DefenceTalkToday, the first shipment of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles from the United States arrived in the port of Alexandria for delivery to the Egyptian military. The heavily armored MRAP vehicles are specifically designed to protect soldiers from blasts from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), landmines, and from other types of attacks. Today’s delivery is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-delivers-armored-mrap-vehicles-to-egyptian-military-67469/

DefenceTalkSHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: Soldiers from Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment “Task Force War Eagle” recently completed a week long training event, Operation Bull Run, April 12, 2016. The exercise progressed from platform gunnery to platoon night live fire in only eight days. The purpose of Operation Bull Run was to certify the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/task-force-war-eagle-focus-on-operational-readiness-in-sinai-67292/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon wants to cut the number of US peacekeeping troops in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the growing threat from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday. About 700 US troops participate in a UN operation established after Israel and Egypt signed a 1979 peace deal and agreed for a Multinational Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-wants-drones-to-replace-some-us-troops-in-sinai-67229/

DefenceTalkEgypt and France began Sunday joint manoeuvres in the Mediterranean in which French Rafale warplanes purchased by Cairo last year are taking part, the Egyptian army said. The “Ramses 2016” military and naval exercise is being held off the coast of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and are expected to last for several days, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-france-in-joint-mediterranean-military-exercise-66943/

DefenceTalkArmed forces from 20 countries have begun manoeuvres in northeastern Saudi Arabia that the official Saudi Press Agency described as one of the world’s biggest military exercises. Troops from Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Sudan are among those participating in the “Thunder of the North” exercise, which began on Saturday and involves ground, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thunder-of-the-north-military-exercise-begins-in-saudi-66884/

DefenceTalkEgypt received three Rafale fighters from France on Thursday, the military said, six months after Paris delivered the first three of a consignment of 24 of the warplanes. The delivery is part of a 5.2 billion-euro ($5.6 billion) deal Cairo signed with Paris in February 2015 to purchase 24 Rafale multi-role combat jets, a frigate […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-delivers-3-more-rafale-fighters-to-egypt-66607/

DefenceTalkChinese President Xi Jinping signed a slew of multi-billion-dollar deals with Egypt Thursday as part of a regional tour aimed at bolstering Beijing’s economic ties and clout in the Middle East. After arriving late Wednesday from Saudi Arabia, Xi held talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and was to address the Cairo-based Arab League. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-signs-egypt-deals-as-china-looks-to-boost-mideast-clout-66533/

DefenceTalkRussia has struck a deal with Egypt to deliver 46 Kamov Ka-52K navalized attack helicopters, the director-general of the state-run Russian Helicopters aircraft maker said Wednesday. Ka-52Ks were designed for French-made Mistral helicopter carriers that were to join the Russian Navy last year, before France cancelled the deal over Ukraine. The warships are now being […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-supply-egypt-with-46-ka-52k-naval-attack-helicopters-66214/

DefenceTalkOn October 29, Ambassador Stephen Beecroft and Senior Defense Official Major General Charles Hooper joined Air Marshal Younes al-Masri and other senior Egyptian military officials in a ceremony at the Cairo West Air Force Base to receive four F-16 “Fighting Falcon” fighter jets delivered by the United States to the Egyptian Air Force. Welcoming the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-four-f-16-fighter-jets-to-egyptian-armed-forces-65726/

DefenceTalkRussia will supply equipment and helicopters worth over $1 billion for the Egyptian Mistral helicopter carriers, the Kremlin chief of staff said Monday. Cairo and Paris signed a contract earlier this month for the purchase of two French-made Mistral-class helicopter carriers originally built for Russia. “Russia will be, if you want, a sub-contractor, who will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-supply-equipment-helicopters-for-egyptian-mistral-ships-65664/