Egypt To Acquire 2 Submarines From Germany

Osama Ahmed el-Gendy, Commander of the Egyptian Navy said on Friday that Egypt has signed an agreement with Germany in which the former will acquire two German-built Type-209 attack submarines. “Egypt will not allow anyone to enter its territorial waters,” said el-Gendy.

He added that during the year 2013, Egypt will further add four US-built missile ships to its navy.