List of equipment of the Egyptian Army

Small arms

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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
Misr assault rifle		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 Serbia	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

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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]

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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)[55]
AGM-114 Hellfire		United States	Unknown	107 mm
9M14 Malyutka[56]		Soviet Union  Egypt	Unknown	Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system.
9M113 Konkurs[57]		Soviet Union	Unknown	Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s
9K115-2 Metis-M[58]		Russia	Unknown	Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)[59]		Ukraine	Unknown	Anti-tank missile
Akeron MP[60]		France	Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training on 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[61]		China  Egypt	Unknown	Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM[citation needed]
HJ-73[62]		China	Unknown

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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

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Mortars

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System	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Mortars
M240		Soviet Union		240 mm
M1943[63]		Soviet Union	1800[64]	160 mm
M-43[63]		Soviet Union		120 mm
2B11 Sani		Soviet Union		120 mm
Helwan UK-2		Soviet Union		120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[65]
M2[66]		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[67][68][69]

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Training mortars

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

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Main battle tanks

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Main battle tanks (2,000)
Model	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
M1A1 Abrams		United States  Egypt	1,300	[70] 555 units will be up-graded to M1A1 SA std.[71]
M60A3		United States	500
T-62		Soviet Union	100
T-54/T-55			100
Reconnaissance vehicles (412)
Commando Scout		United States	112	[70]
BRDM-2		Soviet Union	300	[70]
Infantry fighting vehicles (690)
YPR-765		Netherlands	390	25mm cannon[70]
BMP-1		Soviet Union	300	[70]

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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[72]	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[72]	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[72]	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[72]
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[72]	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[72]	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[72]	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[72]	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[72]
RG-33		South Africa  United Kingdom United States	MRAP	Total RG-33L HAGA	449[72]	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[72]	Designed and manufactured by Egypt
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt)		Egypt	MRAPs, Light tactical APCs	Temsah 2 Temsah 3	N/A[72]	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 T6		Egypt  United Arab Emirates	Armored personnel carrier	Panthera T6	N/A[72]	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[72]
ST-100[76]		Egypt	MRAP		N/A[72]	First introduced in EDEX 2018
Anti-tank vehicles
M901		United States	Anti-tank missile carrier		52[72]
YPR-765		Netherlands  United States	Anti-tank missile carrier		300[72]
HMMWV		United States	Anti-tank missile carrier		N/A[72]	Equipped with TOW-2[72]
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]

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Engineering vehicles

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Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Details
M88		United States  Egypt	Armoured recovery vehicle	310[72]	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.[90]
YPR-765-PRBRG		Netherlands	Armoured recovery vehicle		Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV
M579		United States	Armoured recovery vehicle	N/A[72]
BREM-2		Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle
M578		United States	Armoured recovery vehicle
BTS-4A		Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle	N/A[72]
Maxxpro		United States	Armoured recovery vehicle	12[72]
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[91]
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[92]
TMM-3		Soviet Union	Motorized bridge	96[93]	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[93]	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[94]	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[94][95][96]
PMM-2		Ukraine	Pontoon bridger	56[92][97]	Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[98]
BMK-T		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
BMK-150M		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
BMK-130M		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
Fahd		Egypt	Minelayer	75[99][100]
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.[101]
Husky VMMD (Husky 2G)		United States	Mine clearer
Fateh 2/3/4		Soviet Union  Egypt	Mine clearer	340[99][100]	Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges.
Armtrac 400		United Kingdom	Mine clearer
PZM-2		Ukraine	Trencher	48[102]	Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[103]
MDK-2M		Soviet Union	Trencher	36[104][105]
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			[106]

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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.[112]
G-Class		Germany Egypt	Utility vehicle		3,910+[113][better source needed]	Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[114]
Jeep CJ		United States Egypt	Utility vehicle	Jeep CJ7 Jeep CJ8 Jeep TJ Jeep JK Jeep J8	10,650[113][better source needed]	Locally built.
M151		United States	Utility vehicle

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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.[115] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[116]
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[116]
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.[117]
M 970A1		United States	Refueler

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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[72]	indigenous Luna-M upgrade
9K52 Luna-M		Soviet Union	Short-range ballistic missile	9[72]
Scud missile		Soviet Union	Short-range ballistic missile	[118]	Scud-B, Scud-C

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Air Defense

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Name	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Quantity	Notes
S-300		Russia	Long Range Air Defense	S-300VM (SA-23)	4 Battalions[119]	Preparation to receive the S-300VM were under way in November 2014[120] First components delivered in March 2015.[121] AA Range = 200 km, AA Ceiling = 30 km, Speed = Mach 5, ABM Range = 40 km.[122]
HQ9-B		China	Long Range Air Defense	HQ9-B	4 Batteries[123]
IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS		Germany	Medium Range Air Defense	IRIS-T SLM, SLX, SLS	7 SLM Systems, 10 SLX systems, 6 SLS systems for a total of 23 batteries[124][125][126]	The German government approved the sale of 7 IRIS-T SLM tactical medium range AD systems to Egypt in September 2018.
NASAMS		United States	Medium Range Air Defense	NASAMS 3	4 Batteries[127]
Volga		Soviet Union	Medium Range Air Defense	Tayer el-Sabah SA-2	100[128]	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.[129] 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.[130] 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[128] 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.[131] AA Range = 35 km, AA Ceiling = 18 km, Speed = Mach 3.1
Kub				SA-6	56[132]	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 Defense	M1 M2 (SA-15)	16	16 units were purchased from Russia.[133] 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.[129] 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.[134] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2
Crotale		France		VT-1	36[135]	Purchased from France in 1980.[136] AA Range = 11 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = 3.53
MIM-72 Chaparral		United States		MIM-72C[137]	280[138][139]	Purchased from U.S. stock in 1987,2014[138][136] AA Range = 9 km, AA Ceiling = 4 km, Speed = Mach 1.5
Strela-1		Soviet Union		SA-9	20[135]	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.[140] 330 were delivered from USSR, also a new contract was signed with Russia in 2005.[141]
ZSU-57-2		Soviet Union			40	100 ordered in 1960 from Soviet Union and delivered between 1961 and 1962,[142] with 40 remaining in storage today.[143]
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)	[144]		120

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