combat helicopter designed to destroy tanks, […]

A light-attack aircraft that appeared to be a heavily armoured version of the AT-802 agricultural and fire fighting aircraft has been spotted during counter-terrorism operations in Sinai, Egypt. According to the observer at Arabic news website SD Arabia Mahmoud Gamal‏, the AT-802U aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force has taken part in ongoing counter-terrorism operations in Sinai. The AT-802U is […]

Egypt is set to acquire additional Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault by the end of this year, the French newspaper La Tribune reported on 4 July. According to the newspaper, Egypt’s government is looking to sign a new agreement with France to supply the new 24 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft by the end of 2018. Under the previous […]

The Egypt Defense Portal and Abu Ali Blog have distributed photos showing the accumulation and movement of Egyptian manpower and military equipment on the Gaza border. The vehicles, which include YPR-765 armored infantry fighting vehicles and M60 main battle tanks, were stationed near Gaza in preparation for an expanded military campaign in the framework of Comprehensive Operation […]

On November 28, the Egyptian Air Force received its last three Rafale EM (single seater) fighter jets, the EM06, 07 and 08. The aircraft departed the Dassault Aviation facilities on Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, to reach Gebel El Basur air base, located about 85 kilometers northwest of the city of Cairo, in the north of Egypt. That […]

Across a vast landscape speckled with shrubbery, two armies met on a battlefield intent on defeating a common adversary. From planning and coordination all the way through to execution and battle tracking, U.S. and Egyptian forces collaborated during Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt from Sept. 10 through 20. About 200 […]