Dr. Hashim is an associate professor at the Rajaratnam School for International Studies and academic coordinator/research manager at ICPVTR, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Production started in 1966 and of the units are assigned to border patrol. 4X4 Full armor version, used for border patrol. Armored Fighting Vehicles. Artillery fire support team and observeration vehicle. Egyptian-Ottoman War (1831-1833) 1838 Druze Revolt. Tripod mounted indigenous Egyptian design, range 8 km. A similar upgrade is to be performed on 200 OT-62's. Coalitions Builder. The Egyptian ballistic missile development program apparently continues, with steadfast technological progress since the 1960s. Detailing the current military strength of Egypt including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower. Range dependent on the type of ammunition used: Range 11 km. The Project-T variant utilized the Scud launcher with a new missile which was developed by Egypt with North Korean assistance, increasing its range from original 300 km to 450 km. Tracked tank destroyer, equipped with Norwegian Tow Under Armour (TUA) turrets. Produced locally by Egyptian company Eagles Defence International Systems (EDIS). By late 2009 around 249 systems had been ordered. 250 BTR-50PKs are currently in service, out of which 100 were upgraded to BTR-50PKM standard. Egypt is … Tracked IFV, European version of the American AIFV; purchased from Belgium and the Netherlands, equipped with the 25 mm KBA-B02 turret. Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles (MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles. 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. Equipment from the Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern U.S., French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1A2 Abrams tank which makes Egypt the owner of the second largest number of latest generation main battle tanks in the region after Israel, and the second a… 500 BTR-50's are currently in service and were upgraded by 2014 to BTR-50PKM standard by Minotor of Belurus with new engines, transmissions and night vision equipment. 1. 4X4 APC, some with BTM-208 turret and others with Milan AT launcher. 4X4 Configured as forward artillery observation vehicle. (Some were replaced with the L7 105 mm gun offered by the Austrian firm. Should, however, there be a dramatic change in its political climate and financial resources, Egypt possesses the technological and personnel resources to produce a Scud B/C, Al Badr and Project-T and could possibly acquire the Nodong missile technology. A Soviet UMZ system that could be carried by any 6×4 truck, its successor in the Soviet Union became the GMZ. 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