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This List of Munitions of the Egyptian Air Force lists the missiles, bombs and related equipment in use by the Egyptian Air Force.

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MICA
AIM-7 Sparrow
HOT
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-114 Hellfire
Harpoon
AGM-88 HARM
AASM
Matra Durandal
A Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod hangs from the underbelly of a B-1B Lancer
Thales Spectra
Damocles
Missile Origin Type Versions Notes
Air-to-air missiles
MICA France Short/medium range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile MICA IR MICA EM
R-77 Russia medium range, active radar homing air-to-air missile
AIM-7 Sparrow United States Medium-range, semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile F/P/M
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States Short-range air-to-air missile M/L/P
R.550 Magic France Short-range air-to-air missile
R.530 France short-range air-to-air missile No longer in service
Super 530 France short to medium-range air-to-air missile
Igla-V Soviet Union short-range air-to-air missile
R-73 Soviet Union short-range air-to-air missile
R-27[1] Russia Medium-range, air-to-air tactical missile, anti-radiation missile
Air to ground/surface missiles
AASM France air-to-surface missile
AS-30L France MCLOS with radio command link /laser guided short-to-medium rangeair-to-ground missile
Storm Shadow[2][3] France Air-Launched Cruise Missile Talious First foreign user of Talious version
AKD-10 China air-to-surface missile
Martel (AS 37) UK/France standoff anti-radar missile (AS 37) / air-to-surface (AJ.168)
ARMAT France anti-radar missile
Kh-35 Russia anti-ship missile
Kh-38[4] Russia Tactical air-to-surface missile
HOT France Anti-tank missile
Kh-31 Soviet Union Medium-range air-to-surface missile
AGM-84 Harpoon United States Anti-ship missile A
Exocet France Anti-ship missile
AGM-88 HARM United States Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile B
AGM-65 Maverick United States Air-to-surface missile A/B/D/E/G
AGM-114 Hellfire United States Air-to-surface and surface-to-surface
9K121 Vikhr Russia air-launched anti-tank missile
9M120 Ataka Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile
MBDA Apache France Anti-runway cruise missile
BGM-71 TOW United States Anti-tank missile
HJ-8 China Anti-tank missile
Air-to-ground bombs
Mk82 United States Low-drag general-purpose bomb
Mk83 United States Low-Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bomb
Mk84 United States Low-drag general-purpose bomb
KAB-500S-E Soviet Union satellite-guided bomb
KAB-500Kr Soviet Union electro-optical TV-guided fire and forget bomb
KAB-500L Soviet Union laser-guided bomb
KAB-1500L Soviet Union laser-guided bomb
KAB-1500S-E Soviet Union satellite-guided bomb
Joint Direct Attack Munition United States Bomb guidance kit
GWD-6[5] Egypt guidance kit
GBU-10 United States Paveway-series laser-guided bomb
GBU-12 United States Laser guided bomb
GBU-15 United States Precision guided munition
GBU-16 United States Paveway-series laser-guided bomb
GBU-24 United States laser-guided bomb
GBU-27 United States laser-guided bomb
GBU-31 United States Fixed target, precision strike, moving vehicle
GBU-32 United States Fixed target, precision strike, moving vehicle
GBU-89 Gator United States air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
CBU-87 United States cluster bomb
CBU-100 United States cluster bomb
BLU-109 United States Free-fall penetration bomb
Al-Tariq UAE / South Africa Precision-Guided Munition
Matra Durandal France Anti-runway bomb
Mark 46 torpedo United States Lightweight antisubmarine torpedo
Mark 50 torpedo United States Torpedo
NASR 9000 bomb Egypt fuel air bomb
NASR 1000 bomb Egypt general-purpose bomb
NASR 400 bomb Egypt general-purpose bomb
NASR 250 bomb Egypt general-purpose bomb
EGB-2 Egypt laser-guided general-purpose bomb
KAAKAA-500 Egypt general-purpose bomb/anti-personnel bomb
KAAKAA-250 Egypt HE/incendiary bomb
KAAKAA-100-105 Egypt incendiary Thermite bomb
KAAKAA-120 Egypt anti-personnel bomb
Hafez[6] Egypt general purpose / bunker penetrator bomb
Advanced targeting pods
TALIOS[7] France Talios Multi-Functional Targeting Pod [8]
LANTIRN United States combined navigation andtargeting pod
ATLIS II France laser/electro-optical targeting pod
Lockheed Martin Sniper XR United States targeting pod
Damocles French 3rd generation targeting pod
AN/AAQ-19 Sharpshooter United States Targeting Pod
HARM Targeting Pod United States High speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting Pod (HTS) enables F-16 Block 50/52 pilots to engage targets faster
T220 Russia targeting pod for MIG-29M
OES-52 Russia targeting system
Advanced reconnaissance pods
DB110 Aerial Reconnaissance Pod United States reconnaissance pod
Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pods United States reconnaissance pod
AN/AAQ-20 United States Navigation Pod (downgraded AN/AAQ-13) "Pathfinder
Advanced jamming pods
AN/ALQ-131 United States Jamming ECM pod
AN/ALQ-187 (V2) United States Jamming ECM pod
AN/ALR-93 United States Radar Warning System
AN/ALE-47 United States Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System
Thales Spectra France System of Protection and Avoidance of enemyFire-Control for Rafale
AN/ALR-56 United States Radar Warning Receiver
President-S Russia Jamming ECM Pod
MSP-418K Russia Jamming ECM Pod for MIG-29M
AN/AAR-57[9] United States Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)

References

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  1. ^ "Why Egypt Bought the Russian MiG-29M When it Already Had America's F-16C: A Look at Future Fleet Modernisation Plans". MILITARY WATCH MAGAZINE.
  2. ^ Akramov (2017-02-20). "L'Egypte s'équipe en missiles de croisières et bombes de précision". MENADEFENSE (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  3. ^ "France Receives US OK for Export of Scalp Missiles to Egypt". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ "Why Egypt Bought the Russian MiG-29M When it Already Had America's F-16C: A Look at Future Fleet Modernisation Plans". MILITARY WATCH MAGAZINE.
  5. ^ "Robotics Engineering System Makes Quantum Leap in Defense Manufacturing". Defense Arabia.
  6. ^ "EDEX 2023 – AOI unveils Hafez, a new family of air-to-surface bombs for the Egyptian Air Force". European Defence Review.
  7. ^ "Egyptian Air Force becomes the first export customer of Talios next generation targeting pod". www.airrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  8. ^ "Egyptian Air Force becomes the 1st export customer for Talios targeting pod". airrecognition.com. 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ Gould, Joe (2017-08-08). "US OK's Missile-Warning Systems for Egypt, Cessnas for Iraq". Defense News. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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