Air Force
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Tuesday with Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation Éric Trappier.
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced Tuesday its participation in Egyptian-Saudi Air Exercises "Faisal 2" which is carried out over several days.
Those were carried out with several countries.
They were attending the opening of Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX 2021) in Cairo.
In a similar context, the International Defense and Military Industries Expo (EDEX 2021) will be launched on November 29th.
They will last for several days with the participation of Cypriot, Emirati, and Jordanian elements.
Egyptian-Pakistani air exercises dubbed "Sky Guardians 1" began Wednesday in Egypt and will last for several days.
Trappier stressed Dassault Aviation's keenness on developing its existing cooperation with Egypt, which is one of its main partners worldwide.
Spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces Tamer al-Refai indicated in a statement that the exercises showed the decent level the elements participating in the exercises have attained.
Those took place in Sudan's Marwa Airbase with the participation of Special Forces from both countries.
Yet, Egypt ranks 10th in aircraft strength and seventh in navy fleet strength.
A military funeral will be held for former Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak who died on February 25, 2020 at the age of 91.
The spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Monday the updates of Qader 2020 exercises launched on Friday.
The Libyan Air Force on Tuesday launched three raids targeting Tripoli militias in Ain Zara in the south of the capital, Sky News reported.
On October 14, 1973, Egypt downed 18 Israeli fighter jets in 53 minutes after targeting an Air Base near the city.
Since its receipt by Turkey earlier this month, the Russian S-400 missile system has triggered a strong response by its fellow NATO member the United States.
The ranks for naval, aircraft, and tank strengths are sixth, ninth, and 14th, respectively.
A target drone, M107 QM, used in air force training was fell to the ground 25 kilometers south of Rimaya Square in Giza in the framework of Wednesday practice.
The Egyptian Defense Ministry announced in a statement appointing Major General Mohamed Abbas Helmy as the new head of the Egyptian Air Force.
The downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet earlier this month by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile resulted from a "professional error" by the crew.
