List of active Egyptian military aircraft
The following is a list of active Egyptian military aircraft in use by the Egyptian Air Force.
Aircraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1][2] | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | Total B C | 6 6[3] 0 | 16 Rafale-B and 8 Rafale-C on order.[3][4] | |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | USA | MRCA | Total C D | 228 174 54[5] | Total 228 delivered (46 built by Turkish Aerospace Industries[6]) delivered, of which 220 either block 40/42 or upgraded to block 40/42, the last order of 20 F-16 ( 8 already delivered and 12 to be delivered by 2015 (16 C and 4 D) are block 52. | |
| Mirage 2000 | France | OCU MRCA | Total BM EM | 17 3 15[5] | Out of 18 delivered (the original order was for 20 aircraft but 2 crashed in France during trials) Another Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Jets maybe bought from UAE.[7] | |
| Mirage V | France | OCU Interceptor MRCA Reconnaissance | Total E2 SDE SDR SDD | 82 76 6 | Maybe less number in service. | |
| Mikoyan MiG-35 | Russia | Interceptor MRCA | Total | 48 | Egypt Has Signed An Agreement With Russia In Early 2015 To Supply around 50 Mig-35 Fighter Jets To Egyptian Air Force.[8] | |
| MiG-21 Fishbed | USSR Ukraine | MRCA Interceptor Reconnaissance OCU | Total MF PFM R UM | 56 42 12 6 3 | Out of over 490 delivered. Upgraded with British avionics and armed with mixed Russian and Western weapons. To be phased out. | |
| Chengdu J-7 | China | Interceptor | B/M | 57 | Some claims as much as 60, out of total of 150 delivered. To be phased out. | |
| Close air support | ||||||
| Alpha Jet | France Egypt | COIN | MS2 MS1 | 14 40 | License built by AOI. Also Listed as trainer. | |
| Air Tractor AT-802 | USA | Armed Reconnaissance/Patrol | AT-802U | 12 | The EAF AT-802Us Sent as a gift from UAE to EAF for COIN / Border Armed Patrol | |
| UAV | ||||||
| Anka-A | Turkey | MALE | 10 | Ordered. (Cancelled) [9] | ||
| Model-324 Scarab | USA | Jet Reconnaissance UAV | 52 | Out of 56 delivered. | ||
| R4E-50 Sky Eye | UK | Reconnaissance UAV | 48 | |||
| Schiebel Camcopter S-100 | Austria | Helicopter Reconnaissance UAV | 4[10] | |||
| ASN-209 | China Egypt | Reconnaissance UAV | 21 | Produced locally under license with 99.5% locally produced | ||
| Kader | Egypt | Reconnaissance/Target UAV | N/A | |||
| Meggitt Banshee | UK | Target Drone | N/A | |||
| MQM-107 Streaker | USA | Target Drone | N/A | |||
| Lipán M3 | Argentina Egypt | Reconnaissance UAV | N/A | Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license | ||
| Yarará | Argentina Egypt | Reconnaissance UAV | N/A | Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license | ||
| Nostromo Caburé | Argentina Egypt | Reconnaissance UAV | N/A | Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license | ||
| Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
| Alpha Jet | France Egypt | OCU COIN | Total E(MS1) MS2 | 54 40 14 | License built by AOI. May be replaced with Hongdu L-15. | |
| K-8 Karakorum | Egypt | Advanced trainer | E | 120 | 110 were license built by AOI. | |
| L-59 Super Albatros | Czechoslovakia | Advanced trainer | E | 47 | Out of 48 delivered. | |
| L-39 Albatros | Czechoslovakia | Advanced trainer | ZO | 10 | Ex-Libyan. To be phased out. | |
| PAC MFI-17 Mushshak | Pakistan | Basic Trainer | B | 54 | ||
| EMB 312 Tucano | Egypt | Basic Trainer | A | 54 | Built under license by AOI, out of 134 built; 80 delivered to Iraq. | |
| G-115 Tutor | Germany | Primary trainer | E | 74 | ||
| Z-142C | Czechoslovakia | Primary Trainer | C | 48 | ||
| Transports | ||||||
| C-130 Hercules | USA | Tactical transport Tactical transport EW/ELINT | Total H H30 EC130H | 26 22 2 2 | 30 aircraft were delivered. 4 were lost, including one during the Cyprus operation. | |
| Beechcraft 1900 | USA | Maritime patrol ELINT | Total C C | 8 4 4 | ||
| Super King Air | USA | 200 | 1 | |||
| C-295 | Spain | Tactical transport | Total C-295M | 20 | Out of an initial total order of 6 (3 + 3), 1 remaining to be delivered in 2013. 6 more are on order and another 8 now on new order on 15/4/2014, making Egypt the largest operator of C-295 fleet worldwide with total of 20.[11][12][13] | |
