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CairoScene
02-04-2025
- Automotive
- CairoScene
Egypt & Turkey Partner to Produce Unmanned Military Ground Vehicles
The UGVs are intended for use in military operations, border security, and logistics support. Apr 02, 2025 Egypt's Kader Advanced Industrial Factory, part of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, has signed a pivotal agreement with Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN to co-produce unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in Egypt. The collaboration aims to enhance Egypt's defense capabilities and promote technology transfer between the two countries. Under the terms of the agreement, advanced UGV systems will be produced at Kader's facilities in Egypt, leveraging Turkish engineering expertise and HAVELSAN's cutting-edge technologies, including AI, swarm intelligence, and real-time data processing. The joint production of unmanned ground vehicles will serve various critical military and security purposes, including reconnaissance, surveillance, border protection, and logistics support. The UGVs are designed to operate effectively across diverse terrains and in challenging conditions, significantly enhancing Egypt's defense capabilities and positioning the country as a regional hub for unmanned systems production.
Egypt Today
17-02-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
IDSC monitors Egypt's tech effrorts in aircraft manufacturing, maintenance
Aircraft - file CAIRO - 17 February 2025: The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Cabinet published a set of videos highlighting Egypt's leadership in the field of technical education specialized in aircraft maintenance and manufacturing. The videos were filmed within the first specialized school in the Middle East, which was established by the Arab Organization for Industrialization to qualify cadres capable of working at global rates. Major General Maged Mohamed Mahmoud, Director of the Arab Institute for Advanced Technology, revealed that the establishment of the school comes within the framework of the political leadership's interest in developing technical education, as its students were carefully selected through tests and personal interviews attended by the Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization himself, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. He explained that the teaching staff includes French experts in addition to Egyptian engineers, to ensure achieving the highest level of training and qualification. For his part, Tamer Mohamed, Director of the Arab Organization for Industrialization School for Applied Technology in the field of aircraft manufacturing, confirmed that the school aims to graduate a generation proficient in aircraft maintenance and manufacturing according to international standards, which enables it to meet the needs of the local market, and contribute to enhancing Egypt's capabilities in this field. He pointed out that the study requires a certain level of proficiency in the English language, as some specialized subjects are taught, such as aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, in addition to other cultural subjects, such as mathematics. Students also undergo rigorous admission tests, including an assessment of personality traits and emotional stability. He explained that students join the school after obtaining their preparatory certificate, as the minimum admission score last year was 240. They also undergo several tests prepared by the Ministry of Education and the school itself, to ensure the selection of the best elements. He added that the school provides intensive practical training in various types of aircraft maintenance, which has made it very popular with parents since the first academic year. In the same context, Mr. Safaa El-Din Farag, the school's senior English teacher, confirmed that the curricula are taught according to the latest educational methods, with a focus on practical training, away from traditional methods, to qualify students to work in local and international markets. During the meetings, the students expressed their pride in joining the school, as they confirmed that their passion for aircraft was the main motivation behind their choice of this field. They pointed out that the school is one of only three schools in the world, along with two schools in France and India. They also explained that they study a variety of subjects, including chemistry, English, national education, and Arabic, and that they aspire to complete their studies in colleges specialized in the field of aviation, to contribute to serving their country. For his part, Brigadier Engineer Hatem Mohamed, Director General of Technical Education at the Arab Organization for Industrialization, thanked Major General Staff Engineer Mokhtar Abdel Latif Mustafa, Chairman of the Organization, for his directives on the necessity of expanding the establishment of applied technology schools. He stressed that work is underway to establish a new applied technology school at the organization's headquarters in Heliopolis, to expand the scope of qualification in the field of aircraft manufacturing and maintenance. He pointed out that the raw materials needed by the French trainers are provided entirely from the local market, according to the required specifications, which contributes to reducing dependence on imports in hard currency, in implementation of the directives of the political leadership on the necessity of enhancing local manufacturing and supporting the national economy.
Egypt Today
30-01-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Kenyan President visits Arab Organization for Industrialization to discuss increasing cooperation mechanisms
Arab Organization for Industrialization headquarters - file CAIRO - 30 January 2025: Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization Major General Engineer "Mukhtar Abdel Latif", received Thursday President of the sisterly Republic of Kenya, Dr. "William Ruto", and a high-level Kenyan delegation, accompanied by Minister of Housing, Utilities and New Urban Communities Engineer Sherif Magdy El-Sherbiny. This visit comes within the framework of the successful steps taken by the Arab Organization for Industrialization, to enhance aspects of partnership and cooperation and increase the volume of inter-trade with sisterly African countries. During the meeting, they discussed enhancing cooperation mechanisms and benefiting from the advanced capabilities of the Arab Organization for Industrialization to meet all the needs of development projects and defense and security industries in the sisterly Republic of Kenya, and identifying the proposed aspects of cooperation between the two sides in various fields of manufacturing. In this regard, the Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation with the countries of the African continent, and implementing the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to open new horizons of cooperation and integration with African brothers in all industrial and economic fields, and opening new outlets for export in Africa. He expressed his pride in the joint relations between the two countries, and the importance of continuing coordination and joint work and strengthening cooperation ties by opening new areas for all defense and security industries, noting the interest of the Arab Organization for Industrialization in participating in implementing all development projects in the sisterly Republic of Kenya, one of the Nile Basin countries. During his inspection of the Arab Organization for Industrialization products exhibition, the President of the sisterly Republic of Kenya expressed his admiration for the advanced manufacturing technologies in the organization's products, including: armored vehicles, personnel carriers, firefighting vehicles, money transfer vehicles, ATM machines, mobile technology centers and other modern products. He stressed his country's keenness to strengthen partnership and cooperation relations with the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt in all industrial and development fields, indicating his pride in this visit to the Arab Organization for Industrialization, the industrial backer of the Egyptian state, noting the importance of coordinating efforts with the organization to achieve integration and localize the latest manufacturing technologies in all topics of common interest. He also expressed the Republic of Kenya's great appreciation for Egypt and its pioneering role in the African continent, and its efforts to meet the aspirations of its people for development and prosperity, especially in light of its effective contribution to advancing joint African action efforts, especially with regard to enhancing trade and investments between African countries.
