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List of equipment of the Egyptian Army

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The following list outlines the major equipment in service with the Egyptian Army.

Individual equipment

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Name Image Origin Type Notes
Protective gear
M-3E  Egypt Protective mask The Mask is used by the M60A3 tank crew to provide protection against military & biological gasses and atomic dust[1]
M81-A  Egypt Filtering protective suit * Manufactured from filterating Cloth that protects against weapons of mass destruction (NBC)[2]
  • Protects all the body organs from the effect of weapons of mass destructions and helps the body to breathe naturally through the skin
  • Allows the sweat to be evaporated
  • Purifies the air that enters the body from all harmful contaminations
Hełm wz. 50  Egypt

 Polish People's Republic

Combat helmet Standard issue for regular infantry
Hełm wz. 67  Polish People's Republic Combat helmet Standard issue for regular infantry[3][4]
BK-3 Helmet  Croatia Combat helmet Standard issue for forces deployed in Sinai insurgency operations
Ops-Core FAST helmet  United States Combat helmet Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PASGT  United States Combat helmet, ballistic vest Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Mars Armor Modular Tactical Vest Model 58  People's Republic of Bulgaria Ballistic vest Standard issue for regular infantry
Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier  Italy Ballistic vest
Egyptian Integrated Soldier System  Egypt Future soldier program

Infantry weapons

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Small arms

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Name Image Origin Type Caliber Comment
Pistols
Colt M1911[5]  United States Semi-automatic pistol .45 ACP Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
TT-33[6]  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Glock 17  Austria Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
SIG Sauer P226   Switzerland Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
H&K USP[7]  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Helwan 920[8]  Italy
 Egypt
Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Beretta 92FS pistol, with early Beretta 92-style grip-mounted magazine release button. Produced under license by the Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54[9] Service Pistol
CZ 75[10]  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Secondary Service Pistol
RS9 Vampir  Bosnia and Herzegovina Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Secondary Service Pistol
Submachine gun
HK MP5[11]  West Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
UMP[12]  Germany Submachine gun .45 ACP Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Star Model Z-45[13]  Spain Submachine gun 9×23mm
CZ Scorpion Evo 3[14]  Czech Republic Submachine gun 9×19mm / 9×21mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Škorpion[15]  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Submachine gun .32 ACP Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
MP7[16]  Germany Submachine gun 4.6×30mm Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PP-19 Vityaz  Russia Submachine gun 9×19mm
Shotgun
Saiga-12  Russia Shotgun 12-gauge Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
M1014  Italy Combat shotgun 12-gauge
M590  United States Shotgun 12-gauge
Assault rifle/Carbine
SIG 552  Switzerland Carbine 5.56×45mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and Paratroopers 170th Airborne Brigade
Heckler & Koch G36[17]  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Beretta AR70/90[18]  Italy Assault rifle 5.56×45mm
SKS[19]  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm Used By Infantry Units
Maadi  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Indigenous version of the Soviet AKM rifle. Produced under license by the Al Maadi Company for Engineering Industries (Factory 54).[20][21] Main Service Rifle
SIG Sauer SIGM400  United States Semi-automatic rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-74  Soviet Union Assault rifle 5.45×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)[22]
AK-12  Russia Assault rifle 5.45×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-15  Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-101  Russia Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used By Infantry Units
AK-103  Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-104  Russia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PM md. 63  Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and police forces
Zastava M70  Yugoslavia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Zastava M21  Serbia and Montenegro Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AR-M1  Bulgaria Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
M16[23]  United States Assault rifle 5.56×45mm
M4A1[24]  United States Carbine 5.56×45mm Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
CAR-15  United States Assault rifle
Carbine
5.56×45mm Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
SIG Sauer SIG516[25]  United States
 Germany
Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used by Rapid Deployment Forces and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Vz. 52[26]  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×45mm Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
CZ-805 BREN A1/A2[27]  Czech Republic Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle)
CZ 807[28]  Czech Republic Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle)
Beretta ARX 160[29]  Italy Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Machine gun
Zastava M72[30]  Yugoslavia Light machine gun 7.62×39mm
RPD[31]  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Light machine gun 7.62×39mm Produced locally under license. (See RPD page)
FN Minimi[32]  Belgium
 Egypt
Light machine gun 5.56×45mm Produced locally under license.
RPK[33]  Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm
PKM[34]  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR PK PKM PKMS
M60[35]  United States General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Also known as Mk43
FN MAG  Belgium
 Egypt
General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Produced locally under license[36][37] (See FN MAG page)
DP-27[38]  Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR
SG-43 Goryunov[39]  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR Produced locally
DShK  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm
NSV  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm Used by T-80 crews
M2HB  United States Heavy machine gun .50 BMG
KPV  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 14.5×114mm See KPV page
Sniper rifle
Mosin-Nagant[40]  Russian Empire Bolt-action
Sniper rifle
7.62×54mmR
Dragunov SVD[41]  Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle
7.62×54mmR
Accuracy International AWM  United Kingdom Sniper rifle .300 Winchester Magnum Used by Rapid Deployment Forces
PSG1  West Germany Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm
M40A3  United States Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm
M24  United States Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm
SIG Sauer SSG 3000[42]   Switzerland Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm Used by Unit 777
Barrett M82  United States Anti-materiel rifle .50 caliber Used by Thunderbolt Forces, Unit 999, Egyptian navy special forces brigades and Black Cobra Unit
PGM Hécate II  France Anti-materiel rifle .50 caliber Used By Rapid Deployment Forces and Black Cobra
OSV-96[43]  Russia Anti-materiel sniper rifle 12.7×108mm Used by Egyptian special operation forces.
M110 SASS  United States Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces.
Orsis T-5000[44]  Russia Sniper rifle 6.5×47mm Lapua or 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) or .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum or .375 CheyTac Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces.
Grenade launcher
MK19  United States
 Egypt
Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Manufactured locally.[45][46]
Maadi GL  United States
 Egypt
Underbarrel grenade launcher 40×46mm Manufactured locally[47][48]
M79  United States Single shot grenade launcher 40×46mm

