Egypt - Army Equipment
| Type | Country of Origin | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel - TOTAL | ... | .. | 675,000 | 675,000 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Personnel - Professional | ... | .. | 100,00 | 100,000 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Personnel - Conscript | ... | .. | 200,000 | 200,000 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Personnel - Reserve | ... | .. | 375,000 | 375,000 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Tanks | ... | .. | .. | 3,855 | 3,723 | .. | .. | .. | |
| M1A1 | USA, EG | ... | ... | ... | 755 | 973 | .. | .. | .. |
| M60A1 | USA | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 300 | .. | .. | .. |
| M60A3 | USA | 785 | ... | .. | 1,200 | 850 | .. | .. | .. |
| T-54/-55 | USSR | 1,040 | ... | .. | 840 | 840 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ramses II (mod T-54/55) | USSR | ... | ... | ... | 260 | 260 | ... | ... | ... |
| T-62 | USSR | 600 | ... | .. | 500 | 500 | .. | .. | .. |
| PT-76 (light) | USSR | 15 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Armored vehicles | ... | .. | .. | 1,182 | 1,272 | .. | .. | .. | |
| BRDM-2, scout car | USSR | 300 | ... | .. | 300 | 300 | .. | .. | .. |
| Commando Scout | USA | ... | ... | .. | 112 | 112 | .. | .. | .. |
| BMP-1, infantry combat | USSR | 220 | ... | .. | 220 | 220 | .. | .. | .. |
| YPR-765 | USA | ... | ... | .. | 300 | 390 | .. | .. | .. |
| BMR-600P, wheeled, various configurations | ES | 250 | ... | .. | 250 | 250 | .. | .. | .. |
| Armored personnel carriers | ... | .. | .. | 4,720 | 4,660 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Walid, four-wheeled | DE, EG | 1,000 | ... | .. | 650 | 650 | .. | .. | .. |
| Fahd, four-wheeled | DE, EG | 200 | ... | .. | 1,000 | 410 | .. | .. | .. |
| BTR-50/OT-62 | USSR | 1,075 | ... | .. | 500 | 500 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-113A2 | USA | 1,000 | ... | .. | 2,100 | 2,600 | .. | .. | .. |
| BMP-600P | USSR | ... | ... | .. | 220 | 250 | .. | .. | .. |
| BTR-60 | USSR | ... | ... | .. | 250 | 250 | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-propelled artillery | ... | .. | .. | 489 | 492 | .. | .. | .. | |
| SP 122 (mod. M-109) | EG | ... | ... | .. | 124 | 124 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-109A2 | USA | ... | ... | .. | 164 | 164 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-109A5 | USA | ... | ... | .. | 201 | 204 | .. | .. | .. |
| Towed artillery | ... | .. | .. | 946 | 962 | .. | .. | .. | |
| M-31/-37, 122mm | USSR | 48 | ... | .. | 36 | 36 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-30 / M-1938, 122mm | USSR | 400 | ... | .. | 300 | 300 | .. | .. | .. |
| D-30M, 122mm | EG | 220 | ... | .. | 190 | 190 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-46, 130mm | USSR | 440 | ... | .. | 420 | 420 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-1937, 152mm | USSR | 12 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| GH-52 155mm | EG | ... | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Multiple rocket launchers | ... | .. | .. | 498 | 498 | .. | .. | .. | |
| VAP-80-12, 80mm | USSR | ... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-11 / RL-21 / RC-21 122mm | USSR, EG | ... | ... | .. | 96 | 96 | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-21/Saqr 18, 122mm | USSR, EG | about 300 | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-21 122mm | USSR, EG | about 300 | ... | .. | 60 | 60 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sakr-10 122mm | EG | ... | ... | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sakr-18 122mm | EG | ... | ... | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sakr-36 122mm | EG | ... | ... | .. | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-51 on Praga truck chassis | CZ | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | |
