What is Egyptian Navy?
{{Infobox military unit|unit_name=Egyptian Navy|image=|caption='''Naval Ensign'''|dates=1800 - Present ({{Age|1800|1|1}} years)|country=[[Egypt]]|branch=[[Egyptian Coast Guard]] <br> [[Navy Sa'ka|Egyptian Navy Thunderbolt]] <br> [[Egyptian Navy#Aircraft|Egyptian Naval Aviation]]|type=[[Navy]]|size=18,500 active ({{asof|2014}})<ref name=IISS2014>{{cite book|last1=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]|title=The Military Balance 2014|date=3 Feb 2014|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=[[London]]|isbn=9781857437225|pages=315–318}}<!--<nowiki>|</nowiki>accessdate=9 December 2015--></ref><br>14,000 Reserve ({{asof|2014}})<ref name=IISS2014/><br>32,500 Total ({{asof|2014}})<ref name=IISS2014/> <br> 245 vessels ({{asof|2014}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalfirepower.com/navy-ships.asp|title=Total Navy Ship Strength by Country}}</ref>|command_structure=[[File:Coat of arms of Egypt (on flag).svg|18px]] [[Egyptian Armed Forces]]|garrison=[[Alexandria]]|garrison_label=Headquarters|colors=Blue, Red, White and Black<br>{{color box|#0000FF}}{{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#000000}}|colors_label=Colours|anniversaries=21 October|equipment=[[List of ships of the Egyptian Navy|Current Fleet]]|battle_honours=<!-- Insignia -->|commander1=[[Egyptian Navy ranks|Vice Admiral]] Ahmed Khaled Hassan Saeed|commander2=[[Egyptian Navy ranks|Rear Admiral]] Mohamed Abdel Aziz El Sayed|notable_commanders=<!-- Aircraft -->|commander1_label=Commander in Chief of the Navy|commander2_label=Chief of Staff of the Navy|identification_symbol=[[File:Naval Flag of Egypt.svg|centre|border|200px]]|identification_symbol_2=[[Egyptian Navy ranks]]|identification_symbol_label=Ceremonial Flag|identification_symbol_2_label=Insignia<!-- Commanders -->|aircraft_attack=[[Rafale]], [[F-16]]|aircraft_electronic=[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye]]|aircraft_fighter=[[Rafale]], [[F-16]]}} The '''Egyptian Navy''' is a branch of the [[Egyptian Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy in the [[Middle East]] and [[Africa]]. It is also the six