Anti-tank and missile

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Recoilless rifles

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Name Image Origin Comment
Recoilless rifle
M40[citation needed]  United States 105 mm
SPG-9  Soviet Union 73 mm[49]
B-10  Soviet Union 82 mm[50]
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle  Sweden 84 mm[51][better source needed]
AT4  Sweden 84 mm[51][better source needed]

Anti tank systems

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Name Image Origin Number Comment
Anti tank systems
RPG-7  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[52][53]
RPG-32  Russia Unknown
M72 LAW  United States
MILAN II[54]  France 345 units Wire-guided anti-armor missile system
Swingfire  United Kingdom
 Egypt
260+ units Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (locally made)
BGM-71D TOW II[55]  United States
 Egypt
500+ 450 missiles Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (810 + 575 units(locally made)[56]
AGM-114 Hellfire  United States Unknown 107 mm
9M14 Malyutka[57]  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Unknown Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system.
9M113 Konkurs[58]  Soviet Union Unknown Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s
9K115-2 Metis-M[59]  Russia Unknown Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)[60]  Ukraine Unknown Anti-tank missile
Akeron MP[61]  France Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training in 15 March 2023 Anti-tank missile
AT-1K Raybolt  South Korea Unknown Bought along with K9 howitzers in 2022, locally produced under licence
HJ-8[62]  China
 Egypt
Unknown Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM[citation needed]
HJ-73[63]  China Unknown

Man-portable air defence

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System Image Origin Comment
Sakr Eye  Egypt 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  Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile.
FIM-92 Stinger  United States Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile
9K38 Igla  Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. 9K38 / 9K338 variants