| Kooryong, 130mm | S. Korea | ... | .. | .. | 36 | 36 | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-14, 140mm | USSR | ... | .. | .. | 32 | 32 | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-13-16, 132mm | USSR | ... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-14-16, 140mm | USSR | ... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| MLRS 227mm | USA | ... | .. | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. |
| BM-24, 240mm | USSR | ... | .. | .. | 48 | 48 | .. | .. | .. |
| Surface-to-surface missile launchers | ... | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | |
| FROG-7, 60 km range | USSR | 12 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Scud-B, 300 km range | USSR | 9 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Saqr D-3000, 80 km range | EG | n.a. | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Saqr D-6000, 122mm | USSR | n.a. | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Mortars | ... | .. | .. | 2415 | 2528 | .. | .. | .. | |
| M-125A2 81mm | USA | ... | ... | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | .. |
| 82mm | ... | ... | .. | 500 | 500 | .. | .. | .. | |
| M-106A1 107mm | USA | ... | ... | .. | .. | 65 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-106A2 107mm | USA | ... | ... | .. | 35 | 35 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-43, 120mm | USSR | 450 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| M-1943, 120mm | ... | ... | .. | 1800 | 1800 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Brandt, 120mm | France | ... | ... | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-43, 160mm | USSR | 100 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| M-160, 160mm | USSR | ... | ... | .. | 30 | 30 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-1953, 240mm | USSR | 24 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| Antitank guided missile launchers | ... | .. | .. | 2152 | 2362 | .. | .. | .. | |
| AT-1 Snapper | USSR | 800 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| AT-2 Swatter | USSR | 200 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| AT-3 Sagger | USSR | 1,400 | ... | .. | 1200 | 1200 | .. | .. | .. |
| Milan | FR | 220 | ... | .. | 200 | 200 | .. | .. | .. |
| Swingfire | UK, EG | 200 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| I-TOW | USA | 520 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| TOW-2 | USA | ... | ... | .. | 700 | 700 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-901 | USA | ... | ... | .. | 52 | 52 | .. | .. | .. |
| YPR 765 PRAT | USA | ... | ... | .. | .. | 210 | .. | .. | .. |
| Recoilless rifles | ... | .. | .. | 520 | 520 | .. | .. | .. | |
| B-11, 107mm | USSR | n.a. | ... | .. | 520 | 520 | .. | .. | .. |
| Air defense guns | ... | .. | .. | 705+ | 705+ | .. | .. | .. | |
| ZPU-2/-4, 14.5mm | USSR | n.a. | ... | .. | 300 | 300 | .. | .. | .. |
| ZU-23-2, 23mm | USSR | 460 | ... | .. | 200 | 200 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sinai-23 23mm, self-propelled | EG | ... | ... | .. | 45 | 45 | .. | .. | .. |
| ZSU-23-4, 23mm, self-propelled | USSR | 110 | ... | .. | 120 | 120 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nile, 23mm | EG | 45 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| M-1939, 37mm | USSR | 150 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| S-60, 57mm | USSR | 300 | ... | .. | .. | n.a. | .. | .. | .. |
| ZSU-57-2, 57mm, self-propelled | USSR | 40 | ... | .. | 40 | 40 | .. | .. | .. |
| Surface-to-air missile launchers | ... | .. | .. | 2096+ | 2096+ | .. | .. | .. | |
| SA-7/Ayn as Saqr/SA-9, shoulder-fired | USSR, EG | 1,200 | ... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
| SA-7 Grail/Ayn al-Saqr shoulder-fired | USSR, EG | ... | ... | .. | 2000 | 2000 | .. | .. | .. |
| FIM-92A Stinger shoulder-fired | USA | ... | ... | .. | .. | n.a. | .. | .. | .. |
| SA-9 Gaskin | USSR | ... | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | |
| FIM-92A Avenger | USA | 22 | ... | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | .. |
| M-54 Chaparral, self-propelled | USA | 22 | ... | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. |
n.a.--not available.
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