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Mohamed Abdel-Mawgoud Named Commander of Egyptian Air Defense Forces
2020-12-18 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi appointed, on Wednesday, Major-General Mohamed Hegazy Abdel-Mawgoud as the new Commander of the Air Defense Forces, Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady announced in a statement, Daily News Egypt

Egyptian President Receives Greek Defense Minister; Visits France
2020-12-08 Read More...
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (photo) received Greece’s Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos in Cairo, on Thursday, to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries and combating terrorism, Daily News Egypt

Egyptian President Hails Army for Imposing Strategic Middle East Balance
2020-11-27 Read More...
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi praised, on Wednesday, the efforts of the country’s Armed Forces and the successes it has achieved, according to a statement by Presidency Spokesperson Bassam

UAE Chief-of-Staff Attends Conclusion of ‘Saif Al Arab’ Military Exercise
2020-11-27 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the conclusion of the ‘Saif Al Arab’ military exercise, which witnessed the participation of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan and

‘Arab Sword’ Military Exercise Concludes in Egypt
2020-11-26 Read More...
A Bahrain Defense Force unit is participating in the final stages of “Saif Al Arab” (Arab Sword 2020) military exercise hosted in Egypt and also involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan and

Egypt, Italy Discuss Economic, Military Cooperation
2020-11-24 Read More...
Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday discussed means of economic and military cooperation, according to a statement posted by Egyptian Presidency on its Facebook

Egypt, France Conduct Joint Naval Drills in Mediterranean Sea
2020-11-20 Read More...
Egyptian and French naval forces carried out, on Wednesday, joint naval drills in the Mediterranean Sea, with the participation of the Egyptian frigate “Taba” and the French frigate “Languedoc”, local media

Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) Rescheduled for 2021
2020-11-19 Read More...
Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) has announced that the event will be postponed to 29th November – 2nd December 2021, as mobility across borders continues due to COVID-19. The decision has the endorsement and support of Ministry of Defence, Egyptian Armed

‘Saif Al Arab’ Joint Military Drill Kicks off in Egypt
2020-11-19 Read More...
Egypt is hosting the joint training “Saif Al Arab” (The Sword of Arabs) with the participation of a number of brotherly Arab countries which was launched Tuesday and will continue until November 26 in the combat training fields at the Muhammad

US Navy Under Secretary Concludes Visit to Egypt
2020-11-17 Read More...
The United States Under Secretary of the Navy, Gregory J. Slavonic, visited Egypt, on 8-10 November, and met with key Egyptian defense officials, including the Commander of the Navy, local media

Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production Generates US$1 Billion in Revenues
2020-11-09 Read More...
Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production has achieved revenues of EGP 15.5 billion (US$984.8 million) in fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, compared to EGP 13.2bn in FY

High-Ranking Egyptian Military Delegation Visits Portugal
2020-11-04 Read More...
Mohamed Zaki, Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of Egypt’s Armed Forces (photo), headed to Portugal at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, on Monday, for an official visit that will last several

Russia, Egypt to Hold ‘Friendship-2020’ Naval Drills in Black Sea
2020-10-14 Read More...
The Russian and Egyptian navies will hold joint drills in the Black Sea until the end of this year, the Black Sea Fleet’s press office

Egypt, Spain Conclude Joint Naval Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2020-10-13 Read More...
The Egyptian and Spanish naval forces conducted, on Saturday, joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer

Egypt Requests Maritime Domain Awareness System
2020-10-05 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system and related equipment for an estimated cost of $417

Naming and Launching of Fourth Egyptian Submarine
2020-10-01 Read More...
On September 29, 2020, the fourth 209/1400mod class submarine for the Navy of Arab Republic of Egypt was named and launched at the shipyard of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel,

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