# Egypt’s Temsah-3 armoured vehicle enters serial production

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2022/04/egypts-temsah-3-armoured-vehicle-enters-serial-production/
- Published: 2022-04-02T09:22:06+01:00
- Author: Darek Liam

Egypt has commenced serial production of it’s indigenous Temsah-3 armoured vehicles
at the Factory 200 Tank plant.

Temsah-3 is developed by the Kader Factory for Developed Industries, which is part
of the Egyptian Ministry of Defence Industrial Engineering Complex.

In July last year, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Military-Industries
Factory (No. 200 and 300) and production lines for the manufacture of armoured vehicles,
firearms, ammunition, and shells.

The indigenous Egyptian Temsah-3 light wheeled armored vehicle was unveiled for 
the first time at the EDEX 2018. The 4×4 armored vehicle is built on HMMWV chassis
powered by a 205hp 6.5L GM V8 turbo diesel engine, with a range exceeds 400km, it
can host a two-man crew and four dismounts.

The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production had earlier [signed an agreement](https://www.military.africa/2021/06/egypt-signs-hmmwv-local-production-agreement-with-am-general)
with the United States AM Group to produce the HMMWV Chassis locally under broader
initiative to boost the Cairo’s capacity to build major components for it’s indigenous
armored vehicles.

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> [Egypt signs HMMWV local production agreement with AM General](https://www.military.africa/2021/06/egypt-signs-hmmwv-local-production-agreement-with-am-general/)

The Temsah family of vehicles were showcased during EDEX 2021, the Egypt defense
exhibition that was held in Cairo from 29 November to 2 December 2021.

At the exhibition, Spain’s company Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (EM&E) [signed an agreement](https://www.military.africa/2021/12/edex-2021-spanish-escribano-eme-to-supply-remote-weapon-stations-to-egypt)
to provide remotely operated weapon stations (ROWS) for the Egyptian army for use
on it’s fleet of indigenous built armoured vehicles.

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EM&E has integrated its [Guardian ROWS](https://www.military.africa/2022/04/egypts-temsah-3-armoured-vehicle-enters-serial-production/military.africa/2021/12/edex-2021-spanish-escribano-eme-to-supply-remote-weapon-stations-to-egypt)
with Egypt’s Temsah family of armoured vehicles, as well as the Sinai 200, which
she said has now entered production.

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> [EDEX 2021: Egyptian MoD showcase Temsah armored vehicle series](https://www.military.africa/2021/12/edex-2021-egyptian-mod-showcase-temsah-4-armored-vehicle/)

The Temsah is designed primarily to be used by the military for convoy protection,
border patrol, counter-insurgency, troop transportation, medical evacuation, and
command control vehicle.

Last year, Egypt also [began mass production of the ST-500 LTV and the Sinai-200 IFV.](https://www.military.africa/2021/06/egypt-begins-mass-production-of-homemade-sinai-200-and-st-500-armoured-vehicles)

The ST-500 is a 4×4 tactical vehicle LTV designed and manufactured locally in 2016
by the MoMP and IMUT group, with parent conpany SASKA in South Africa -owned by 
an Egyptian businessman, while the Sinai-200 is the first Egyptian domestic Infantry
fighting vehicle IFV to be produced by the MoMP.

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