Operators and Service History
The Fahd have been used by eight countries including Egypt, and the United Nations also bought it. It has also seen service as a part of SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as a part of UNOSOM in Somalia.
| Operator | Number | Date received | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | ||||||
| Egypt | 1,400 | 1986–Present | still in service | Producer, and main operator. Operates around 900 Fahd 240s, 235 Fahd 280s w/ BTM-208 turret, and 265 Fahd 280-30s. (See text below for more information) | ||
| Kuwait | 110 60 +40 |
1988 1994 1995 |
still in service | Second largest operator in 1988. The Fahd was used by the Kuwaiti side during the invasion of Kuwait, when it lost most of them. Kuwait received more units in 1994, and had most of its captured units returned by Iraq in 1995 (See text below for more information) | ||
| Iraq | -- | 1990 | retired in 2003 | Although not supplied by Egypt, Iraq was able to capture most of the Kuwaity vehicles in the invasion of kuwait. These units were then used by Iraq during the Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After the Iraqi invasion in 2003, the new Iraqi army is not reported to be using them. | ||
| Bangladesh | 66 | -- | still in service | The Bangladesh Army used these vehicles widely in patrolling missions along the Iraq-Kuwait border during UN sanctioned peacekeeping missions. | ||
| Algeria | 200 | 1992 | still in service | The only export deal for the vehicle between 1992 and 2006 was to Algeria. The deal was for 53 units of the Fahd 240 APC variant, for use in the internal security role and by the Gendarmerie. Currently, there are 100 units in service with the Algerian forces as of 25-Feb-2008. | ||
| Oman Sudan Congo DR |
31 NA NA |
NA (not available) | still in service | The Fahd have been sold to other nations as well including Oman, Sudan, and the Democratic republic of Congo. Because Egypt considered the value of its military exports confidential, it omitted this information from its published trade statistics. Yet, Oman is reported to be operating 31 units. | ||
| Organizations | ||||||
| United Nations | -- | -- | still in service | Alaa Eldin Abdel Azim, manager of military marketing at the Arab Organization for Industrialization said that the United Nations have bought Fahd vehicles. | ||
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