Egypt’s Chief of Staff Oversees ‘Decisive 2020’ Maneuver

The Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, General Mohamed Farid, witnessed one of the stages of the "Decisive 2020" maneuver. The maneuver was carried out by the navy, air forces, Special Forces from the thunderbolt, umbrellas, and maritime Special Forces in one of the border regions on the western strategic direction of Egypt.

The military spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Staff of Tamer Al-Rifai explained that the stage started with the implementation of a series of concentrated air strikes through a number of multi-mission aircraft for the enemy's command centers; this was in conjunction with the implementation of a parachute to secure Ras Al-Shati.

Decisive 2020’ Maneuver

Al-Rifai added that several marine units carried out a number of training activities in the framework of the amphibious process against atypical surface targets, which included the implementation of marine artillery shots with various bullets.

It also included the pressure on hostile submarines in their areas of operation by missile that hit their targets accurately, forcing them to escape.

In addition, the groups of the naval Special Forces carried out a successful raid on a coastal target by using speedboats that were pushed from the Mistral helicopter carrier, while the naval destroyers and frigates continued to launch a number of surface-to-surface missiles.

Furthermore, the groups used a submarine to launch a deep missile and implemented one of the air configurations to carry out air to surface missile launches, in conjunction with the implementation of a successful operation of the thunderbolt elements on the coast.

The Egyptian Chief of Staff conveyed the greetings and appreciation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and General Muhammad Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, and their pride in the effort made by the armed forces men in all the tasks assigned to them.

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