Egypt Defence News

Bilateral Relations

The “BRIGHT STAR - 2021” exercise is held in Egypt

18 Sep, 13:57
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Egypt and the U.S. organised the International Interdisciplinary Exercise “BRIGHT STAR - 2021”, which took place in Egypt from 2 to 17 Sep 2021.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Egypt Receives 4th German Submarine

03 Aug, 11:19
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Egypt celebrated the joining of a German Type 209/1400 submarine (S44) to Egyptian naval forces.

Bilateral Relations

Egypt and Greece signed military cooperation protocol

13 Jul, 00:23
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Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid has recently visited Greece and signed a cooperation protocol on military education with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Floros.

Space

Egypt to Launch Four Satellites for Scientific Research

31 May, 09:45
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CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EGSA) Mohamed El-Qossy recently announced that Egypt would launch four CubeSat satellites next year for Scientific Research.

Bilateral Relations

Egypt and Turkey Conclude Talks On Regional Issues

06 May, 23:29
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After years of hostility, Egyptian and Turkish officials met Wednesday to reset ties between the two regional powers.

Bilateral Relations

Egypt, Turkey officials, meet to revive relations

05 May, 14:25
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Turkish diplomatic delegation visits Cairo on 5-6 May, Turkish Foreign Ministry formally announced after years of enmity.

Air Bilateral Relations

Egypt to Acquire 30 Rafales

04 May, 16:09
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Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets, its defence ministry said in a statement early on Tuesday.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy

Turkey to re-establish Ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt

27 Apr, 13:25
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Kalın said talks between Egypt and Turkey to start next week, adding that both countries’ Intelligence chiefs and foreign ministers have been in contact.

Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy

Libya and Egypt to Launch a Maritime Line

20 Apr, 22:59
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Two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in energy, communication and labour fields.

Air

Airbus to maintain Egyptian C295 Fleet

20 Apr, 18:15
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The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for performance-based fleet support.

Navy / Maritime

Egypt Receives second Italian FREMM

15 Apr, 21:53
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Egyptian Navy received the second of the two Italian-built FREMM frigates ENS Bernees (1003). The first frigate, arrived in Alexandria in December 2020.