Egyptian Air Defense

[GoMig-21]

The Russian-made Barnaul-T self-propelled tracked command, control and communications system, which is specialized in the tasks of transferring and exchanging communications, information and orders between main command centers and self-propelled tactical air defense units in the theater of operations, to manage combat and air defense operations with high effectiveness.

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And here it is in field. It's usually seen with the TOR & BUK units despite the variation in the camo on the Barnaul-T and the missile launching vehicles.

 

[GoMig-21]

The Egyptian Air Force owns 8 E2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft

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And inside the EAF's E-2C Hawkeye 2000.

• AN/APS-145 Radar - Provides fully automatic overland detection and tracking, and significantly extends the radar detection limits with a range in excess of 300 miles. Advantages include reduced operator workload, effective elimination of blind speeds and an extremely stable surface plot.
• Improved Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) - Extends IFF range to radar limits, enables multi-mode simultaneous operation and incorporates an auto jam strobe to alert operators to jamming in the IFF band.
• Enhanced High Speed Processor - To handle the increased radar track file and required expansion of display symbol capacity, a high-speed parallel processor is incorporated into the mission computer which expands the active track file by 400% over Group 0. The enhanced high-speed processor equipped L-304 computer allows the E-2C the capability to process more than 2000 tracks.
• Enhanced Main Display Units - Enhanced tactical displays provide each operator with an improved visual representation of the total tactical picture through expansion of symbology display capacity by 1000%, multicolor display, map overlays of geographic features, zoom capability, and auxiliary data display windows.
• Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) - Incorporates several anti-jam features to allow uninterrupted voice and data communications, also enhancing interoperability with platforms such as the USAF AWACS and F-15. Equipped with the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS), the E-2C Group II is the cornerstone for fleet and joint service employment.
• Global Positioning System (GPS)- The Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System (CAINS II) is augmented by GPS to enhance navigation and data link reference accuracy, which are key to tactical operations. The E-2C Group II is the first carrier-based fleet aircraft configured with the Global Positioning System (GPS), which allows the aircraft to use satellite networks to instantaneously calculate aircraft position to within a few meters. This system greatly enhances the E-2C Group II's navigation and data link accuracy.

 

[Ghostkiller]

Are those MICA missiles?

 

[The SC]

Urgent | Egyptian fighter jets reach the border after the occupation army warned the residents of Rafah to evacuate the city! Has zero hour arrived?

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[The SC]

Apparently Egypt started making the PL-15 BVR missile locally in cooperation with China!!!

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[The SC]

Very important ! Follow until the end! The Egyptian army and new deterrent movements!

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[ziaulislam]

I know Egypt got the S-300V4.. it has a strategic relationship with Russia.. but let's assume it is the VM.. that too has a missile of 350 km.. just do your search..

Some of those guys are such posers lol. Hey, that's why they're Type-A personalities.

This particular squadron is tasked with fast interception of Egyptian airspace violations. Their F-16s are always armed with AIM-7s & AIM-9s and on standby 24/7 ready to jump and go for any breach. And they've learned A LOT from the sleazy tactics the zionist would pull on them back in the 60s and into the War of Attrition, sending in decoys to lure them out and pounce on them by another hiding and flanking group flying low to evade Egyptian ground radars.

A few legendary stories came out of those traps by the zionist including the actual MiG-21's first historically recorder kill. I posted about this before.

This was back in the day when tensions were really high, and war could break out any moment and the Soviet doctrine the EAF had trained on was to be at the ready so much so that pilots were assigned to sit in their MiG-21s in shifts for hours on end so they can just crank the engines and take off. That was crazy but that's how they did it and how the MiG-21 got its first ever recorded kill.

An EAF MiG-21 pilot sitting in his office just waiting for intercept orders should they come in.

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The story HERE is anyone is interested.

This doctrine also spurred the terrific story of the great Christian Egyptian MiG-21 pilot Major Genera Ahmad Kamal Al Mansouri and the famous battle over the Gulf of Suez. It in February of 1973 along with his wingman Hassan Lotfi were tasked to intercept 6 incoming Israeli F-4 Phantoms coming southeast from the Gulf of Suez moving west. Mansouri & Lotfi surprised-intercepted the zionist and Mansouri aggressively shot down the leading zionist phantom right at the merge, caught them by surprise and watched the fiery Phantom plummet into the Red Sea. That shocked the rest of the zionist who went into complete disarray. They were barrel rolling and looping and almost crashed into one another. The two courageous men fought the remaining 5 F-4 Phantom IIs with guns on their MiG-21s in circling aerial battles for another 13 minutes, eventually scattering the rest.

