Egyptian Air Force

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air force
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:AH-64_Apache
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Airbus
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Dassault_Aviation
gptkb:Mikoyan
MiG-21
F-16 Fighting Falcon
C-130 Hercules
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Arab_League
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Mohamed_Abbas_Helmy
gptkbp:founded 1937
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse over 300
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 20,000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Eagle
Operation Protective Edge
Operation Bright Star
Operation Sinai
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Modernization efforts in the 21st century
First Arab air force to engage in combat
Significant_role_in_Arab-Israeli_conflicts
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Borg_El_Arab_Air_Base
gptkb:Abu_Suwayr_Air_Base
gptkb:Cairo_West_Air_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian Air Force
gptkbp:motto Above All
gptkbp:navalFleet Joint exercises with other nations
Multi-role capabilities
Advanced training programs
Diverse inventory
Modernized aircraft
gptkbp:notable_player approximately $4 billion
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Libyan_Civil_War
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance
Transport
Air superiority
Ground attack
gptkbp:training gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States