Equipment of the Egyptian Army
Model Origin Type Number Details
Scud Soviet Union Egypt North Korea Short-range ballistic missile 25 9 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 . More than 90 Project-T missiles were also made while the amount of the Scud-B missiles today is unknown
Hwasong-7 Egypt North Korea medium-range ballistic missile
Hwasong-6 Egypt North Korea Short-range ballistic missile
FROG-7 Soviet Union Egypt Battlefield range ballistic missile 60 12 Sakr-80 is an indigenous design based on a FROG-7 system that was purchased from Soviet Union . The difference between the two is that the newer Sakr-80 is designed to carry 3 missiles with the range of 80 km while the original FROG-7 can carry only one missile with the range 70 km
M270 United States Egypt MRL 270 mm 45 20 Range dependent on the type of ammunition used : *Range with M26 rocket 32 km *Range with M26A1/A2 rocket 45 km *Range with M30 rocket 70 km Egypt also developed a wheeled based MRL called Sakr-45 which also uses the M270 rockets ; it is not unlike the American HIMARS
K136 Kooryong South Korea MRL 130 mm 36 Purchased in 2004 , range 36 km
BM-21 Soviet Union Egypt MRL 122 mm 50 130 72 215 50 48 120 *Range 36 km *Range 30 km *Range 20 km *Range 20 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km *Range 10 km Egypt purchased the original 215 units from the Soviet Union and a domestic production license renaming all the future machines Sakr . Sark-4 are tripod-based units , while Sakr-10 and Sakr-8 are jeep-mounted units , and the rest are truck-mounted units
BM-24 Soviet Union MRL 240 mm 48 Range 11 km . All in storage awaiting disposal
RM-51 Czechoslovakia MRL 130 mm in storage
Type 63 China Egypt MRL 107 mm in storage
VAP-80 Egypt MRL 80 mm 250 Tripod mounted indigenous Egyptian design , range 8 km
M110 United States Self-propelled howitzer 203 mm 144 Purchased from US in 1996
M109 United States Egypt Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm 122mm 201 420 124 SPH 122 are locally assembled howitzers based on M109A2 chassis , but instead of utilizing the 155 mm gun the 122 mm D-30 gun is fitted in instead
M992 United States Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle 250 Designed to support the self-propelled howitzer , purchased from US along with the M109A5s
M120 Soviet Union Egypt Self-propelled mortar 120 mm 120 Built on a T-55 chasse with the turret replaced by a mount fitted with an 120-PM-43 mortar
M113 mortar carrier Netherlands United States Self-propelled mortar 107 mm Self-propelled mortar 82 mm 150 350
S-23 Soviet Union Towed Artillery 180 mm 24 Most likely use in coastal defense
GH 52 Finland Egypt Towed Artillery 155 mm 400 Being manufactured locally under license , likely to replace aging 152 mm and 130 mm artillery
D-20 Soviet Union Towed Artillery 152 mm 144 150 purchased
D-1 Soviet Union Towed Artillery 152 mm 72 150 purchased , kept in storage
Vehicles -- Artillery and missile systems
The following list outlines the major equipment In service with the Egyptian Army.