Egyptian Navy finalizes the deal to acquire German submarines
A senior official with the Egyptian Navy today informed the media that the navy has finalized a deal with the German defence ministry, for the purchase of two submarines.
The Egyptian Navy is currently using a total of four Project 633 (Romeo) class submarines, which were acquired during the 1970s from Chinese shipyards. The ageing submarines were about to be replaced many years ago, but the financial cost of doing so was delaying the decision.
However, the Egyptian naval chief claimed that the submarines currently operated by the navy are capable of performing most of the missions within the territorial waters of Egypt. The submarines are deployed along the northern Red Sea, and the eastern part of the Mediterranean. El Gendy claimed that the decision to replace the submarines was taken after considering the future needs and scenarios. He further claimed that the Egyptian Navy is always concerned about the future needs of the country’s armed forces.
The Type 209 submarines were first developed during the 1970s, as a successor to the Type 206 submarine. The designing was done by the engineers of the German firm Ingenieur Kontor Lübeck (IKL), and the structure was largely based on its predecessor. Built by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche WerftNordseewerke, the Type-209 vessels remain in active service in the naval forces of more than a dozen nations, including India, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, South Africa and Turkey.
El Gendy further added that the planned acquisition of four American built Fast Missile Crafts (FMCs) for the Navy will be completed by the end of 2013. He claimed that the Navy is in the process of acquiring more naval vessels from the Netherlands and Turkey, in addition to the US.
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Hope to see S-300 or HQ-9 in our air defense arsenal to deal with the Israeli F-35 threat don't relay on expensive useless US weapons that the Israel's lobby in US DONT BUY Patriot missiles USA give it to Arab countries with constraints on operating it only US operators are allowed u will get the system on your soil but we will not operate it but USA will that is foolishness & it happens in UAE & KSA the Arab biggest Patriot operators Got my Point
hope the Egyptian purchase of the t-209 submarines really becomes a reality , i think it is about time the
Egyptian Navy acquires modern submarines , especially since all the major navies in the area are getting
the latest equipment . . Israel 6 Dolphin-class , Turkey 6 t-214 + 8 t-209/1400 class , Greece 6 t-214 , Italy
4 t-212 class . . and especially that it will still take about 3 years before they are commissioned .
so MABROUK , and let us hope they are later followed by ANOTHER two !!!