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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE
Dr. Hisham began by presenting many of
the grave challenges that faced the Egyptian
Air Force after the defeat in the 1967 war,
he explained to us the general appearance of
the Air Force after 1967, and the extent of
anger over the occupation of Sinai land by
the Israel. Therefore, talking about the
Egyptian planes that were struck by Israel,
the planes which were destroyed on the
ground and needed what is called a
demolition. Dr. Hisham Al-Halabi
emphasized the weakness of aerial aircraft
while they are on the ground, and that once
they are in the sky, they are a powerful
weapon.
The Egyptians were in a state of challenges,
such as the forces emerging defeated from
the 1967 war, a shortage of air defenses to
protect aircraft on the ground, destroyed air
bases and airports, and a severe shortage of
pilots and crews. He explained the Air
Force’s insistence on rebuilding the Air
Force again, which resulted in many
challenges, including the attempt of the
Army and Air Forces to work in a scientific
manner, while under pressure in time. This
means that the forces worked to compress
time and work in short periods, which Dr.
17 Hisham indicated that a long period is not
beneficial. He has indicated and advised
several times about searching for the
scientific method to solve any problem
under time pressure.
He also pointed out the difficult
circumstances that the Egyptian army
witnessed. Including political, economic,
and military circumstances. Political
circumstances, as Egypt was defeated
before the world, the lack of military
support for Egypt. Economic
circumstances in terms of the high cost of
aircraft and equipment, and military
circumstances, because that there was a
war of attrition between the two wars:
which are the war of 1967 and 1973. In
addition to the enemy's strength and
ability to reach depth.
Moreover, we find the third advice from
Dr. Hisham Al-Halabi, which is not to be
discouraged by the challenges and difficult
circumstances that derail us. He pointed
out that the Egyptian Air Force is not
broken (the un-breakability). The
evidence of the un-breakability is their
training on first and second-generation
aircraft - despite the enemy’s use of third
generation aircraft - and working to
reduce the crisis in the number of aircraft,
the challenge of establishing new airports
at the bases and corridors.