“Opening our Egypt representative office reinforces the country’s vital role in our regional strategy,” said Naoufal Mzali, Senior Regional Director LEA at CyberKnight. “Egypt’s vibrant technology ecosystem and its position as a gateway to Levant and Africa make it an ideal location for one of CyberKnight’s centers of excellence. We are dedicated to empowering regional organizations with advanced cybersecurity solutions, while fostering innovation.”

With a reinforced presence, CyberKnight is well-positioned to accelerate its momentum in the region. Ahmed Elbahnihy, Regional Sales Manager Egypt at CyberKnight, added, “Our high-caliber business development and technical teams on-the-ground in Egypt allow us to build closer connections and a more credible reputation with local enterprise and government entities, and we are excited to be part of CyberKnight’s growing legacy here.”

CyberKnight has experienced remarkable growth over the past three years, achieving a 67% CAGR and expanding across 13 countries in the Middle East and Africa. By enhancing its local presence in Egypt, CyberKnight can now act as a true extension of its vendors’ teams to address the unique regulatory and threat management challenges of the LEA region.

Egypt operates one of the world’s largest C-130H fleets that has a significant presence in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region supporting military, peacekeeping, humanitarian and natural disaster response mission requirements. Egypt joins seven MENA operators that have all chosen the C-130J as a preferred tactical airlifter and tanker.

“Egypt is a distinguished C-130 operator, relying on the EAF’s large Hercules fleet to support some of the most challenging mission requirements,” said Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Air Mobility & Maritime Missions line of business. “Welcoming Egypt to the C-130J Super Hercules global fleet is an honour that truly represents the longstanding partnership between our two nations and with Lockheed Martin. Through these new C-130J-30s, the EAF’s tactical airlift presence delivers unmatched capabilities and aligned force amplification to better serve Egypt, north Africa and the world.”

Egypt purchased six C-130Hs in June 1976 through FMS, with subsequent C-130 deliveries occurring through 1990. Egypt’s new C-130Js will meet current and future tactical airlifter requirements by supporting Egyptian forces in moving supplies, equipment, and people, thus strengthening its capacity in the security and humanitarian arena. This airlift capability is anticipated to assist with security, humanitarian aid and maritime patrol, and search and rescue mission requirements.

Always evolving, continually innovating and ready for what’s next, the Super Hercules leads the charge by setting standards and shaping the future of tactical airlift missions, offering a multitude of advantages found in no other medium-sized tactical airlifter in production or operation today. These discriminators include proven operational readiness with the greatest ease of transition, increased reliability, superior tactical airlift and combat airdrop capabilities, certification by more than 20 airworthiness authorities, and enhanced survivability. The C-130J also delivers unmatched interoperability with NATO and global air forces, robust industrial partnerships and verified low life-cycle costs with significant fuel savings resulting in a reduced carbon footprint compared to other medium-sized jet airlifters.

During these meetings, representatives from the company and government discussed a wide range of issues including Softline’s targeted investments over the next few years, as the company works to consolidate its presence and investments in Egypt. They also discussed the joint frameworks of cooperation to support Egypt’s national plan for digital transformation, which encompasses various companies and sectors.

The meetings also touched on the company’s plan and strategy to hire recent engineering graduates from Egyptian colleges – especially the technology colleges – and also provide ongoing support through training.

The meetings were attended by Roy Harding, President of Softline International; Atul Ahuja, Softline Senior Vice President for the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; Engineer Ahmed Nabil, Managing Director of Softline Egypt; and Mohamed Khattab, director of government and education sector at Softline Egypt.

Engineer Ahmed Nabil, the managing director of Softline Egypt commented, “It was an honour to meet with officials and decision-makers in Egypt, which is making a great leap forward in terms of its digital transformation and IT. Today we are looking forward to expanding our business in the Middle East by increasing our investments in Egypt, which will also serve as a hub for our business in the region.”

Softline provides digital transformation and cybersecurity services in more than 50 countries and around 95 global cities. Roy Harding, Softline International’s President mentioned, “These meetings have given us a very clear sense of how Softline can support the public and private sectors, and we’re excited to be playing a part in realizing Egypt’s vision for overhauling its digital infrastructure over the next decade.”

Atul Ahuja, Softline Senior Vice President for the Middle East, Africa and Asia, commented, “At Softline Egypt, we feel we are at the right time and right place. Softline’s global experience in offering solutions and services for emerging economies would be just right for the growth and transformation Egypt as a country is experiencing”.

The company also contributes to building and managing a safe hybrid infrastructure for its clients. It also provides support and maintenance teams for the required infrastructure to support global digital transformation, cloud services, and cybersecurity.

Nabil asserted that the stable economic situation in Egypt and the continued improvement of the investment environment in Egypt “gives us a confident push to increase our investments in Egypt and support Egypt’s national agenda and the long-term strategic plan of the state to achieve the principles and goals of the sustainable development in all sectors according to Egypt 2030 vision”.