Al-Sisi calls for localising military vehicle production, expanding EV manufacturing
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday called for expanding local production of military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, alongside plans to export selected locally manufactured models and reduce reliance on imports. Al-Sisi made the remarks during a meeting with Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abu Bakr, Chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), and Walid Hassan El-Kurdi, Head of the Armed Forces Vehicles Department. According to the presidency, Al-Sisi inspected several locally designed and manufactured trailers used in technical support operations, which had been developed to serve multiple purposes. He also reviewed vehicle models that Egypt plans to develop and manufacture locally in cooperation with the AOI, and was briefed on their design and production…