Egyptian Air Defense Forces
| Egyptian Air Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
| قوات الدفاع الجوي المصري | |
Egyptian Air Defense Forces insignia
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| Active | 1968–present (49 years) |
| Country |
 Egypt
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| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch | Air Defense |
| Role | Anti-aircraft warfare |
| Size | 80,000 personnel (As of 2014[update]) 70,000 Reserve (As of 2014[update]) 150,000 Totals (As of 2014[update]) |
| Part of |
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| Garrison/HQ | Cairo, Egypt |
| Nickname(s) | حصن السماء Sky Fortress |
| Motto(s) | إيمان, عزم, مجد Faith, Will, Glory |
| Anniversaries | 30 June |
| Equipment | Equipment of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces |
| Engagements |
World War II 1948 Arab–Israeli War Tripartite Aggression Six-Day War War of Attrition October War Gulf War |
| Website | www.mod.gov.eg |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense | Maj. Gen. Ali Fahmi |
| Chief of Air Defense Staff | Maj. Gen. Darrag |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
| Insignia | Egyptian Army ranks |
The Egyptian Air Defense Forces or EADF (Arabic: قوات الدفاع الجوي, Quwwat El-Difa' El-Gawwi), is the Anti-aircraft warfare branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is responsible for protecting the Egyptian airspace against any hostile air attacks. The EADF was established in accordance with the presidential decree issued on February 1, 1968, which provided for the establishment of the Air Defense Forces as the fourth branch, next to the Navy, Egyptian Ground Forces, and Egyptian Air Force, formerly part of the artillery and under the operation command of the Air Force. Egypt has a modern system of air defense armament, characterized by diverse sources between east and west, which is divided between anti-aircraft missiles long, medium and short-range anti-aircraft artillery systems and early warning radars.
Officers are mostly graduates of the Egyptian Air Defense Academy, located in Alexandria. The headquarters is in Cairo, and currently the Commander in Chief is Maj. Gen. Ali Fahmi and the Chief of Air Defense Staff is Major General Darrag. The Egyptian air defense forces consists of 30,000 officers & soldiers plus 50,000 conscripts.
Anti-aircraft guns were one of the Egyptian military strengths of World War II. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, further development of anti-aircraft forces was part of Egypt's military buildup.
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