| An-74 Coaler | Ukraine | Tactical transport | T-200A/TK-200A | 13[14][15] | ||
| DHC-5 Buffalo | Canada | Tactical transport Navigational training | Total D D | 9 5 4 | To be phased out. | |
| Helicopter | ||||||
| CH-47 Chinook | Italy USA | Navigational training Assault Support | Total D D | 18 4 14 | All 4 Navigational training CH-47C were upgraded to D standard by 2010. New order for additional 6 rebuilt CH-47D is in progress. | |
| SH-2G Super Seasprite | USA | ASW | G/E | 13 | Electronic/Navigation Suite upgraded to Egyptian Navy requirements. | |
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | AM | 3 | Aeromedical evacuation.[16] | ||
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy USA | SAR | 2 | Search and Rescue.[17][18] | ||
| Mi-17 Hip | Russia | Assault Support | H | 24 | Including 24 units ordered in 2009 & were delivered in 2010. | |
| Mi-8 Hip | USSR | Assault/Gunship Gunship Command EW Reconnaissance MedEvac Artillery observer | Total T TVK PPA MV R MB K | 42 16 10 3 4 4 3 2 | Out of over 140 delivered, some replaced by Mi-17 Hip. | |
| AH-64 Apache | USA | Attack helicopter | D | 43 | On May 22, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and support for an estimated cost of $820 million. These helicopters would join 35-42 AH-64s already operated by the Egyptian Air Force, which have already been upgraded to AH-64D Block I status. | |
| Sea King | UK | ASW | Mk.47 | 5 | Egyptian variant of the British HAS.2 model, out of 6 delivered. | |
| Commando | UK | Assault Support Assault Support EW | Total Mk.1 Mk.2 Mk.2E | 26 5 17 4 | A total of 28 were delivered, 2 Mk.2B version were relegated as VIP transport of the Presidential fleet. | |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | USA | Assault Support CSAR Assault Support | Total A M M | 30 22 4 4 | ||
| SA-342 Gazelle | France Egypt | Maritime Patrol Battlefield Scout Attack helicopter | Total K L M | 84 9 40 35 | Out of 108 license-built by the Arab British Helicopter Company. | |
| Airborne Early Warning and Control | ||||||
| E-2 Hawkeye | USA | AEW | C HE2K | 8 | Egypt upgraded its E-2C aircraft to the Hawkeye 2000 (HE2K) configuration. | |
References
- ↑ "OrBat Egypt - MilAvia Press.com: Military Aviation Publications". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- 1 2 "Dassault Aviation delivers first Rafales to the Arab Republic of Egypt". Dassault Aviation. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "Rafale exports take off with Egyptian delivery". Flightgloba;. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.inss.org.il/upload/%28FILE%291280140768.pdf
- ↑ Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. "EGYPT F-16 Program". Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tactical Report". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "TASS: Economy - Russia's MiG to hold talks with Egypt in October on MiG-35 supplies". TASS. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "ANKA'nın ilk yolculuğu Mısır'a". Sabah. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.armada.ch/pdf/2009/1_2009/05_Shipboard_Drones.pdf
- ↑ "Egypt signs for eight more C295 transports - News - Shephard". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Air Forces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2013. p. 31.
- ↑ "Egypt Orders Eight More Airbus C295 Tactical Transports". defense-aerospace. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Roy Cochrun. "Ukraine Transfers New An-74 Airplane to Egypt". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Roy Cochrun. "Ukraine Preparing to Sign Contracts for Delivery of Nine Airplanes to Laos, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates - Minister of Economics". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "YouTube". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ http://brahmand.com/news/Egyptian-Air-Force-orders-AW139-helicopters/7061/1/24.html
- ↑ "Arabian Aerospace - AgustaWestland delivers AW139 to Egyptian Air Force". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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