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Egypt reportedly mulling optional Rafale and Gowind 2500 purchases

by Bilal Khan - Oct 22, 2017

Egypt is reportedly planning to exercise its optional clauses for 12 additional Rafale fighters and two Gowind 2500 corvettes from France...Read More
Egypt receives Gowind 2500 corvette and Type 209 submarine

by Bilal Khan - Oct 18, 2017

Egypt’s first Gowind 2500 corvette and second Type 209 diesel-electric submarine arrived at a naval base in Alexandria on Wednesday, October 19...Read More
Egypt will begin receiving Ka-52 attack helicopters by end of year

by Quwa Team - Aug 30, 2017

The Egyptian military is scheduled to receive its first 15 (of 46 ordered) Kamov Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopters in 2017....Read More
Egypt takes delivery of Almaz-Antey S-300VM SAM system

by Bilal Khan - Jun 8, 2017

Photos indicate that Egypt has begun taking delivery of S-300VM/Antey-2500 long-range surface-to-air missile systems from Russia...Read More
Egypt takes delivery of first Type 209/1400 SSK from Germany

by Quwa Team - Apr 20, 2017

The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of its first Type 209/1400 diesel-electric submarine from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in Germany...Read More
First Egyptian MiG-29M2 (or MiG-35) spotted

by Bilal Khan - Apr 2, 2017

Photos of the Egyptian Air Force’s (EAF) first Mikoyan MiG-29M2 (or MiG-35) multi-role fighter recently emerged ...Read More
First Egyptian Navy DCNS Gowind 2500 corvette launched for sea trials

by Quwa Team - Mar 20, 2017

DCNS launched the first Egyptian Navy Gowind 2500 corvette – the ENS al-Fateh (971) – for sea trials earlier this month. Four ships are on order....Read More
Egypt will begin receiving Ka-52 attack helicopters in 2017

by Bilal Khan - Mar 15, 2017

Russian Helicopters has confirmed that Egypt will begin receiving its Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters later this year...Read More
Egypt in talks with IOMAX for Archangel

by Bilal Khan - Mar 14, 2017

The Egyptian Ministry of Defence is negotiating with IOMAX for the Archangel turboprop-powered attack aircraft...Read More
TKMS formally hands over first 2 Type 209 submarines to Egypt

by Bilal Khan - Dec 12, 2016

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has formally handed over the first two of four Type 209 submarines to the Egyptian Navy…...Read More
Egypt expresses interest in defence collaboration with Pakistan

by Bilal Khan - Dec 9, 2016

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi informed Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production that Cairo was interested in defence collaboration…...Read More
Pakistani Minister of Defence Production on official visit to Egypt

by Bilal Khan - Dec 6, 2016

Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain is on an official visit to Egypt…...Read More
Egyptian MiG-29s (or MiG-35?) reportedly in production

by Bilal Khan - Jun 12, 2016

MiG-29 (or MiG-35) Fulcrums for the Egyptian Air Force are reportedly in production as per a $2 billion U.S. contract apparently signed in 2015. ...Read More
Egypt receives first French helicopter carrier

by Bilal Khan - Jun 2, 2016

The Egyptian Navy has received the first of two Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) – the ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser....Read More
Egypt will use loans to help fund new French weapons

by Bilal Khan - Mar 14, 2016

Egypt will secure $3.76 billion U.S. in loans from France in order to fund its acquisition of various big-ticket French armaments. ...Read More
German Company Transforms AIM-9L into Air-to-Ground Missile

by Bilal Khan - Mar 1, 2016

Diehl BGT is looking to complete the development of its Laser Guided Sidewinder (LaGS) program in 2016, a project to convert the AIM-9L into an AGM...Read More
This Week in Defence News

by Bilal Khan - Feb 5, 2016

Kuwait Typhoon purchase delayed; Egypt receives second batch of Dassault Rafale fighters...Read More
This Week in Defence News

by Bilal Khan - Jan 8, 2016

Every Friday Quwa offers coverage and short-hand analyses of various news topics from around the world....Read More
First Egyptian Type 209/1400 Submarine launched in Germany

by Bilal Khan - Dec 15, 2015

The first of four Type 209/1400 diesel-electric submarines (SSK) for the Egyptian Navy was recently launched by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) of Germany....Read More
Egypt to Buy Mistral Helicopter Carriers

by Bilal Khan - Sep 27, 2015

26 September 2015 By Bilal Khan The French President Francois Hollande confirmed that Egypt is looking to buy the two Mistral-class helicopter carrier and amphibious assault ships from France. The two ships were originally built for...
The Egyptian Military’s Build-Up

by Bilal Khan - Sep 18, 2015

By Bilal Khan 18 September 2015 In the midst of political turmoil, the Egyptian military has begun entering a serious phase of modernization, not only in terms of acquiring new equipment, but in also enhancing its operational...

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China’s scale gives flexibility for high-tech arms development

Note: This article was previously a Quwa Premium piece, it is now freely available. On 01 February 2018 observers spotted a large cannon turret placed onboard a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 072III...
Loaded Procurement Pipeline in Tow, The Pakistan Navy Rises (Part 1)

With a relatively deep – and active – procurement roadmap of new submarines, frigates and other assets, the Pakistan Navy is aims to implement an ambitious modernization project in the next decade....Read More
AW139: The Pakistan Air Force’s New Mainstay SAR Helicopter

On 03 March 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) formally equipped the No. 88 Search-and-Rescue (SAR) squadron with two Leonardo AW139 utility helicopters. The No. 88 “Combat Support Squadron and Advanced Helicopter Training School”...
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