List of equipment of the Egyptian Army

The following list outlines the major equipment in service with the Egyptian Army.

Individual equipment

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Notes
Protective gear
Hełm wz. 50		Egypt  Polish People's Republic	Combat helmet	Standard issue for regular infantry
BK-3 Helmet		Croatia	Combat helmet	Standard issue for forces deployed in Sinai insurgency operations
Ops-Core FAST helmet		United States	Combat helmet	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PASGT		United States	Combat helmet, ballistic vest	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Mars Armor Modular Tactical Vest Model 58		People's Republic of Bulgaria	Ballistic vest	Standard issue for regular infantry
Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier		Italy	Ballistic vest
Egyptian Integrated Soldier System		Egypt	Future soldier program

Infantry weapons

Small arms

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Comment
Pistols
Colt M1911[1]		United States	Semi-automatic pistol	.45 ACP	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Browning Hi-Power		Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
TT-33[2]		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	7.62×25mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Glock 17		Austria	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
SIG Sauer P226		Switzerland	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
H&K USP[3]		Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Helwan 920[4]		Italy  Egypt	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Beretta M92-FS pistol, with early Beretta 92-style grip-mounted magazine release button. Produced under license by the Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54[5] Service Pistol
CZ 75[6]		Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Secondary Service Pistol
RS9 Vampir		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	Secondary Service Pistol
Submachine gun
HK MP5[7]		West Germany	Submachine gun	9×19mm	Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
UMP		Germany	Submachine gun	.45 ACP	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Star Model Z-45[8]		Spain	Submachine gun	9×23mm
CZ Scorpion Evo 3[9]		Czech Republic	Submachine gun	9×19mm / 9×21mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Škorpion[10]		Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Submachine gun	.32 ACP	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
MP7[11]		Germany	Submachine gun	4.6×30mm	Used by Paratroopers,Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PP-19 Vityaz		Russia	Submachine gun	9×19mm
Shotgun
Saiga-12		Russia	Shotgun	12-gauge	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
M1014		Italy	Combat shotgun	12-gauge
M590		United States	Shotgun	12-gauge
Assault rifle/Carbine
SIG 552		Switzerland	Carbine	5.56×45mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and Paratroopers 170th Airborne Brigade
Heckler & Koch G36[12]		Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Beretta AR70/90[13]		Italy	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm
SKS[14]		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×39mm	Used By Infantry Units
Maadi		Soviet Union  Egypt	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Indigenous version of the Soviet AKM rifle. Produced under license by the Al Maadi Company for Engineering Industries (Factory 54).[15][16] Main Service Rifle
AK-12		Russia	Assault rifle	5.45×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-15		Russia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-101		Russia	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used By Infantry Units
AK-103		Russia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AK-104		Russia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
PM md. 63		Socialist Republic of Romania	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) and police forces
Zastava M70		Yugoslavia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Zastava M21		Serbia and Montenegro	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
AR-M1		Bulgaria	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Infantry units and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
M16[17]		United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm
M4A1[18]		United States	Carbine	5.56×45mm	Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
CAR-15		United States	Assault rifle Carbine	5.56×45mm	Used by Paratroopers and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
SIG Sauer SIG516[19]		United States  Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used by Rapid Deployment Forces and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Vz. 52[20]		Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×45mm	Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
CZ-805 BREN A1/A2[21]		Czech Republic	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle)
CZ 807[22]		Czech Republic	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Paratroopers, Republican Guard and Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces) (candidate for replacement service rifle)
Beretta ARX 160[23]		Italy	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Used by Special Forces Army/Navy Command (El-Sa'ka Forces)
Machine gun
Zastava M72[24]		Yugoslavia	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm
RPD[25]		Soviet Union  Egypt	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Produced locally under license. (See RPD page)
FN Minimi[26]		Belgium  Egypt	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm	Produced locally under license.
RPK[27]		Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm
PKM[28]		Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	PK PKM PKMS
M60[29]		United States	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm	Also known as Mk43
FN MAG		Belgium  Egypt	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm	Produced locally under license[30][31] (See FN MAG page)
DP-27[32]		Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62×54mmR
SG-43 Goryunov[33]		Soviet Union  Egypt	Medium machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Produced locally
DShK		Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm
NSV		Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Used by T-80 crews
M2HB		United States	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG
KPV		Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	14.5×114mm	See KPV page
Sniper rifle
Mosin-Nagant[34]		Russian Empire	Bolt-action Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR
Dragunov SVD[35]		Soviet Union	Designated marksman rifle Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR
Accuracy International AWM		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum	Used by Rapid Deployment Forces
PSG1		West Germany	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm
M40A3		United States	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm
M24		United States	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm
SIG Sauer SSG 3000[36]		Switzerland	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm	Used by Unit 777
Barrett M82		United States	Anti-materiel rifle	.50 caliber	Used by Thunderbolt Forces, Unit 999, Egyptian navy special forces brigades and Black Cobra Unit
PGM Hécate II		France	Anti-materiel rifle	.50 caliber	Used By Rapid Deployment Forces and Black Cobra
OSV-96[37]		Russia	Anti-materiel sniper rifle	12.7×108mm	Used by Egyptian special operation forces.
M110 SASS		United States	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm	Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces.
Orsis T-5000[38]		Russia	Sniper rifle	6.5×47mm Lapua or 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) or .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum or .375 CheyTac	Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces.
Grenade launcher
MK19		United States  Egypt	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm	Manufactured locally.[39][40]
Maadi GL		United States  Egypt	Underbarrel grenade launcher	40×46mm	Manufactured locally[41][42]
M79		United States	Single shot grenade launcher	40×46mm

