Egyptian Navy

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The Egyptian Navy is the maritime warfare branch of Egypt’s military, responsible for securing the nation’s coastal waters, maritime borders, and strategic interests in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
navy
alliesWith French Navy
Hellenic Navy
Royal Saudi Naval Forces
United States Navy
commanderTitle Commander of the Egyptian Navy
country Egypt
engagedIn Six-Day War
Suez Crisis
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
garrison Alexandria
hasDomain maritime domain of Egypt
headquartersLocation Alexandria
historicalPrecursor Khedivial Egyptian Navy
Royal Egyptian Navy
isLargestAfricanNavy true
isLargestArabNavy true
language Arabic
militaryBranchOf Egypt
operatesIn Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Suez
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Suez Canal
participatesIn Exercise Bright Star
multinational maritime security operations in the Red Sea
partOf Egyptian Armed Forces
primaryNavalBase Alexandria Naval Base
Ras el Tin Naval Base
responsibleFor participation in joint exercises with foreign navies
protecting Egypt’s strategic interests in the Mediterranean Sea
protecting Egypt’s strategic interests in the Red Sea
protection of Egyptian ports
protection of Suez Canal approaches
securing Egypt’s coastal waters
securing Egypt’s maritime borders
supporting ground forces in coastal areas
role amphibious operations
coastal defense
maritime security
maritime warfare
mine warfare
power projection
protection of maritime borders
protection of offshore resources
protection of sea lines of communication
serviceBranch Egyptian Armed Forces
serviceNumberLabel personnel strength
uses amphibious assault ships
fast attack craft
mine countermeasure vessels
naval aviation units
patrol boats
submarines
surface combatants


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