Egypt Military Strength 2026
Rank #15 of 145Egypt is ranked #15 of 145 nations on the Warfare Institute Strength Index, with a provisional score of 6.5 / 100. The comparable baseline weighs air power, land and naval forces, active manpower and financials, adjusted for equipment quality and readiness.
Category scores
| Air Superiority | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Air Defense | Not scored |
| Long-Range Strike | Not scored |
| Land Forces | 11.8 |
| Naval Forces | 3.8 |
| Logistics | 3.7 |
| Manpower | 21.4 |
| Financials | 0.6 |
Key figures
- Active personnel
- 438,500
- Reserve personnel
- 479,000
- Total aircraft
- 1,088
- Fighters
- 242
- Attack helicopters
- 100
- Tanks
- 3,620
- Armored vehicles
- 54,694
- Self-propelled artillery
- 1,056
- Rocket artillery (MLRS)
- 648
- Naval vessels
- 108
- Aircraft carriers
- 0
- Submarines
- 8
- Defense budget
- $5.2B
- Population
- 111,247,248
What the ranking shows
Egypt scores 6.5 out of 100. Its highest category score is Manpower (21.4); its lowest is Financials (0.6). Category scores compare this country with the strongest inventory in each category, rather than measuring the probability of winning a war.
The inventory reports 438,500 active personnel, 242 fighters, 3,620 tanks and 108 naval vessels. Geography, alliances, logistics and deployment conditions affect how those forces can be used. Inventory totals and readiness estimates are explained in the methodology.
Data dates and sources
Dated model records range from 2026-07 to 2026-07. The 2026 label identifies the ranking edition; individual observations may refer to earlier periods. Figures are public-source estimates.
- SIPRI Arms Transfers Database — rolling (SIPRI-AT)
- IISS, The Military Balance 2026 — 2026 (IISS-MB26)
- Naval News + official navy/shipbuilder releases — rolling (NAVAL-NEWS)
- National defense ministry / operator equipment pages & releases (US Army, Japan MOD, UK MOD, France Armed Forces Ministry, Turkish SSB, Israeli MoD, ROK DAPA, …) — rolling (MOD-NATIONAL)
These citations identify the source families assigned to the model records; they do not imply every aggregate figure has been independently verified. See the source registry and corrections process.
Equipment by model
Model counts are estimates and may be reconciled to aggregate totals. — means undisclosed.
| Model | Category | In service | Data date | Source tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | Multirole | 163 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| MiG-29M/M2 | Multirole | 34 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Dassault Rafale | Multirole | 32 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Mirage 2000 | Multirole | 13 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Wing Loong II | Armed UCAV (MALE) | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| CH-5 Rainbow | Armed UCAV (MALE) | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| WJ-700 | Recon/strike UCAV (HALE) | 10 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Yabhon United 40 | Armed UCAV (MALE) | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Jabbar / Hamza | Loitering / strike | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| AH-64D/E Apache | Attack helicopter | 55 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| SA342 Gazelle | Attack helicopter | 30 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other attack helicopters (egypt) | Attack helicopter | 15 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Mi-8/17 | Utility helicopter | 60 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| UH-60 / SH-2G | Utility helicopter | 45 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| CH-47D Chinook | Heavy-lift helicopter | 20 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other helicopters (egypt) | Utility helicopter | 123 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| E-2C Hawkeye / Beechcraft ISR fleet | AEW/ISR | 11 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| C-130H / C-295 / An-74 | Transport | 53 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other submarines (egypt) | Submarines | 8 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| Other frigates (egypt) | Frigates | 13 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| Other corvettes (egypt) | Corvettes | 7 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| M1A1 Abrams | MBT | 1,520 | 2026-07 | MOD-NATIONAL |
| M60A1/A3 | Legacy MBT | 1,303 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| T-55/Ramses II | Legacy MBT | 434 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other tanks legacy (egypt) | tank | 363 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| M113 / YPR family | APC | 22,971 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| BMP-1 / Fahd / MRAP | APC/IFV | 15,314 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other vehicles mixed (egypt) | armored vehicle | 16,409 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| M109A2/A5 | SPG | 528 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| 2S1 / M110 | SPG | 190 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other self-propelled artillery mixed (egypt) | self-propelled artillery | 338 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| D-30 / M-46 / M114 | Towed artillery | 577 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other towed artillery legacy (egypt) | towed artillery | 385 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Sakr / BM-21 | MLRS | 337 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| M270 MLRS | MLRS | 52 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other rocket artillery mixed (egypt) | rocket artillery | 259 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Scud-B/C launcher reserve | strike | 24 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| S-300VM Antey-2500 | Long-range SAM/BMD | 4 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Buk-M2E / Tor-M2E | Medium/short-range SAM | 10 | Not dated | Not assigned |