Anti-tank and missile

Recoilless rifles

Name	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Recoilless rifle
M40[citation needed]	|	United States	Unknown	105 mm
SPG-9		Soviet Union		73 mm[43]
B-10		Soviet Union		82 mm[44]

Anti tank systems

Name	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Anti tank systems
RPG-7		Soviet Union  Egypt		Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[45][46]
RPG-32		Russia	Unknown
M72 LAW		United States
MILAN II[47]		France	345 units	Wire-guided anti-armor missile system
Swingfire		United Kingdom  Egypt	260+ units	Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (locally made)
BGM-71D TOW II[48]		United States  Egypt	500+ 450 missiles	Wire-guided anti-armor missile system (810 + 575 units(locally made)[49]
AGM-114 Hellfire		United States	Unknown	107mm
9M14 Malyutka[50]		Soviet Union  Egypt	Unknown	Wire-guided anti-tank guided missile system.
9M113 Konkurs[51]		Soviet Union	Unknown	Wire-guided anti-tank missile, mounted on Fahd armoured personnel carriers purchased in the 1990s
9K115-2 Metis-M[52]		Russia	Unknown	Anti-tank missile, mounted on armoured personnel carriers purchased in 2014
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)[53]		Ukraine	Unknown	Anti-tank missile
Akeron MP[54]		France	Appears in Navy Thunderbolts Training in 15 March 2023	Anti-tank missile
HJ-8[55]		China  Egypt	Unknown	Locally Produced Version Named AHRAM[citation needed]
HJ-73[56]		China	Unknown

Man-portable air defence

System	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Air defence
Sakr Eye		Egypt		Egyptian modified version of the SA-7 man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile. Made by the Sakr Factory for Development Industries.[45]
9K34 Strela-3		Soviet Union		Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile.
FIM-92 Stinger		United States		Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile
9K38 Igla		Soviet Union		Man-portable air-defense system short range surface-to-air missile

Mortars

System	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Mortars
M240		Soviet Union		240mm
M1943[57]		Soviet Union		160mm
M-43[57]		Soviet Union		120mm
2B11 Sani		Soviet Union		120mm
Helwan UK-2		Soviet Union		120 mm, Egyptian version of the M-43[58]
M2[59]		United States  Egypt		107 mm
M224 Mortar		United States		60 mm mortar system
Helwan		China	[citation needed]	60 mm, Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1[60][61][62]

Training mortars

System	Image	Origin	Number	Comment
Training mortars
M1938		Soviet Union		120 mm
2B14 Podnos		Soviet Union		82 mm

Vehicles

Tanks (4,174)

