Egypt Army Equipment |
Overview |
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| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | ||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) | 820 | 460 | 470 | 715 | 715 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | |||
| Active | 320 | 310 | 320 | 340 | 340 | 310 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | |||
| Reserve | 500 | 150 | 150 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | |||
| Equipment | Source | Inventory | |||||||||||
| Armor | 3,250 | 3,500 | 3,855 | 3,855 | 3,727 | 3,837 | 3,850 | 3,880 | 1,980 | 1,980 | |||
| Medium / Main Battle Tanks | 3,250 | 3,500 | 3,855 | 3,855 | 3,723 | 3,837 | 3,850 | 3,880 | 2,080 | 2,480 | |||
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| 125mm | T-90MS | RU/EG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | 500 | |
| 120mm | M1A1 Abrams | US/EG | -- | 200 | 555 | 755 | 973 | 1,087 | 1,100 | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,130 | |
| 115mm | T-62 | SU | 600 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | - | - | |
| 105mm | M60A3 Patton | US | 850 | 1,100 | 1,300 | 1,200 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | |
| 105mm | M60A1 Patton | US/AU | 700 | 600 | 400 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | -- | -- | |
| 105mm | Ramses II T-54E | EG/US | -- | -- | -- | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | - | - | |
| 100mm | T-54/T-55 [store] | SU | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 840 | 840 | [840] | [840] | [840] | - | - | |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | 220 | 220 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 390 | 390 | |||
| 73mm | BMP-1 | SU | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 200 | -- | -- | |
| 25mm | YPR-7651 | NL | -- | -- | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | |
| Armored Personnel Carriers | 3,350 | 3,794 | 4,170 | 4,130 | 4,130 | 3,810 | 3,810 | 3,810 | 3,810 | 3,810 | |||
| Tracked | 2,250 | 2,694 | 3,070 | 2,820 | 2,820 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||
| 12.7mm | M113A21 | US/NL | 1,500 | 1,944 | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| 7.62mm | OT-62A | CZ | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | -- | -- | |
| 7.62mm | BTR-50 | SU | 500 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | -- | -- | |
| Wheeled | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,310 | |||
| 12.7mm | BMR-6002 | SPA | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |
| 12.7mm | Fahd2 | EG | 200 | 200 | 200 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | |
| 7.62mm | Walid | EG | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | |
| Light AFVs | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | |||
| 14.5mm | BRDM-2 | SU | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| 12.7mm | Commando Scout | US | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | |
| Artillery, Self-Propelled | 140+ | 276 | 251 | 288 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 488 | |||
| 155mm | M109A5 | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| 155mm | M109A2 / A3 | US | 140 | 200 | 175 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | |
| 130mm | M46-1M | EG/RU | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 122mm | SP-122 | EG/US | -- | 76 | 76 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | |
| 122mm | T-122 | EG | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Towed | 1,120 | 1,005 | 1,005 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 926 | 926 | |||
| 155mm | EH-52 | FIN/EG | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| 152mm | D-20 | SU | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 130mm | M-46 / Type 59-1 | SU/PRC | 440 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | |
| 122mm | D-30M | SU/EG | 220 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | |
| 122mm | M-30 / M-1938 | SU | 400 | 359 | 359 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| 122mm | M-1931/37 | SU | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Rocket | ~300 | 436 | 436 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 418 | 418 | |||
| 240mm | BM-24 | SU | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | -- | -- | |
| 227mm | M270 MLRS | US | -- | -- | -- | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | |
| 140mm | BM-14-16 | SU | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | -- | -- | |
| 132mm | BM-13-16 | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 130mm | Kooryong | ROK | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| 130mm | M-51 | CZ | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 122mm | as-Saqr-36/-40 | EG | -- | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 122mm | as-Saqr-30 | EG | -- | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 122mm | as-Saqr-10/-18 | SU/EG | -- | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 122mm | BM-21 | SU/EG | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
| 122mm | BM-11 | DPRK | 145 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
| 80mm | VAP-80-12 | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft | 1,070 | 1,070 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 625 | |||
| 23mm | Nile-23 / Sinai-23 | EG | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
| 23mm | SH-23 | SU/EG | 550 | 550 | 280 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| 14.5mm | ZPU-2 / -4 | SU | 475 | 475 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| Anti-Tank Guns / Recoilless Rifles | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | |||
| 107mm | B-11 | SU | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | |
| Anti-Tank Missiles | 3,340 | 2,340 | 2,550 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 | |||
| AIFV-TOW | NL | -- | -- | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | ||
| M901 ITV | US | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | ||
| BGM-71 TOW | US | 468 | 478 | 478 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | ||
| Swingfire / Beeswing3 | UK/EG | 200 | 200 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Milan | FRA | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||
| AT-3 Sagger3 | SU | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||
| AT-2 Swatter | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| AT-1 Snapper | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Missiles | 1,700+ | 2,000+ | 2,000+ | 2,025+ | 2,050+ | 2,214 | 2,214 | 2,214 | 2,214 | 2,214 | |||
| Avenger | US | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| FIM-92A / C Stinger | US | + | + | + | + | + | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | ||
| Ayn as-Saqr | SU/EG | 1,700 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,00 | 2,000 | ||
| SSM | 21 | 21+ | 21+ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||
| Scud-B/C | SU/EG | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| as-Saqr-80 | EG/FRA | -- | + | + | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
| FROG-7 | SU | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
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1 - This total includes subvaraints, such as mortar carriers, command vehicles, and forward observation vehicles.
2 - This total includes subvariants, such as variants with 20mm or 30mm cannon, armored ambulances, and armored recovery vehicles.
3 - These totals may include some number of self-propelled launchers.
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