The Tactical Report, an intelligence website specializing in arms deals, reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi managed to persuade several leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to establish a manufacturing partnership. of air defense systems in Egypt.
The site added that many American, European and Chinese defense companies are ready to collaborate and invest in this partnership.
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries will provide financial funding to Egypt for its production program for a joint medium-range air defense system, as Egypt has started this project with a successful track record, as it has been in able to design and manufacture the “Amoun” air defense system, which was subsequently purchased by Kuwait and the Sultanate of Oman in the years 2000-2004.
Egypt has been steadily progressing in the stages of this project for several years and has been planning it since the announcement of the first Egyptian-made radar (ESR-32 A) at the Egypt Defense and Military Industries Exhibition “EDEX 2018”, which surprised all during this exhibition as the first fully designed two-dimensional radar with 100% Egyptian hands under the supervision of civilian and military research centers. Then it was followed by the appearance of the latest version of it (ESR-32 B) at the Egypt Defense and Military Industries Exhibition “EDEX 2021”, which was held in Egypt from November 29 to December 2, 2021, with the announcement of a more advanced 3D version that should appear during the next “EDEX 2023” exhibition.
Egypt is expected to repeat the successful experience in manufacturing the Egyptian air defense system Ammon in collaboration with the Italian company “Contraves”, but this time with another foreign partner, which could be Belarusian, Chinese or one of the reputable European companies.
The Egyptian research for the development of an Egyptian air defense system is not new, but it already started several years ago in the Egyptian development centers with the testing of some prototypes, it will greatly accelerate these steps and help in the presence of a strong foreign partner who provides the latest technologies necessary for the system to be at the highest and most modern technological level that exists in the world today.
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