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Version	Number	Period	Details
M1A1 Abrams		United States  Egypt	Main battle tank	M1A1	1,340	1992–	All in active service. Manufactured in Egypt.[63]
M60 Patton		United States	Main battle tank	M60A1 M60A3	1,700	1979–	Active[64] 759 M60A3 purchased new between 1980-85. Most are in the passive configuration, lacking thermal imaging sights. 700 ex-U.S. Army M60A1 were acquired for the cost of shipping and delivered 1990-1992. Another 168 M60A3 were acquired from Austria. 550 in storage
T-80		Russia	Main battle tank	T-80U T-80UK	34	1997–	Purchased in 1997.[65] (possibly no less than 100 in total)
T-62		Soviet Union	Main battle tank	RO-115, RO-120	500	1972–	200 in active service, 300 in storage[63]
T-55		Soviet Union  Egypt	Main battle tank	T-55E MK II Ramses II	600		In storage.[66]

Infantry Fighting Vehicles (4,000)

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Version	Number	Details
YPR-765 PRI		Netherlands  Belgium	Infantry fighting vehicle		2,000	European version of the American AIFV equipped with the 25 mm KBA-B02 turret. 390 units were purchased from Netherlands in 1996 with further 640 from Belgium in x.[citation needed]
BMP-1		Soviet Union  Egypt	Infantry fighting vehicle	BMP-1S	500
SENA 200		Egypt	Infantry fighting vehicle		1,500	First introduced in EDEX 2021

Armored Personnel Carriers & MRAPS (20,000)

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Version	Number	Details
M113		United States  Egypt	Armored personnel carrier Tank destroyer Tracked field command vehicle Tracked support and cargo vehicle Artillery fire support vehicle	M113A2 M901A3 M577 M548 M981 FISTV	3,000	Purchased between 1980 and 2002, the APC version was upgraded by Egypt and equipment with a protective shield for its 12.7mm main weapon station.[citation needed]
BTR-50		Soviet Union  Egypt	Amphibious armored personnel carrier	BTR-50PKM BTR-50PK	300	500 were ordered in 1964 from the Soviet Union and delivered between 1965 and 1966. 250 BTR-50's are currently in service,[67] and were upgraded by 2014 to BTR-50PKM standard by Minotor of Belurus with new engines, transmissions and night vision equipment. A similar upgrade is to be performed on 200 OT-62's. These are likely to remain in service for many years.[citation needed]
OT-62 TOPAS		Czechoslovakia  Ukraine	Amphibious armored personnel carrier	OT-62B OT-62	300	Purchased in 1972. 200 units were upgraded by Ukraine to the OT-62B standard in 2010.[68]
PTS		Soviet Union	Amphibious personnel carrier	PTS-M	500	Purchased in 1973.
Pegaso BMR		Spain	Amphibious armored personnel carrier	BMR-600	500	Purchased in 1986.
OT-64 SKOT		Czechoslovakia  Polish People's Republic	Amphibious armored personnel carrier	OT-64C	250	250 were purchased from Czechoslovakia with all the units subsequently being upgraded to OT-64C standard by Poland.
BTR-60		Soviet Union	Amphibious armored personnel carrier	BTR-60PB	200	Originally as small number was bought in June 1967 for evaluation, with a subsequent order for 650 units placed in 1969 and delivered between 1970 and 1973. A number of machines were lost during the Yom Kippur War, and with time others were retired, so that only 200 units are still in operation today.
RG-32 Scout		South Africa	Armored personnel carrier	RG-32M	350	Bought in 2003 for border patrol. Likely will replace all BTR-152.