Mortars

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System Image Origin Number Comment
Mortars
M240  Soviet Union 240 mm
M1943[64]  Soviet Union 1800[65] 160 mm
M-43[64]  Soviet Union 120 mm
2B11 Sani  Soviet Union 120 mm
Helwan UK-2  Soviet Union 120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[66]
M2[67]  United States
 Egypt
107 mm
M224 Mortar  United States 60 mm mortar system
Helwan  China 60 mm, Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1[68][69][70]

Training mortars

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System Image Origin Comment
Training mortars
M1938  Soviet Union 120 mm
2B14 Podnos  Soviet Union 82 mm

Vehicles

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Tanks (3,620)

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Model Image Origin Type Version Number Period Details
M1 Abrams  United States
 Egypt
Main battle tank M1A1 1,130[71] 1992– All in active service. Manufactured in Egypt.[71]
M60 Patton  United States Main battle tank M60A1

M60A3

1,150[71] 1979– Active[72] 759 M60A3 purchased new between 1980-85. Most are in the passive configuration, lacking thermal imaging sights. 700 ex-U.S. Army M60A1 were acquired for the cost of shipping and delivered 1990-1992. Another 168 M60A3 were acquired from Austria. 550 in storage
T-62  Soviet Union Main battle tank RO-115, RO-120 500[71] 1972– 200 in active service, 300 in storage[71]
T-54/T55  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Main battle tank T-55E MK II

Ramses II

840[71] In storage.[71]

Infantry Fighting Vehicles (690+)

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Model Image Origin Type Version Number Details
YPR-765 PRI  Netherlands
 Belgium
Infantry fighting vehicle 390[71] European version of the American AIFV equipped with the 25 mm KBA-B02 turret. 390 units were purchased from Netherlands in 1996 with further 640 from Belgium in x.[citation needed]
BMP-1  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1S 300[71]
SENA 200  Egypt Infantry fighting vehicle N/A First introduced in EDEX 2021

Armoured vehicles (6,181+)

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Model Image Origin Type Version Number Details
Armoured personnel carriers(Tracked)
M113/YPR-765


 United States
 Egypt
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[71] 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  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Amphibious armored personnel carrier BTR-50PKM

BTR-50PK

500[71]
500 were ordered in 1964 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1965 and 1966. 250 BTR-50s are currently in service,[73] 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  Czechoslovakia
 Ukraine
Amphibious armored personnel carrier OT-62B
OT-62
200[71] Purchased in 1972. 200 units were upgraded by Ukraine to the OT-62B standard in 2010.[74]
Armoured personnel carriers(Wheeled)
BMR-600  Spain Armoured personnel carrier BMR-600P 250[71]
Fahd  Egypt
 West Germany
Armored personnel carrier
Armored medevac
Tank destroyer
Armored command post
Infantry fighting vehicle

Fahd 240
Fahd 280
Fahd 280-30
410[71] 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  Soviet Union Amphibious armored personnel carrier BTR-60PB 250[71] 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  Egypt Armored personnel carrier Walid MKII 650[71] Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol.[citation needed]
Protected patrol vehicle
Caiman  United States MRAP CAT II (6x6) 535[71] 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.[75]
Reva  South Africa MRAP REVA III

REVA V LWB

N/A[71]
RG-33  South Africa
 United Kingdom
 United States
MRAP Total
RG-33L
HAGA
449[71] The heavily armored vehicle is designed to protect soldiers from blasts from IEDs, landmines, and from other types of attacks.[citation needed]
ST-500[76]  Egypt N/A[71] Designed and manufactured by Egypt
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt)

