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Defense Minister Attends Main Stage of Fateh-26 Drills (Video)


Wed 13 Feb 2019 | 12:33 PM
Nawal Sayed

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (SEE) – Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel

General Mohamed Zaki attended the main stage of Fateh-26 military drills with

live ammunition that are carried out by units of the central military zone and

major branches of the Armed Forces on Wednesday.

The exercises will continue for several

days within the framework of the army's annual plan of combat training. 

Participating in the drills are units of

the mechanical infantry, armored corps and artillery along with elements from

the air, air defense and elite forces. 

Zaki conveyed to the participants the

greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and lauded efforts exerted by the

Egyptian army for protecting the homeland on all fronts. Top of Form

Major General Mohamed Farid, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, also

inspected the participating forces in the exercise and discussed a number of

leaders and forces in the decisions taken at all levels, the method of carrying

out the tasks assigned to them and the method of dealing with sudden tactical

positions that can be exposed during the operations management.

Farid praised the outstanding performance of all the participating forces

in the exercise, stressing the need to avoid stereotyping in the planning and

execution of tasks and training activities, and paying attention to specialized

training and the administrative elements and help to reach the highest levels

of efficiency and combat readiness.

The stage was attended by a number of armed forces commanders and a

number of military college students and institutes.