HMMWV		United States	Armored personnel carrier Artillery observation vehicle	M1151 M1114	2,500	Purchases began in 1995.
Fahd		Egypt  West Germany	Armored personnel carrier Armored medevac Tank destroyer Armored command post Infantry fighting vehicle	Fahd 240 Fahd 280 Fahd 280-30	2,200	Developed in partnership with West German firm Thyssen-Henschel, with production starting 1986 and ending in 2010. 800 vehicles were produced, including a single infantry fighting vehicle which was rejected by the Egyptian Army due to its height (a drawback in a flat, open terrain like a desert). The tank destroyer variant is equipped with MILAN AT missiles.
Panthera		Egypt  United Arab Emirates	Armored personnel carrier	Panthera T6	800	Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS).[69]
ST-500[70]		Egypt			1,000	Designed and manufactured by Egypt
Nimr		United Arab Emirates	Armored personnel carrier		2,000	Appeared for the first time during the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.[citation needed]
Temsah armoured personnel carrier (Egypt)		Egypt	MRAPs, Light tactical APCs	Temsah Light Temsah 1 Temsah 2 Temsah Bus Temsah 3 Temsah 4 Temsah 5 Temsah 6 Temsah Sherpa	210	Fully designed and produced in domestic military factories. Its maximum capacity is 2 crew and 6 passengers. The vehicle has a BR7 armour protection level which offers all-round protection against 7.62mm rounds as well as grenades and certain types of explosives. It is armed with an externally mounted 7.62mm machine gun and a 40-mm grenade launcher. Other versions can be used for electronic and wireless jamming purposes. Timsah I : 4x4 Timsah II : 6x6 Timsah III : 4x4 Squad Car[citation needed]
Casspir		South Africa  South Africa  United Kingdom	Armored personnel carrier		200
Mamba APC		South Africa  South Africa  United Kingdom	Armored personnel carrier		200
Husky VMMD		South Africa  South Africa	MRAP	Husky 2G	100
Walid		Egypt	Armored personnel carrier	Walid MKII	400	Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol.[citation needed]
Sherpa		France	Armored personnel carrier		500
Hotspur HUSSARD		United Kingdom	Armored Personnel Carrier		500	Purchased in 1986 for use by military police.[citation needed]
Tiger Kader-120		Italy  Egypt	Armored personnel carrier Armored ambulance		800 [better source needed]	License for production was bought from Italy in 1998.[71][72][73][74]
Cadillac Gage Commando		United States	Armored reconnaissance scout	V150 Commando Scout	390	The Scout variant was bought in 1986 while the V150 was bought in 2001 from the US Army which was retiring them in favor of the new M1117.
BRDM-2		Soviet Union  Poland	Armored reconnaissance scout	BRDM-2M96i BRDM-2	500	Purchased in 1968 from USSR, 100 of them were modernized by Poland in 2001.[citation needed]
Caiman		United States	MRAP	CAT II (6x6)	780	In May 2016, Egypt received its first shipment of a total of 762 MRAP vehicles from the United States, which arrived in the port of Alexandria for delivery to the Egyptian military.[75]
RG-33		South Africa  United Kingdom  United States	MRAP	Total RG-33L HAGA	720	The heavily armored vehicle is designed to protect soldiers from blasts from IEDs, landmines, and from other types of attacks.[citation needed]
International MaxxPro		United States	MRAP recovery vehicle	MaxxPro MRV	300	The delivery is part of the US Department of Defense's Excess Defense Articles grant program.[76]
ST-100[70]		Egypt	MRAP		500	First introduced in EDEX 2018