 Egypt MRAPs, Light tactical APCs Temsah 2

Temsah 3

N/A[71] 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  Egypt
 United Arab Emirates
Armored personnel carrier Panthera T6 N/A[71] Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS).[77]
Panthera F9  United Arab Emirates Armored personnel carrier Panthera F9
Sherpa  France Armored personnel carrier 173[71]
ST-100[76]  Egypt MRAP N/A[71] First introduced in EDEX 2018
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
Cadillac Gage Commando  United States Armored reconnaissance scout V150
Commando Scout
112[71] The Scout variant was bought in 1986 while the V150 was bought in 2001 from the US Army which was retiring them in favor of the new M1117.
BRDM-2  Soviet Union
 Poland
Armored reconnaissance scout BRDM-2M96i
BRDM-2
300[71] Purchased in 1968 from USSR, 100 of them were modernized by Poland in 2001.[citation needed]
Anti-tank vehicles
M901  United States Anti-tank missile carrier 52[71]
YPR-765  Netherlands

 United States

Anti-tank missile carrier 300[71]
HMMWV  United States Anti-tank missile carrier N/A[71] Equipped with TOW-2[71]
DMS-K  Egypt Anti-tank missile carrier N/A Equipped with Konkurs-M. Unveiled at EDEX 2023, tailored for special forces and mechanized troops.[78]

Artillery

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Self Propelled Artillery (1,272+)

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Towed Artillery (962)

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Multiple Launch Rocket System (450+)

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Self-propelled mortar (151)

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Model Image Origin Type Version Number Period Details
Multiple-rocket launcher
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher  China

 Egypt

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.[79][80][81]
ATS-59  Soviet Union 122mm MLRS ATS-59G N/A[71]
BM-21
 Soviet Union
 Egypt
MLRS 122 mm
BM-21
BM-11
Sakr-10
Sakr-18
Sakr-36
356[71] *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  Egypt 122mm MLRS N/A [82][71]
K-136 Kooryong  South Korea 130mm MLRS 36[71]
M270  United States MLRS 227 mm M270 26[71] 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  Soviet Union 240mm MLRS 32[71]
BM-24  Soviet Union 240mm MLRS 48[71] All in store[71]
Self-propelled artillery
SP-122[83]  Soviet Union
 Russia
 Egypt
Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm 124+[71] Locally assembled D-30 gun on an Armored Ural Truck chassis

License built by Egypt. Some are modernized[71]

M-46  Soviet Union 130mm Self-propelled howitzer 420 Locally Assembled M-46 gun on an Armored KrAZ Truck chassis

Modernized[71]

M109  United States
 Egypt
Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm &
122mm
M109A5
M102A2
368[71]
M110 Self-propelled howitzer

203 mm

M110A2 144[84] The Egyptian Army received 144 as M110A2 as aid in 1996.
K9 Thunder  Republic of Korea
 Egypt
155 mm self-propelled howitzer K9A1EGY 216 (planned)[85] The export contract worth $1.6 billion was signed in February 2022.[86] Initial batches will be produced in South Korea while the rest will be produced in Egypt under license from 2024 with 50% localization rate.[87][88][89]
Towed artillery
D-30  Soviet Union
 Egypt
122 mm howitzer D-30M 190[71] 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  Soviet Union 122 mm howitzer 36[71] All are stored.
M-30  Soviet Union 122 mm howitzer 300[71] Some used for training the rest are stored.
M-46  Soviet Union
 People's Republic of China
 Egypt
130 mm howitzer M-46
Type 59-1M
420[71] 1952– Egypt bought the license to produce M-46 from USSR.[90]
GH 52  Finland
 Egypt
155 mm howitzer 16[71] Being manufactured locally under license, likely to replace aging 122 mm and 130 mm artillery.
Self-propelled mortar
M106  United States 65 mm mortar carrier M106A2 35[71]
M125  United States
 Netherlands
81 mm mortar carrier M125A2 50[71]
M1064  United States 120 mm mortar carrier M1064A3 36[71]
M-160  Soviet Union 160 mm self-propelled mortar 30[71]
Ammunition support vehicle
K10  Republic of Korea
 Egypt
Artillery ammunition support vehicle K10
K11
39 K10 and 51 K11 (planned)[85] Ammunition resupply vehicle to support the K9s.
M992  United States 250 Designed to support self-propelled howitzers, purchased from US along with the M109A5s.

