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Egypt to Dismiss over 650 Senior Police Officers
2011-07-14 Read More...
Egypt’s Interior Minister said that more than 650 senior officers would end their police service, an unprecedented shake up after protesters demanded reform of a force blamed for killing protesters who ousted Hosni

Khalifa Reiterates UAE Support to Egypt
2011-07-06 Read More...
The UAE is keen to support Egypt at this important cross road in its march to safeguard its gainsand achievements and to protect its aspirations for a better tomorrow, said UAE’s President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a meeting with

Saudi King Grants $4b Aid to Egypt
2011-05-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has pledged $4 billion in aid to Egypt, the Chief of Egypt's ruling Military Council said this past week.

AgustaWestland: US Army Contract for Egyptian Air Force
2011-05-18 Read More...
AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales to the Egyptian Air

New Arab League Secretary General Elected
2011-05-16 Read More...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Al-Arabi was unanimously elected Arab League Chief yesterday, embarking on a challenging task as political upheaval sweeps the

Tantawi Head of Egypt's Higher Military Council
2011-02-12 Read More...
Egypt's Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi is the Head of the Higher Military Council that took control of Egypt after Hosni Mubarak resigned his post as president on Friday..

Mubarak Steps Down
2011-02-11 Read More...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the Vice President has named a military council to run the country's affairs, state television said on Friday after 18 days of mass protests against his rule.

Egypt’s Defense Minister Visits Tahrir Square
2011-02-04 Read More...
Egypt's Defense Minister visited Tahrir (Liberation) Square along with top army officials on Friday as thousands of protesters started

Egypt Not Seeking Nuclear Arms
2010-12-28 Read More...
Egypt is not seeking to acquire nuclear arms and wants to rid the region of such weapons, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheith

Egyptian Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110
2010-11-22 Read More...
Goodrich received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Egyptian Air Force's new Block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to

P&W to Power Egypt’s F-16s
2010-11-19 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, was awarded a contract for $46 million to provide F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) engines to power the Egyptian Air Force's new fleet of 20 F-16

Egypt Orders 3 Airbus Military C295
2010-11-03 Read More...
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of 3 C295

L-3 Sonar Systems for Egyptian Navy
2010-09-24 Read More...
L-3 Ocean Systems was awarded a $24 million firm fixed-price contract from the Egyptian Navy for its Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS)

Egypt: 40 Skyguard AMOUN Transmitters
2010-07-09 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress earlier this month of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for 40 Skyguard AMOUN Solid-State Transmitters to support the upgrade of the Skyguard-SPARROW Launcher/Illuminator System and

Egypt: Technical Support for 6 Frigates
2010-07-07 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress this past week of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for the continuation of technical services in support of 4 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY and 2 KNOX CLASS Frigates and associated equipment,

AAR to Modernize Air Defense System for Egypt
2010-05-10 Read More...
AAR announced this past week that it has been selected by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Huntsville, Alabama, to upgrade and modify the Government of Egypt's Integrated Air Defense Command and Control System. This work will be

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