Lieutenant General Abdel Meguid Saqr, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, witnessed the main phase of a missile fire exercise conducted by elements of the Air Defense Forces. The event was attended by Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, commanders of the main branches, and a number of other Armed Forces commanders. ...The event began with a speech by Lieutenant General Yasser El-Toudi, Commander of the Air Defense Forces, who emphasized the General Command of the Armed Forces' commitment to equipping the Air Defense Forces with the latest global systems of weapons, missiles, reconnaissance and early warning equipment, and advanced command and control mechanisms. This, he stated, enhances their ability to secure Egyptian airspace, counter all aerial threats, and carry out their assigned missions amidst the continuous evolution of combat systems.