Engineering, logistic and utility vehicles

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Engineering vehicles

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Model Image Origin Type Number Details
M88  United States
 Egypt
Armoured recovery vehicle 310[71] 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.[91]
YPR-765-PRBRG  Netherlands Armoured recovery vehicle Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV
M579  United States Armoured recovery vehicle N/A[71]
BREM-2  Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle
M578  United States Armoured recovery vehicle
BTS-4A  Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle N/A[71]
Maxxpro  United States Armoured recovery vehicle 12[71]
M984  United States Recovery vehicle
M728 CEV  United States Combat engineer vehicle Bought from the old U.S. Army Europe stock in the 1990s.
BAT-2  Soviet Union Combat engineer vehicle 72[92]
M104 Wolverine  United States Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Bought as an option along with the Abrams tank.
M60A1 AVLB  United States Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Bought along with other M60 tanks.
MT-55 K/L  Soviet Union Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
MTU-20  Soviet Union Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 56[93]
TMM-3  Soviet Union Motorized bridge 96[94] 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  Soviet Union Motorized bridge 70[94] 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  Soviet Union Mobile treadway bridge 94[95] 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  Soviet Union Floating bridge Uses KrAZ-255 for transportation.
GSP-55  Soviet Union Amphibious tracked ferry 86[95][96][97]
PMM-2  Ukraine Pontoon bridger 56[93][98] Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[99]
BMK-T  Soviet Union Bridging boats
BMK-150M  Soviet Union Bridging boats
BMK-130M  Soviet Union Bridging boats
Fahd  Egypt Minelayer 75[100][101]
Nather-1/2  Soviet Union Minelayer A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ.[102]
Husky VMMD

(Husky 2G)

 United States Mine clearer
Fateh 2/3/4  Soviet Union
 Egypt
Mine clearer 340[100][101] Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges.
Armtrac 400  United Kingdom Mine clearer
PZM-2  Ukraine Trencher 48[103] Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[104]
MDK-2M  Soviet Union Trencher 36[105][106]
Komatsu D275A-5R  Japan
M9 ACE  United States
Caterpillar D9  United States
Caterpillar D7  United States
Dumper Caterpillar 740B  United States
Caterpillar 930G  United States Front end loader
Bronto Skylift S 104 HLA  Finland [107]

Amphibious bridging

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Utility vehicles

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Name Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
M274  United States All-terrain vehicle
Sand-X T-ATV 1200  Germany All-terrain vehicle [81]
Polaris Ranger 4x4  United States Utility vehicle [81]
Polaris Ranger 6x6  United States Utility vehicle [81]
HMMWV  United States
 Egypt
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.[113]
G-Class  Germany
 Egypt
Utility vehicle 3,910+[114][better source needed] Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[115]
Jeep CJ  United States
 Egypt
Utility vehicle Jeep CJ7
Jeep CJ8
Jeep TJ
Jeep JK
Jeep J8
10,650[114][better source needed] Locally built.
M151  United States Utility vehicle

Logistic vehicles

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Name Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
HETS  United States 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.[116] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[117]
MAZ  Soviet Union Very heavy truck
(19,600 kg)
MAZ-543
HEMTT A4  United States Fuel servicing truck
Recovery truck
M978
M978A4
M984A4
75[citation needed]
1
1[117]
Ural  Russia Very heavy truck
(12,000 kg)
Ural-5323
ZiL  Soviet Union Very heavy truck
(10,000 kg)
ZIL-135
M939  United States Heavy truck
(5,000 kg)
Model M931
Model M927
Model M923
Model M818
M54  United States Heavy truck
(5,000 kg)
US army surplus.
KrAZ
 Ukraine




 Soviet Union
Heavy truck
(10,000 kg)



Heavy Truck
(7,500 kg)
KrAZ-6322




KrAZ-255
Scania  Sweden Heavy truck
(6,000 kg)
Model SBA111 Ordered during the late 1980s.
Ural
 Soviet Union
 Egypt



