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    Egypt Listed among Countries Set to Purchase Indian Missile Systems

    Abdulateef AhmedBy Abdulateef AhmedFebruary 4, 202113 Mins Read
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    Egypt Listed in Countries Set to Purchase Indian Missile Systems
    A Brahmos missile is displayed at the Republic Day parade rehearsal in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. India tested its nuclear-capable Brahmos supersonic cruise missile Tuesday in a province bordering Pakistan, despite already tense relations with Islamabad following the Mumbai terror attacks, a news report said. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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    Egypt has been listed among the countries that India could potentially supply with modern missile systems as part of its new bid to emerge as a major arms exporter.

    Recently, it was reported that New Delhi had made a list of friendly countries to which it could sell advanced its Akash missile systems and BrahMos cruise missiles over the next few years.

    Indian weapons researcher Amiet R. Kashyap disclosed that Egypt along with the Philippines, South Korea, Algeria, Greece, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Venezuela, and Bulgaria are all interested in the missile systems.

    Egypt has shown interest in BrahMos, a cruise missile developed by India and Russia as an Egyptian delegation had visited the BrahMos pavilion at DefExpo India in Chennai back in 2018. Egypt first indicated interest in this type of missile back in 2016.

    The Egyptian delegation, which included former Minister of State for Military Production Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Assar and chief of the Armament Authority of the Egyptian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Tareq Saad Zaghloul, met with Sudhir Kumar Mishra, the CEO of BrahMos Aerospace. 

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    The BrahMos, which has a range of 290 kilometers (180 miles) and a speed of Mach 2.8, is a medium-range cruise missile that can be launched from a submarine, ship, aircraft, or land at altitudes from 10 to 15,000 meters (33 to 50,000 feet), and can carry warheads of up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).

    BrahMos is a product of BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between Russia’s Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia and the Indian Ministry of Defense’s; Defense Research Development Organization.

    Kashyap noted that BrahMos Aerospace’s Indian and Russian teams have discussed about the potential of exporting these systems to some mutually agreed upon countries.

    Under the Inter-Governmental Agreement signed in 1998 between India and Russia, questions of exporting to a third country are to be decided jointly by the two countries.

    Meanwhile, Egypt has been building up ties with both India and Russia.

    Speaking about Egypt possibly acquiring the BrahMos systems, Kashyap said, “Maybe AERO India 2021, Asia’s largest aerospace exhibition scheduled to take place on Feb. 3-5 will reveal something on that.” However, Egypt has not yet announced that any of its officials will be attending the exhibition.

    India is aiming to achieve a target of exporting defense equipment worth $5 billion by 2025, and systems like the BrahMos will play a role,” Kashyap added.

    International human rights organizations are pressing the administration of US President Joe Biden to stop arms deals with Egypt. The United States has provided annual military aid worth $1.3 billion in the form of arms deals to Egypt since the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel was signed in 1978.

    Egypt has focused on doubling its arms deals with several countries, most notably Russia, France, Germany and Italy since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rose to power in 2014.

    According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in March 2020, Egypt’s arms imports tripled from 2010 to 2014 and 2015 to 2019, making it the world’s third-largest arms importer.

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    Digital News Editor | Research Lead Abdulateef is a self-driven Researcher renowned for his exceptional editorial skills. He is a literary bon vivant with a keen interest in greener energy, macroeconomics, big data, efficient systems, Africa's political economy, aviation, and pan-African dialogues. His innovative thinking extends even into his dreams, where he crafts solutions,in his sleep, to nonexistent problems.

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