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AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 AN/TWQ-1 Avenger United States: 75: Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008. [134] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 Crotale France: VT-1: 36 [135] Purchased from France in 1980. [136]
The missile is 5.0 ft (1.52 m) long and 2.8 in (70 mm) in diameter, with 3.9 in (100 mm) fins. The missile itself weighs 22 lb (10.1 kg), while the missile with its launch tube and integral sight, fitted with a gripstock and identification friend or foe (IFF) antenna, weighs approximately 34 lb (15.2 kg). It has a targeting range of up to ...
2 23,482 tonnes Abu Simbel I(233) [9] Armament: - 2 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm automatic cannon for close combat - 2 20 mm cannon - 4 7.62 mm machine guns; Abu Simbel II: Westerwald-class transport ship Germany: Ammunition ship: 1 [4] 3,469 tonnes Halayib (231) — Lüneburg-class replenishment ship. Type 701E Germany: Replenishment ship: 1 [4] 3,680 ...
The missiles are about 1.5 to 1.8 m (5 to 6 ft) in length and weigh about 17 to 18 kg (37 to 40 lb), depending on the model. MANPADS generally have a target detection range of about 10 km (6 mi) and an engagement range of about 6 km (4 mi), so aircraft flying at 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) or higher are relatively safe.
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger : 75 Batteries (4/8 ready-to-fire FIM-92 Stinger missiles + .50 caliber machine gun with an electronic trigger that can be fired from both the Remote Control Unit located in the drivers cab, and from the Avenger turret. Provides mobile, short-range air defence for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles ...
The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, lit. 'Arrow'; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile or MANPADS system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared-homing guidance and destroy them with a high-explosive warhead.
The 9K38 Igla (Russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO: SA-16 Gimlet), and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch).
In the 1980s, Egypt was a producer of small and medium weapons, whether licensed or reproduced. In the 1990s, Egypt entered the heavy weapons industry, and after the year 2000, it moved to the stage of starting to design weapons systems. Now, Egypt designs small and medium weapons, produces heavy weapons, and develops them through self-production.