Self Propelled Artillery (1,200)

Towed Artillery (1,884)

Multiple Launch Rocket System (1,314)

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Version	Number	Period	Details
M270		United States  Egypt	MRL 270 mm	M270 Sakr-45	50		Range dependent on the type of ammunition used: *Range with M26 rocket 32 km *Range with M26A1/A2 rocket 45 km *Range with M30 rocket 70 km Egypt also developed a wheeled based MRL called Sakr-45 which also uses the M270 rockets; it is not unlike the American HIMARS.
BM-21		Soviet Union  Egypt	MRL 122 mm	Sakr-36 Sakr-30 Sakr-18 BM-21 Sakr-10 Sakr-8 Sakr-4	764		*Range 36 km *Range 30 km *Range 20 km *Range 20 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km Egypt purchased the original 215 units from the Soviet Union and a domestic production license renaming all the future machines Sakr. Sark-4 are tripod-based units, while Sakr-10 and Sakr-8 are jeep-mounted units, and the rest are truck-mounted units.
RAAD 200		Egypt	MRL 122 mm		100	Interduced At EDEX 2023.
RM-51		Czechoslovakia	MRL 130 mm		200	1957–	In storage
Type 63		People's Republic of China  Egypt	MRL 107 mm	RL-812 TLC PRL81	100		In storage.
VAP-80		Egypt	MRL 80 mm		100		Tripod mounted indigenous Egyptian design, range 8 km.
M110		United States	Self-propelled howitzer 203 mm	M110A2	100	1996–	Purchased from US in 1996.
M109		United States  Egypt	Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm 122mm	M109A5 M102A2 SPH 122	500		SPH 122 are locally assembled howitzers based on M109A2 chassis, but instead of utilizing the 155 mm gun the 122 mm D-30 gun is fitted in instead.[77][78]
K9 Thunder		Republic of Korea  Egypt	155mm self-propelled howitzer	K9A1EGY	200		The export contract worth $1.6 billion was signed in February 2022.[79] Initial batches will be produced in South Korea while the rest will be produced in Egypt under license from 2024 with 50% localization rate.[80][81][82]
Ural D-30[83]		Soviet Union  Russia  Egypt	Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm		300		Locally assembled D-30 gun on an Armored Ural Truck chassis
KrAZ M-46-1M[84]		Soviet Union  Ukraine  Egypt	Self-propelled howitzer 130 mm		100		Locally Assembled M-46 gun on an Armored KrAZ Truck chassis
K10		Republic of Korea  Egypt	Artillery ammunition support vehicle	K10 K11	U/N		Ammunition resupply vehicle to support the K9s.
M992		United States			250		Designed to support self-propelled howitzers, purchased from US along with the M109A5s.
M120		Soviet Union  Egypt	Self-propelled mortar 120 mm				Built on a T-55 chassis with the turret replaced by a mount fitted with an 120-PM-43 mortar.[citation needed]
M113 mortar carrier		United States  Netherlands	Self-propelled mortar 107 mm Self-propelled mortar 82 mm	M106A2 M125A2
GH 52		Finland  Egypt	Towed artillery 155 mm		400		Being manufactured locally under license, likely to replace aging 152 mm and 130 mm artillery.
ML-20		Soviet Union	Towed artillery 152 mm		484	1952–	100 purchased, kept in storage.
M-46		Soviet Union  People's Republic of China  Egypt	Towed artillery 130 mm	M-46 Type 59-1M	200	1952–	Egypt bought the license to produce M-46 from USSR.[85]
D-30		Soviet Union  Egypt	Towed artillery 122 mm	D-30M	184		Egypt bought production license and will likely use it to replace completely the older 122 mm models that are now stored due to age.[citation needed]
M-30		Soviet Union	Towed artillery 122 mm		500		Some used for training the rest are stored.
A-19		Soviet Union	Towed artillery 122 mm		116		All are stored.

Engineering vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Details
M88		United States  Egypt	Armoured recovery vehicle	308[86]	In 1992 Egypt bought 221 M88A1 recovery vehicles for its M1A1 tanks, then in 1997 Egypt bought further 24 M88A2 but also obtaining the right for domestic manufacture. 50 M88A2 units were produced in the first batch, with further 13 produced in the second batch in 2002.[87]
YPR-765-PRBRG		Netherlands	Armoured recovery vehicle		Bought along with the YPR-765 IFV
M579		United States	Armoured recovery vehicle
BREM-2		Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle
M578		United States	Armoured recovery vehicle
BTS-4A		Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle
M984		United States	Recovery vehicle
M728 CEV		United States	Combat engineer vehicle		Bought from the old U.S. Army Europe stock in the 1990s.
BAT-2		Soviet Union	Combat engineer vehicle	72[88]
M104 Wolverine		United States	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge		Bought as an option along with the Abrams tank.
M60A1 AVLB		United States	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge		Bought along with other M60 tanks.
MT-55 K/L		Soviet Union	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
MTU-20		Soviet Union	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	56[89]
TMM-3		Soviet Union	Motorized bridge	96[90]	Based on the KrAZ-255 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 70s that Egypt bought in the same decade. It is believed that all units are still combat capable.
TMM-1		Soviet Union	Motorized bridge	70[90]	Based on the ZIL-157 it was the standard motorized bridge of USSR in the 60s that Egypt bought in the same decade, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age.
TPP		Soviet Union	Mobile treadway bridge	94[91]	Based on the ZIL-151 it was the standard treadway system of USSR in the 50s that Egypt bought in the 60s, but today its serviceability is highly doubtful due to its age.
PMP		Soviet Union	Floating bridge		Uses KrAZ-255 for transportation.
GSP-55		Soviet Union	Amphibious tracked ferry	86[91][92][93]
PMM-2		Ukraine	Pontoon bridger	56[89][94]	Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[95]
BMK-T		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
BMK-150M		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
BMK-130M		Soviet Union	Bridging boats
Fahd		Egypt	Minelayer	75[96][97]
Nather-1/2		Soviet Union	Minelayer		A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ.[98]
Husky VMMD		United States
Fateh 2/3/4		Soviet Union  Egypt	Mine clearer	340[96][97]	Based on a Soviet T-55 chassis with two mine-clearing line charges.
PZM-2		Ukraine	Trencher	48[99]	Bought from Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[100]
MDK-2M		Soviet Union	Trencher	36[101][102]
M9 ACE		United States
Caterpillar D9		United States
Caterpillar D7		United States
Caterpillar 930G		United States	Front end loader

