Built in Ohio, the turrets were flown in directly from the US and immediately delivered to the Egyptian tank plant for US-Egyptian M1A1 tank co-production.
"The co-production of M1A1 tanks in Egypt provides the people and the armed forces of Egypt with a strong economic and security capability. The delivery of the turrets will allow over 2,000 Egyptian citizens to work at the production plant, as well as provide the armed forces with additional means to fight extremism in the region," said senior US defence official in Cairo, Major General Charles Hooper.
The delivery of these tank turrets and resumption of co-production manufacturing of M1A1 Abrams tanks is the most recent step taken by the US government in support of a security partnership with Egypt that has continued for over 30 years.
The US will deliver additional 14 M1A1 turrets to Egypt this August with more scheduled turret deliveries as production continues.
In addition, the US continues to provide follow-on support, maintenance, and training for Egyptian land forces.
Few days ago, Egypt received eight F-16 fighter aircraft from the US, as part of the aid package to the Egyptian military.