They were on fumes trying to return to base in Hurgada and couldn't make it, tried landing on a road and while Mansouri's MiG-21 barely made it sliding off the road into the sand and was badly damaged. Hassan Lotfi couldn't safely land his and was martyred.

General Kamal Al Mansouri.

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Those two stories (and some other good ones) inspired and propelled the EAF's interceptors' squadrons to what it is today. Nowadays, the interceptor duties are not relegated to just the F-16s but are now shared with the Rafales and MiG-29Ms.

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General Mansouri back in 2019 in front of the first delivered MiG-29M/2

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A question..aren't aim 7 shell life over..how has eaf kept them active for so many years

 

[ziaulislam]

Apparently Egypt started making the PL-15 BVR missile locally in cooperation with China!!!

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Ok I have no idea which aircraft will use then
As only j10/jf17 can use them
(Flankers are off limits)

 

[The SC]

Egyptian Army Egyptian military deals requested from Türkiye

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[The SC]

A question..aren't aim 7 shell life over..how has eaf kept them active for so many years

The US and even Israel still use them..because they are the hardest to jam with EW..

 

[The SC]

Ok I have no idea which aircraft will use then
As only j10/jf17 can use them
(Flankers are off limits)

If Egypt is making the missile it will use its own software to integrate it on any fighter plane it wants..

 

[ziaulislam]

The US and even Israel still use them..because they are the hardest to jam with EW..

Usaf has phases out aim 7 almost a decade ago
Not sure about IAF though not sure why would they use such an old weapon system

 

[ziaulislam]

If Egypt is making the missile it will use its own software to integrate it on any fighter plane it wants..

Sir that's not how it works..
Indians made su30 under license and still couldn't tie a home made BVR with it because of issues from vendor and different ecosystem

There is absolutely no way around this (ask Pakistanis who tried this with mirage and j7 with their own home grown missile system)

Lastly Eygpt has no access to f16s or Rafael codes
If the news is true which I doubt then there are one of two possibilities
1- Eygpt is getting j10
2- Eygpt is building a SAM system from scratch based upon it

I guess we will have an answer in 5 yrs when you post a picture of Chinese missle on a American or French system

 

[The SC]

Usaf has phases out aim 7 almost a decade ago
Not sure about IAF though not sure why would they use such an old weapon system

The US still have it in Sock.. Egypt EAF has the maintenance tech for every US weapon it has..

Someone said..

As of September 2021, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) was indeed still using the AIM-7 Sparrow missile and the Python 3 missile in some of its aircraft. While these missile systems may be considered outdated in comparison to newer missile technologies, there are a few reasons why the IAF might still be using them:

1. Cost and availability: Upgrading an entire military arsenal with the latest technology can be a costly endeavor. Sometimes, military forces may continue to use older systems due to budget constraints or because the cost of upgrading to newer systems is prohibitive.
2. Compatibility: The AIM-7 Sparrow and Python 3 missiles may still be compatible with the aircraft and systems used by the IAF. Introducing a new missile system may require modifications to the aircraft and its systems, which can be time-consuming and expensive.
3. Reliability: Despite being older technology, the AIM-7 Sparrow and Python 3 missiles may still be considered reliable and effective in certain scenarios. If these missiles continue to meet the operational needs of the IAF, there may be less urgency to replace them with newer systems.
4. Transition period: Military forces often go through a transition period when phasing out old systems and introducing new ones. During this period, it is common to see a mix of old and new technologies being used concurrently.

It's worth noting that military decisions are often complex and influenced by a variety of factors, including strategic considerations, budget constraints, interoperability with allied forces, and the specific operational requirements of the military in question. The information available may have changed since my last update in September 2021, so it is advisable to consult more recent sources for the most up-to-date information on the equipment and capabilities of the Israeli Air Force.

 

[The SC]

Sir that's not how it works..
Indians made su30 under license and still couldn't tie a home made BVR with it because of issues from vendor and different ecosystem

There is absolutely no way around this (ask Pakistanis who tried this with mirage and j7 with their own home grown missile system)

Lastly Eygpt has no access to f16s or Rafael codes
If the news is true which I doubt then there are one of two possibilities
1- Eygpt is getting j10
2- Eygpt is building a SAM system from scratch based upon it

I guess we will have an answer in 5 yrs when you post a picture of Chinese missle on a American or French system

Egypt can get authorization for the source code.. like it did with UAE's Altariq guided bombs.. it worked well..

And Egypt is going to manufacture the Rafale and the FA-50 locally soon..