The Egyptian Air Defense Command or EADC (Arabic: قوات الدفاع الجوي, Quwwat Al-Difa' Al-Jawwi), is Egypt's military command responsible for air defense, part of the Military of Egypt. Egypt patterned its Air Defense Force (ADF) after the Soviet Air Defence Forces, which integrated all its air defense capabilities – antiaircraft guns, rocket and missile units, interceptor planes, and radar and warning installations.
The Commander in Chief is Mjr. General Abdul Meniem Al-Toras. It consists of 30,000 officers & soldiers plus 40,000 conscripts.
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