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DEFENSE AND SECURITY NEWS LEADER
May 18, 2022 - Updated: 6:05 PM
The Egyptian army check how they operate the Leopard and Pizarro Spanish in urban combat
A delegation from the Egyptian Army has had the opportunity to see how the cars battle Leopard 2E and vehicle combat infantry (VCI) are developed Pizarro Spanish in an urban setting during a recent visit of the Spanish-Egyptian joint commission Brigade Guzman X Well, based on Cerro Muriano (Córdoba).
The visit, which took place last week, was led by General Yasser Abd Elmoez Ahmed Elkhatib, Chief Operating Officer of the Egyptian armed forces, and Brigadier General Alfonso García-Vaquero, General Counsel Secretary General for Defense Policy (SEGENPOL) of the Ministry of Defense.
Leopard-Pizarro binomial forms the basis of the Extremadura, brigades Guzmán el Bueno, Aragon and Guadarrama of the Spanish Army. Both vehicles are deployed in the NATO mission in Latvia. They represent the spearhead of the Spanish contingent of 500 troops after the recent reinforcement war in Ukraine.
Leopard simulator and materials exhibition
The commission focused on the technical aspect of education and training, explains the Spanish Army in a note. The head of the Brigade Guzmán el Bueno, Ignacio Olozábal Elorz, made a presentation brigade and later visited the simulator leopard and a static display of materials.
Later the party moved on tactical vehicles to combat the polygon urbanized areas (Czurb), where the commission witnessed a tactical issue with VCI Pizarro and Leopard battle tanks tactical subgroup entity.

In addition to the general Yasser, the Egyptian delegation was composed of colonels Saad Elsayed Saad Fouda (operations officer of the Egyptian armed forces), Ayman Salem Omara (delegation of military attaches), Ahmed Abd Elmawgoud Omran (head of training of armed forces Egyptian) and Mohamed Moawad (defense attache of the Embassy in Madrid). Spanish side were also, along with General García-Vaquero, Colonel Ayora (Defense Attaché of the Embassy of Spain in Cairo) and Commander Olmo (Sub-Directorate General of Planning and International Relations General Directorate for Defense Policy -Digenpol-).