 Soviet Union
Heavy truck
(5,000 kg)



Heavy truck
(4,500 kg)
Ural-4320




Ural-375D
Locally built, ongoing production
ZiL  Soviet Union Heavy truck
(3,500 kg)
ZIL-131 Ordered in the 1960s from the Soviet Union.
M35  United States Medium truck
(2,500 kg)
US army surplus
GAZ  Soviet Union Medium truck
(2,000 kg)
GAZ-66
Trucks
635NL trailer  United States Flatbed Produced under license.[118]
M 970A1  United States Refueler

Missile and Air defence systems

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Surface-to-surface missile

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Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Sakr-80  Egypt
 Soviet Union
artillery rocket system 24[71] indigenous Luna-M upgrade
9K52 Luna-M  Soviet Union Short-range ballistic missile 9[71]
Scud missile  Soviet Union Short-range ballistic missile [119] Scud-B, Scud-C

Air Defence

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Name Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
S-300  Russia Long Range Air Defence S-300VM (SA-23) 4 Battalions[120] Preparation to receive the S-300VM were under way in November 2014[121] First components delivered in March 2015.[122]
AA Range = 200 km, AA Ceiling = 30 km, Speed = Mach 5, ABM Range = 40 km.[123]
IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS  Germany Medium Range Air Defence IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS 7 SLM Systems, 10 SLX systems, 6 SLS systems[124][125][126] The German government approved the sale of 7 IRIS-T SLM tactical medium range AD systems to Egypt in September 2018.
Volga  Soviet Union Medium Range Air Defence Tayer el-Sabah
SA-2
100[127] 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.[128]
AA Range = 30 km, AA Ceiling = 14 km, Speed = Mach 3.0
MIM-23 Hawk  United States Phase III 62 On 25 February 2014, Egypt ordered new 186 rocket motors to extend the life of their Hawk batteries.[129] 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  Soviet Union 2M (SA-3) 70 Originally Egypt received 200 units from USSR between 1970 and 1972[127] 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.[130]
AA Range = 35 km, AA Ceiling = 18 km, Speed = Mach 3.1
Kub SA-6 56[131] 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.[132] 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.[128]
AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger  United States 75 Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008.[133]
AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2
Crotale  France VT-1 36[134] Purchased from France in 1980.[135]
AA Range = 11 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = 3.53
MIM-72 Chaparral  United States MIM-72C[136] 280[137][138] Purchased from U.S. stock in 1987,2014[137][135]
AA Range = 9 km, AA Ceiling = 4 km, Speed = Mach 1.5
Strela-1  Soviet Union SA-9 20[134]
AA Range = 4.2 km, AA Ceiling = 3.5 km, Speed = Mach 1.8
M113 AA  United States 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  Soviet Union 350 in 1995.[139] 330 were delivered from USSR, also a new contract was signed with Russia in 2005.[140]
ZSU-57-2  Soviet Union 40 100 ordered in 1960 from Soviet Union and delivered between 1961 and 1962,[141] with 40 remaining in storage today.[142]
M53/59 Praga  Czechoslovakia
Skyguard Amoun  Switzerland Towed AA/SHORAD (35 mm) Amoun 36 72 GDF units used with one Skyguard unit and two Sparrow SAM launchers per battery
M167 VADS  United States Towed AA (20 mm) 72
ZPU  Soviet Union Towed AA (14.5 mm) 200
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Towed AA (23 mm) 280 280 as Nile 23 and Sinai 23, and 650 upgraded with radar guidance
61-K  Soviet Union Towed AA (37 mm) 200 700
S-60  Soviet Union Towed AA (57 mm) 200 600
52-K  Soviet Union Towed AA (85 mm) 400
KS-19  Soviet Union Towed AA (100 mm) 200
KS-30  Soviet Union Towed AA (130 mm) [143] 120

Other equipment

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