Egyptian Coast Guard, part of the Egyptian Navy, is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. Currently consists of one hundred five ships and craft. The Egyptian Coast Guard has over 5,000 personnel.
Developments In September 2025, a subsidiary of the German shipbuilding group NVL, NVL Egypt, began making 10 new coast guard boats under the program PV43-M . They will all be constructed in Egypt with the support of NVL.
Patrol boats
22 Timsah I/II class 12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class 9 Swiftships class 6 MV70 class 5 P-6 (Project 183) class 3 Textron class
Patrol crafts
25 Swiftships 26m class 16 SR.N6 class 9 Type 83 class 6 Crestitalia class 12 Spectre class 12 Peterson class 5 Nisr class 29 DC-30 class 3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class
See also Port security Maritime security regime
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