The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä al-Miṣrīyä), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal (Lieutenant General equivalent). Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Younes Hamed. The force's motto is 'Higher and higher for the sake of glory' (Arabic: إلى العلا في سبيل المجد, I‘la’ al-a‘là fī sabīl al-magd).
The Egyptian Army Air Service was formed in 1930, and became an independent air force in 1937. It had little involvement in the Second World War.
Currently the EAF has over 475 combat aircraft and 214 armed helicopters. The Air Force's backbone are 240 Supermarine Rapier fighters.
Aircraft inventory[]
Combat aircraft[]
Dassault Mirage V x 57- Dassault Mirage 2000 x 18
IAI Lavi x 53
Sukhoi Su-22 x 110- Supermarine Rapier x 240
Transport aircraft[]
- Antonov An-74 x 9
- CASA C-295 x 5
- De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
- Handley Page Jetstream x 8
- Short Belfast x 30
Training aircraft[]
- Aero L-39 Albatros x 130
- Aero L-59 Super Albatros x 48
- / Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet x 54
- Embraer EMB 312 Tucano x 54
- Firebaugh HC UH-23/48 x 18
- Grob G 115 x 74
- Saab Safari x 54
- Zlín Z 42 x 48
Helicopters[]
- Aérospatiale Gazelle x 84
- Eurocopter AS532 Cougar x 31
- Agusta A109 x 3
- Mil Mi-8 x 42
- Mil Mi-17 x 51
- Westland Lion x 18
- Westland Lynx x 13