• PZM-2 Ditcher (36)^[103]

Amphibious bridging

• BMK-T Bridging Boats^[104] (48)
• BMK-130M Bridging Boats^{[105][106][107]} (48)
• BMK-150M Bridging Boats^{[105][106][107]} (48)

Utility vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
M274		United States	All-terrain vehicle
HMMWV		United States  Egypt	Utility vehicle	M998 M1038 M1043 M996 M1043	675 450 510+575 150 140	Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier Utility and cargo carrier; additional 575 M1043 are on order. Mini ambulance Maxi ambulance * Arab Organization for Industrialization has a project of fitting HMMWVs with anti armor weaponry, options include: TOW, Milan, or HOT missiles.[108]
G-Class		Germany  Egypt	Utility vehicle		3,910+[71][better source needed]	Production ongoing by Kader Factory for Developed Industries as the Kader-320.[109]
Jeep CJ		United States  Egypt	Utility vehicle	Jeep CJ7 Jeep CJ8 Jeep TJ Jeep JK Jeep J8	10,650[71][better source needed]	Locally built.
M151		United States	Utility vehicle

Logistic vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
HETS		United States	Heavy tractor	Total M1070 M1070A1	295 249 46	The first 170 vehicles were delivered by December 2004. By late 2009 around 249 systems had been ordered.[110] In July 2016, Egypt made a new order for 46 M1070A1 HET A1 heavy tractors.[111]
MAZ		Soviet Union	Very heavy truck (19,600 kg)	MAZ-543
HEMTT A4		United States	Fuel servicing truck Recovery truck	M978 M978A4 M984A4	75[citation needed] 1 1[111]
Ural		Russia	Very heavy truck (12,000 kg)	Ural-5323
ZiL		Soviet Union	Very heavy truck (10,000 kg)	ZIL-135
M939		United States	Heavy truck (5,000 kg)	Model M931 Model M927 Model M923 Model M818
M54		United States	Heavy truck (5,000 kg)			US army surplus.
KrAZ		Ukraine  Soviet Union	Heavy truck (10,000 kg) Heavy Truck (7,500 kg)	KrAZ-6322 KrAZ-255
Scania		Sweden	Heavy truck (6,000 kg)	Model SBA111		Ordered during the late 1980s.
Ural		Soviet Union  Egypt  Soviet Union	Heavy truck (5,000 kg) Heavy truck (4,500 kg)	Ural-4320 Ural-375D		Locally built, ongoing production
ZiL		Soviet Union	Heavy truck (3,500 kg)	ZIL-131		Ordered in the 1960s from the Soviet Union.
M35		United States	Medium truck (2,500 kg)			US army surplus
GAZ		Soviet Union	Medium truck (2,000 kg)	GAZ-66
Trucks
635NL trailer		United States	Flatbed			Produced under license.[112]
M 970A1		United States	Refueler

• ZU-23-2 upgraded twin 23 mm stationary or towed radar guided AA gun system (manufactured locally)^[113] (650)

Other equipment

• BK-3 Helmet
• Czechoslovakian M53 helmet
• OR-201
• SSh-68
• Airman Battle Uniform
• Desert Camouflage Uniform
• Desert Battle Dress Uniform
• MultiCam
• U.S. Woodland
• Lizard (camouflage)
• Ratnik (program)

Gallery

• 
  M109 howitzer
• 
  M60A3 MBT
• 
  Strela 2

References

Notes

Bibliography

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.
• IISS (2017). "The Military Balance 2017". The Military Balance: Annual Estimates of the Nature and Size of the Military Forces of the Principal Powers. Routledge. ISSN 0459-7222.

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