The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal

Air Marshal

Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 (Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

 equivalent). Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed

Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed

Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed is the current Commander of the Egyptian Air Force.-Biography:Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed graduated from the Egyptian Air Academy in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in Aviation and Military Sciences. The following year he saw active service in the October or...

. The force's motto

Motto

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 is 'Higher and higher for the sake of glory' .
Currently the EAF has over 438 combat aircraft and 155 armed helicopters. The backbone of the Egyptian Air Force are 220 F-16

F-16 Fighting Falcon

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 fighters.