Burundi Army has received additional Egyptian-made Fahd-300 4×4 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Burundi already received 19 Fahd 4×4 APCs as part of a contract signed with the Egyptian AOI in 2019. At EDEX 2018, the Egyptian Defense Exhibition, the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), an Egypt-based Arab military organization, presented a new modernized version of […]
Morocco: Army signs contract for Israeli Barak MX SAM batteries
IAI from Israel validates contract with Morocco to deliver Barak MX air defense missile systems According to information published on the “Globes” website on January 13, 2022, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) confirms a contract to Barak MX advanced air and missile defense system to Morocco. The contract will reach an amount of $500 million. In […]
Egypt; Army orders SR Hawk ground surveillance radar
According to information published on February 14, 2022, the Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) has awarded American company SRC (Syracuse Research Corporation), Inc. a contract to manufacture and deliver SR Hawk™ ground surveillance radars in support of Egypt’s MS3 program. The SR Hawk radar is a long-range ground surveillance radar delivering a unique blend of […]
Morocco; Army interested in Ukrainian VARTA 4×4 MRAP
According to information published by the “Tactical Report” website on February 7, 2022, Morocco could sign an agreement with Ukraine to acquire Varta 4×4 Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles manufactured by the company Ukrainian Armor. Citing “Tactical Report” information, the vehicles will be acquired to be delivered to the Moroccan army. The VARTA is a […]
Egypt; MoD orders Mobile border Surveillance Sensor systems
The U.S. Department of Defense announced a contract to Advanced Technologies System Co. Inc. for the supply of Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System (MS3) to Egypt. As per a DoD statement issued today, the company was awarded $94 million for the Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System (MS3) Phase II. This contract provides for fixed-site surveillance […]
Egypt; Army orders Korean K9 155mm Howitzers for $1.6B.
According to information published by the South Korean Yonhap News Agency on February 1, 2022, South Korea signed a contract to sell K9 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Egypt in a deal worth over US$1.65 billion Citing the information from the South Korean Press agency Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean company Hanwha Defense, and […]
Egypt; MoD negotiates Chinese Wing Loong I-D UCAV buy
According to information published by the “Tactical Report” website on January 27, 2022, China is in talks with Egypt to deliver an undisclosed number of Wing Loong I-D Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that will be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force. According to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) arms trade database, China has already delivered […]
Egypt; Air Defense Force orders additional SPS-48 radars from US
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on January 25, 2022, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of Air Defense Radar Systems SPS-48 and related equipment for an estimated cost of $355 million. The Government of Egypt has […]
Egypt; Air Force orders 12 C-130J aircraft for $2.2B.
The Biden administration has approved the possible sale of a dozen C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and air defense radar systems to Egypt. The C-130Js and related equipment that could be sold to Egypt are expected to cost about $2.2 billion, the State Department said in a Tuesday release announcing the Foreign Military Sale approval, and […]
Algeria; Air Force commissions the first C-130J Super Hercules
Algeria took delivery of its first C-130J “Super Hercules” transport plane, which arrived on January 23 from a factory in South Carolina. Algeria signed a contract with American company Lockheed Martin in 2018 for the delivery of four planes, with an option for four more. The Algerian Air Force, which already has a few “Hercules” […]