Egyptian Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Egyptian Armed Forces are the unified military forces of Egypt, comprising its army, navy, air force, and air defense, and are among the largest and most influential militaries in the Middle East.

Aliases (8)

Egyptian Army ×19
Egyptian military ×3
Royal Egyptian Armed Forces ×2
Egyptian Armed Forces (land component) ×1
Egyptian Armed Forces and Police ×1
Egyptian Armed Forces for security ×1
Egyptian Armed Forces generals ×1
Egyptian Military ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
alliedWith	Saudi Armed Forces → United Arab Emirates Armed Forces → United States Armed Forces →
alsoKnownAs	Egyptian Armed Forces and Police → Egyptian Military →
budgetSource	Egyptian state budget →
chiefOfStaff	Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces →
commanderInChief	President of Egypt →
conscription	yes →
conscriptionType	mandatory military service for males →
controls	large network of state-owned enterprises →
country	Egypt →
foundedBy	Muhammad Ali Pasha →
hasBranch	Egyptian Air Defense Forces → Egyptian Air Force → Egyptian Army → Egyptian Border Guard Forces → Egyptian Navy → Egyptian Republican Guard →
hasMilitaryIndustry	Arab Organization for Industrialization → National Organization for Military Production →
hasSpecialForcesUnit	Sa'ka Forces → Unit 777 → Unit 999 →
headquarters	Cairo → Egypt →
historicalPrecursor	Army of Muhammad Ali → Royal Egyptian Army →
influentialIn	Egyptian economy → Egyptian politics →
locatedIn	Middle East → North Africa →
memberOf	African Union peace and security mechanisms → Arab League military structure →
mottoLanguage	Arabic →
operates	Suez Canal security forces → strategic missile forces →
overseenBy	Egyptian Ministry of Defense →
participatedIn	Arab–Israeli War of 1948 → Gulf War → North Yemen Civil War → Six-Day War → Suez Crisis → War of Attrition → War on Terror → Yom Kippur War →
partOf	State of Egypt →
primaryLanguage	Arabic →
primaryRole	border protection → national defense → protection of strategic assets →
receivesMilitaryAidFrom	United States →
regionallyRankedAs	one of the largest militaries in the Middle East →
serviceBranchType	air defense force → air force → army → navy →
standardRifle	AK-pattern assault rifles → licensed M16 variants →
supremeCommander	President of Egypt →
usesEquipmentFrom	China → France → Germany → Russia → United States →
usesScript	Arabic script →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Egyptian Air Defense Forces → Egyptian Air Force → Egyptian Border Guard Forces → Egyptian Navy → Egyptian Republican Guard → Royal Egyptian Army ("Royal Egyptian Armed Forces") → Sa'ka Forces → Sa'ka Forces ("Egyptian Army") → Suez Canal security forces → Unit 777 →	partOf
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi → Abdel Hakim Amer ("Egyptian Army") → Anwar Sadat ("Egyptian Army") → Gamal Abdel Nasser ("Egyptian Army") → Sa'ka Forces ("Egyptian Army") → Unit 777 ("Egyptian Army") → Unit 999 →	militaryBranch
Beni Suef Air Base ("Egyptian military") → Citadel of Qaitbay ("Egyptian military") → Heliopolis Presidential Palace ("Egyptian Armed Forces for security") → K9 Thunder ("Egyptian Army") → M1 Abrams ("Egyptian Army") → R-17 → coat of arms of Egypt →	usedBy
Army of Muhammad Ali ("Egyptian Army") → Royal Egyptian Army ("Egyptian Army") → Royal Egyptian Army ("Egyptian Armed Forces (land component)") →	followedBy
Egyptian Armed Forces ("Egyptian Military") → Egyptian Armed Forces ("Egyptian Armed Forces and Police") →	alsoKnownAs
Egyptian Revolution of 2011 → Egyptian revolution of 1952 ("Egyptian Army") →	hasParticipant
Command and Staff College (Egypt) → Egyptian Military Academy →	operatedBy
Minister of Defence of Egypt ("Egyptian Army") → Ministry of Defense of Egypt ("Egyptian Army") →	oversees
2013 Egyptian coup d'état → Somalia peacekeeping operations →	participant
Egyptian Air Force ("Egyptian military") → Royal Egyptian Army ("Royal Egyptian Armed Forces") →	serviceBranchOf
Adly Mansour →	appointedByAsInterimPresident
Egyptian Republican Guard ("Egyptian Army") →	branchOf
Egyptian National Police →	collaboratesWith
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi →	commanded
Egyptian government →	controls
Suez Canal security forces ("Egyptian Army") →	coordinatesWith
Unknown Soldier Memorial, Cairo →	dedicatedTo
Abdel Hakim Amer →	employer
Command and Staff College (Egypt) ("Egyptian Armed Forces generals") →	hasAlumni
Egyptian Armed Forces ("Egyptian Army") →	hasBranch
Minister of Defence of Egypt →	headOf
North Yemen Civil War ("Egyptian Army") →	involved
Tripartite Aggression →	involvedOrganization
Egyptian Border Guard Forces →	militaryBranchOf
Unknown Soldier Memorial, Cairo →	operator
Egyptian military administration →	parentOrganization
Ministry of Defense of Egypt →	responsibleFor
Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip ("Egyptian Army") →	securityForces
Minister of Defence of Egypt →	seeAlso
National Organization for Military Production →	serves
Egyptian Navy →	serviceBranch
Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 ("Egyptian Army") →	suppliedTo