Egyptian Air Force Equipment
| Type | Country of Origin | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel - TOTAL | ... | .. | .. | 50,000 | 50,000 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Personnel - Professional | ... | .. | .. | 20,000 | 20,000 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Personnel - Conscript | ... | .. | .. | 10.000 | 10,000 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Personnel - Reserve | ... | .. | .. | 20,000 | 20,000 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fighter-ground attack aircraft | 170 | .. | .. | 131 | 131 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Mirage 5E2 | FR | 16 | ... | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
| F-4E Phantom | USA | 33 | ... | .. | 29 | 29 | .. | .. | .. |
| Shenyang J-6 (MiG-19) | PRC, EG | 76 | ... | .. | 44 | 44 | .. | .. | .. |
| Alpha Jet | FR, DE | 15 | ... | .. | 42 | 42 | .. | .. | .. |
| MiG-17 Fresco | USSR | 30 | ... | .. | .. | - | .. | .. | .. |
| Fighter-interceptor aircraft | 272 | .. | .. | 387 | 390 | .. | .. | .. | |
| MiG-21 Fishbed | USSR | 83 | ... | .. | 53 | 53 | .. | .. | .. |
| Shenyang J-7 (MiG-21F) | PRC, EG | 52 | ... | .. | 74 | 74 | .. | .. | .. |
| F-16A/C Fighting Falcon | USA | 67 | ... | .. | 151 | 151 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mirage 5E | FR | 54 | ... | .. | 53 | 53 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mirage 2000C | FR | 16 | ... | .. | 15 | 18 | .. | .. | .. |
| Reconnaissance aircraft | 20 | .. | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Mirage 5 SDR | FR | 6 | ... | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| MiG-21 Fishbed | USSR | 14 | ... | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. |
| Bombers | 9 | .. | .. | .. | - | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tu-16 Badger | USSR | 9 | ... | .. | .. | - | .. | .. | .. |
| Electronic warfare | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
| EC-130H Hercules | USA | 2 | ... | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Beech 1900 | USA | 2 | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Airborne early warning | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | |
| E-2C Hawkeye | USA | 5 | ... | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport aircraft | 29 | .. | .. | 51 | 56 | .. | .. | .. | |
| B707 | USA | - | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| B737 | USA | - | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| AN-74 | Ukraine | - | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| C-130H Hercules | USA | 19 | ... | .. | 24 | 22 | .. | .. | .. |
| An-12 Cub | USSR | 5 | ... | .. | .. | - | .. | .. | .. |
| DHC-5/D Buffalo | CN | 5 | ... | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Beech 1900 | USA | - | ... | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Beech 200 | USA | - | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Falcon 20 | - | ... | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gulfstream G-45P | USA | - | ... | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gulfstream IV | USA | - | ... | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gulfstream III | USA | - | ... | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Training aircraft | 166 | .. | .. | 368 | 330 | .. | .. | .. | |
| F-16B D Fighting Falcon | USA | 13 | ... | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mirage 5 SDD | FR | 5 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Mirage 2000B | FR | 3 | ... | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Alpha Jet | FR, DE | 29 | ... | .. | 70 | 24 | .. | .. | .. |
| Shenyang J-6 (MiG-19) | PRC, EG | 16 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| K-8 | PRC | - | ... | .. | 80 | 80 | .. | .. | .. |
| L-59 Albatros | CZ | - | ... | .. | 35 | 35 | .. | .. | .. |
| L-39 Albatros | CZ | - | ... | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| L-29 Delfin | CZ | 20 | ... | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gumhuriya / Gomhouria | EG, DE | 36 | ... | .. | 36 | 36 | .. | .. | .. |
| EMB-312 Tucano | Brazil, EG | 40 | ... | .. | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | .. |
| DHC-5 Buffalo | CN | 4 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Grob 115 | DE | - | ... | .. | 74 | 74 | .. | .. | .. |
| Attack helicopters | 87 | .. | .. | 115 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | |
| AH-64 | USA | 15 | ... | .. | 36 | 35 | .. | .. | .. |
| SA342 Gazelle | FR, EG | 72 | ... | .. | 79 | 65 | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport helicopters | 100 | .. | .. | 98 | 126 | .. | .. | .. | |
| CH-47C Chinook, heavy | IT, USA | 15 | ... | .. | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mi-6, heavy | USSR | 6 | ... | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mi-8, heavy | USSR | 27 | ... | .. | 40 | 40 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mk-1, Commando, medium | UK | 23 | ... | .. | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. |
| S-70 Black Hawk | USA | - | ... | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | USA | - | ... | .. | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| UH-12E, light (training) | USA | 17 | ... | .. | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mi-4, light | USSR | 12 | ... | .. | .. | - | .. | .. | .. |
| Naval helicopters | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | |
| SH-2G Super Seasprite [ASW] | USA | - | ... | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sea King [ASW] | UK | 5 | ... | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| SA342 Gazelle, antiship | FR, EG | 12 | ... | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
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