 | | Military of Egypt | | Military manpower | | Military age | 18 years of age for conscript military service; 3-year service obligation (2001) | | Availability | males age 18-49: 18,347,560 (2005) | | Fit for military service | males age 18-49: 15,540,234 (2005) | | Reaching military age annually | males: 802,920 (2005) | | Active troops | 450,000 (Ranked 11th) | | Military expenditures | | Dollar figure | $2.44 billion (2003) | | Percent of GDP | 3.4% (2004) | The armed forces of Egypt are the largest on the African continent and one of the biggest in the world (ranked 11th), consisting of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Command. Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ...
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Number of active troops per country This is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops where the military manpower of a country is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of that country. ...
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The Egyptian Army is the largest service within the Egyptian military establishment. ...
Although the Egyptian Navy was the smallest branch of the military, it is large by Middle Eastern standards. ...
The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF (Arabic: , ), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian armed forces. ...
The Egyptian Air Defense Command or ADF (Quwwat Il Difaa Al Jawwi in Arabic) is Egypts military command responsible for air defense. ...
Egypt maintains a large paramilitary force under the control of the Ministry of Interior. They number around 250,000 strong and are known as the Central Security Forces. The government also has a relatively strong National Guard and Border Security Forces however they, unlike the Central Security Forces, come under the control of the Ministry of Defence and are reported to number 60,000 and 20,000 respectively. A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ...
The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...
Celebrating the signing of the Camp David Accords in the White House Rose Garden: Menachem Begin (right), Jimmy Carter (center), Anwar Sadat (left) The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations...
Celebrating the signing of the Camp David Accords in the White House Rose Garden: Menachem Begin (right), Jimmy Carter (center), Anwar Sadat (left) The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations...
The Commander-in-Chief is Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. The Chief of Staff is Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez Enan. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...
Tantawi and then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Cohen reviewing U.S. sailors in 1999 Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman (b. ...
The armed forces inventory includes equipment from the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Equipment from the former Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern American, French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1 Abrams tank. To bolster stability and moderation in the region, Egypt has provided military assistance and training to a number of African and Arab states. Although not a NATO member, Egypt remains a strong military and strategic partner and is a participant in NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue forum. It is the strongest military power in Africa. Egypt is the only Arab country with a Spy satellite and will launch another one by the end of 2007[1]. The M1 Abrams main battle tank is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, with three main versions being deployed starting in 1980: the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. ...
A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ...
NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ...
The Mediterranean Dialogue, first launched in 1994 is a forum of cooperation between NATO and seven countries of the Mediterranean with the aim of contributing to regional security and stability by achieving mutual understanding and dispelling misconceptions about NATO among Dialogue countries. ...
KH-4B Corona satellite Lacrosse radar spy satellite under construction A spy satellite (officially referred to as a penis or recon sat[citation needed]) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications. ...
Army
Main article: Egyptian Army The Egyptian Army is the largest service within the Egyptian military establishment. ...
The armed forces inventory includes equipment from the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Equipment from the former Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern American, French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The M1 Abrams main battle tank is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, with three main versions being deployed starting in 1980: the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. ...
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The Egyptian Air Force or EAF is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Currently, the backbone of the EAF is the F-16. The Mirage 2000 is the other modern interceptor used by the EAF. It has over 579 combat aircraft and 149 armed helicopters as it continues to fly MiG-21s, F-7 Skybolts, F-4 Phantom, Dassault Mirage Vs, and C-130 Hercules among other planes. The Air Force is undergoing massive modernization. Mikoyan confirmed that talks with Egypt are underway for the possible sale of Mig-29 jet-fighters. The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF (Arabic: , ), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian armed forces. ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ...
A Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force The Mirage 2000 is a French-built multi-role fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. ...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) is a fighter aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. ...
The Chengdu J-7 (export versions are designated F-7) is a Peoples Republic of China-built fighter jet derived from the Russian MiG-21. ...
The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ...
Former South African Air Force Mirage IIICZ The Dassault Mirage III is a supersonic fighter aircraft designed in France during the 1950s, and manufactured both in France and a number of other countries. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
Mikoyan, formerly Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian: ), is a Russian military aircraft design bureau, primarily for fighter aircraft. ...
Navy Main article: Egyptian Navy Egyptian Navy Ensign and Jack Although the Egyptian Navy was the smallest branch of the military, it is large by Middle Eastern standards. ...
Although the Egyptian Navy is the smallest branch of the military, it is large by Middle Eastern standards. It has a total of 20,000 personnel.
Some fleet units are stationed in the Red Sea, but the bulk of the force remains in the Mediterranean. Navy headquarters and the main operational and training base are located at Ras at Tin near Alexandria. Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ...
See list of naval ships of Egypt for a list of vessels in service. The list of naval ships of Egypt includes all naval ships designed, built, or operated in or by Egypt. ...
Paramilitary Forces Paramilitary Forces number around 330,000 and consist of the Central Security Forces, the National Guard, the Border Guard Forces and the Coast Guard. - Central Security Forces: under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. It is the law enforcement authority in the country. The Central Security Forces, number around 250,000 personnel.
- National Guard: under the control of the Ministry of Defense and numbers about 60,000.
- Border Guard Forces: under the control of the Ministry of Defense and numbers about 20,000.
- Coast Guard: is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. With a force of 2,000 personnel, it has an inventory consisting of about thirty large patrol craft (each between twenty and thirty meters in length) and twenty smaller Bertram-class coastal patrol craft built in the United States.
Military Schools There is an undergraduate military school for each branch of the Egyptian Military establishment, and they include: - Nasser Academy
- Technical Institute
The Egyptian Air Defenses Academy (Arabic: كلية الدÙاع الجوى), is the countrys scientific military college aimed to supply the army with its need of the professional engineers. ...
The Egyptian Air Academy (Arabic: الكلية الجوية , Moto: Faith, Sacrifice, Glory), is the countrys air military academy, and was established in 1951. ...
The Egyptian Military Academy (Arabic: الكلية العسكرية), is the countrys oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt and the region. ...
The Egyptian Military Technical College (Arabic: الكلية الÙنية العسكرية), is the countrys scientific military college aimed to supply the army with its need of the professional engineers. ...
The Egyptian Naval Academy (Arabic: الكلية البØرية), is the countrys scientific military college aimed to supply the army with its need of the professional engineers. ...
See also The several branches of the Egyptian armed forces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. ...
Egypt is the most important manufacturer of weapons and military components among the Arab countries. ...
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