Egyptian Military Industries & Products

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1829795530332860634

 

[The SC]

Apparently Egypt makes a version of loitering munitions (drones) with CASIC & Norinco that are similar to Iran’s Shaheds. The Egyptian version is in a specialized Renault vehicle that they manufacture locally like this one & it carries five of the drones (showing soon!) ..



@ViktorNaumenk99

 

[The SC]

 

[The SC]

Highly recommend this on U.S.-Egyptian defense & intelligence ties by a retired U.S. Army Special Forces colonel and Foreign Area Officer referring to EAF as being “One of the most secretive militaries”. Pretty deep, and rare, perspective from U.S. personnel on the complicated U.S.-Egyptian defense ties and how the Egypt’s military establishment truly sees the U.S. as well as Israel and how the Egyptian military’s shift away from the U.S. in recent years may have weakened the Camp David framework between U.S-Egypt-Israel



@ViktorNaumenk99

 

[The SC]

Someone conveniently caught a glimpse of one of the anti-radiation loitering munitions (drones) made by Amstone, an intriguing private defense firm in Egypt, just recently at the international air show. This looks like one of the variants of the ASN301 loitering munitions from China (based off of Israeli Harpy designs) that Egypt manufactures so I’m guessing this is a derivative of those munitions that Egyptian firms might now be marketing. Interestingly, Amstone also markets warheads for ballistic missiles on its website so if you need some they have several options



@ViktorNaumenk99

 

[The SC]

gypt’s move to nationalize Suez in 1956 is probably the most daring geopolitical move in MENA I have no idea how they took the gamble of taking on the British & French Empires & Israel & in some ways, the US itself, & got away with it…IMHO, they ended Great Britain in 1956.



@ViktorNaumenk99

 

[The SC]

Great pics of an Egyptian air base

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833418825099780418

 

[The SC]

Egypt’s air defense structure & deployment posture has also been changing with new bases like this one for S300V4 & IRIS-T SLM (notice several distinct units here). Other air defenses like S350 or BUK-M2/BUK-M3 etc have been getting their own hardened shelter sites as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833426476634386901

 

[The SC]

I like Egypt’s emphasis on precision guided munitions, JDAM-style kits, longer-range munitions & missiles, smart bombs, drones (MALE/HALE UAV/UCAV) & loitering munitions (kamikaze drones), fire & forget anti-tank guided missiles, those were all gaps that needed to be filled

@ViktorNaumenk99

 

[The SC]

Edge is rumored to be in talks with the Egyptians over the Halcon/Rheinmetall Skynex Skyknight a short range air defense system specialized in countering saturation attacks from a wide spectrum of threats.



The system combines Rheinmetall’s RG MK3 guns with missile launch units for Halcon’s Skyknight missile. With up to 4 MLUs per battery and 60 missiles per launcher, a single battery can have 240 ready to fire missiles enabling a sturdy defense against saturation attacks.



With its ability to track 100 targets simultaneously via AESA and EO for passive detection. Halcon claims the skyknight can intercept Rocket Artillery Mortar (RAM) threats at a range of 4Km, precision guided munitions and cruise missiles at 6Km, fixed/rotary wing and UAVs at 10Km



These ranges imply the system is intended to serve mostly as a last line of defense taking on projectiles as they drop towards their target, it also possesses the ability to fire on the move enhancing its survivability and tactical uses.



If acquired by the Egyptian armed forces Skyknight would likely protect critical sites and positions in range of enemy firing positions, serving as an analogue to Iron dome albeit with a shorter range, this provides Egypt with a much needed C-RAM and anti saturation capability.



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