In line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, to localize domestic industries and rationalize imports, the Navy, in collaboration with the Federation of Egyptian Industries, organized an exhibition for spare parts and technical equipment for various naval components.
This event is part of a series of exhibitions organized by the Armed Forces General Command to support local manufacturing efforts.
The event began with a speech by Vice Admiral Ashraf Atwa, Commander of the Navy, who conveyed the greetings and appreciation of General Abdel Mageed Saqr, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, and Lt. General Ahmed Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
He emphasized the Armed Forces General Command commitment to localizing manufacturing and advancing the technical system with domestic capabilities and Egyptian expertise to keep pace with the latest technological systems in the field of naval equipment manufacturing and development, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
Major General Mohamed Adly, Chief of the Armed Forces Armament Authority, also gave a speech highlighting the Armed Forces commitment to ongoing collaboration with major industrial institutions in the country. He emphasized the aim of manufacturing technical supplies and spare parts with high efficiency comparable to global products to meet the technical needs of the Armed Forces.
Engineer Mohamed El-Sweidy, President of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, delivered a speech praising the technical capabilities of the Navy and its determination to advance in naval manufacturing in cooperation with major global industrial entities. He noted that the exhibition helps identify the Navy’s technical needs and allows national companies to begin localizing these industries within Egypt.
The exhibition concluded with a tour of the Naval Shipyard, which features a number of spare parts and technical supplies for the Navy that can be produced locally to encourage Egyptian companies to manufacture them as national products.
Several members of the Federation of Egyptian Industries and representatives from national industrial companies attended the event. (Source & Photo © Egyptian Ministry of Defense)
