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Egypt — military equipment

Every type on record for Egypt, by branch and category. Click a type for its description, unit price and other operators, or open the formation on the interactive map.

273equipment types

40categories

450,000active personnel

479,000reserve

$2.4 bnmilitary budget 2024

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Land

Main Battle Tanks · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M60 Patton M60A1/A3 variants; large share believed in reduced readiness/storage.	Egyptian Army	1,700	≈ $1,292,000
M1A1 Abrams Co-produced locally at Factory 200; largest Abrams operator outside the US.	Egyptian Army	1,340	$4,300,000
T-62 About 200 nominally active and some 300 in long-term storage; counted as one figure.	Egyptian Army	500	≈ $300,000
T-80	Egyptian Army	34+	≈ $3,000,000

Infantry Fighting Vehicles · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity
YPR-765 PRI Dutch AIFV-based IFV, locally built variant.	Egyptian Army	2,000
SENA 200 Egyptian-built IFV based on BMP-1/OT-62 components.	Egyptian Army	1,500
BMP-1	Egyptian Army	500

Armored Personnel Carriers · 11

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Various M113 variants Source list: 'various types M113A2, M901A3, M577, M548, M981, FISTV' lumped under one figure.	Egyptian Army	3,000
Fahd	Egyptian Army	2,200
ST-500 Egyptian-built (Kader) 4x4 APC.	Egyptian Army	1,000
Tiger Kader-120 Egyptian-built (Kader) APC.	Egyptian Army	800
Pegaso BMR	Egyptian Army	500
Walid	Egyptian Army	400
Cadillac Gage Commando	Egyptian Army	390	≈ $289,671
BTR-50	Egyptian Army	300
OT-62 TOPAS	Egyptian Army	300	≈ $55,000
OT-64 Also listed as 'OT-64 SKOT'.	Egyptian Army	250	≈ $53,000
BTR-60	Egyptian Army	200

Reconnaissance Vehicles · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
BRDM-2 Moved from the source list's APC/MRAP heading to Reconnaissance Vehicles per its actual role.	Egyptian Army	500

MRAP Vehicles · 11

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
MSPV Panthera T6 Panthera T6/F9 MRAP family.	Egyptian Army	800
Caiman	Egyptian Army	780	≈ $412,000
RG-33	Egyptian Army	720	≈ $300,000
Sherpa Renault/ACMAT Sherpa light armoured vehicle.	Egyptian Army	500
Hotspur HUSSARD	Egyptian Army	500
ST-100 Egyptian-built (Kader) MRAP.	Egyptian Army	500
RG-32 Scout	Egyptian Army	350
International M1224 MaxxPro	Egyptian Army	300	≈ $519,167
Temsah Egyptian-built (Kader) MRAP.	Egyptian Army	210
Casspir	Egyptian Army	200
Mamba APC	Egyptian Army	200

Infantry Mobility Vehicles · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
HMMWV M1151/M1114 Up-armored HMMWV variants (listed separately from the plain HMMWV).	Egyptian Army	2,500	$220,000
Nimr	Egyptian Army	2,000

Self-Propelled Artillery · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M109	Egyptian Army	500
Ural D-30 D-30 122mm howitzer mounted on a Ural truck chassis.	Egyptian Army	300
K9 Thunder	Egyptian Army	200	≈ $3,500,000
M110	Egyptian Army	100
KrAZ M-46-1M M-46 130mm gun mounted on a KrAZ truck chassis.	Egyptian Army	100

Towed Artillery · 6

Type	Branch	Quantity
M-30	Egyptian Army	500
ML-20	Egyptian Army	484
GH 52	Egyptian Army	400
M-46	Egyptian Army	200
D-30	Egyptian Army	184
A-19	Egyptian Army	116

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
BM-21 Grad	Egyptian Army	764
RM-51 Egyptian-built 122mm MLRS.	Egyptian Army	200
RAAD 200 Egyptian-built 122mm MLRS (BM-21 derivative).	Egyptian Army	100
Type 63 (MLRS) 107mm rocket launcher; named 'Type 63 (MLRS)' to distinguish it from the unrelated Type 63 APC.	Egyptian Army	100
M270 MLRS	Egyptian Army	50	≈ $4,900,000

Self-Propelled Mortars · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M113 (mortar carrier)	Egyptian Army	—

Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Swingfire	Egyptian Army	260+	≈ $9,652

Surface-to-Air Missile Systems · 15

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
S-75 Dvina About 210 S-75M Volkhov (SA-2) launchers of all S-75 variants in Egyptian service (IISS Military Balance 2022); an S-75 site fields six laun	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	210
MIM-23 Hawk About 80 Improved HAWK launchers (defenceWeb, May 2026; GlobalSecurity's table shows 78 since 1995, against 108 — 18 batteries of six launch	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	~80
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Vehicle-mounted Stinger SHORAD system.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	75
2K12 Kub 2K12 Kub.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	56
MIM-72 Chaparral About 50 M-48A3 Chaparral launcher vehicles (2024 estimate, upgraded 2019–20; GlobalSecurity's table shows 51); the United States delivered	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	~50	≈ $80,000
Buk-M1 More than 40 Buk-M1-2 and Buk-M2E launchers (2023 compilation); about 10 batteries are reported (defenceWeb, May 2026), which at 3–4 launche	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	40+
Pechora 2M 40 S-125-2M Pechora-2M (plus 120 older S-125M Pechora-M) in Egyptian service (IISS Military Balance 2024), counted as launchers; the earlier	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	40
Crotale	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	36
Strela-1 9K31 Strela-1.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	20
9K330 Tor 9K330 Tor.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	16	≈ $811,000
IRIS-T SLM 7 systems (per the source list).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	7
S-300 4 battalions (per the source list).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	4	≈ $135,000,000
HQ-9B Chinese long-range SAM (export designation FD-2000B); Israeli media reports (via Middle East Monitor) said Egypt received the system in mid-	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	4
Tor-M2 9K331 Tor-M2; listed separately from 'Tor' in the source list, quantity not given.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Volga No separate S-75M3 Volga count is published: Egypt's whole S-75 family — about 210 launchers (IISS Military Balance 2022) — is shown on the	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—

Anti-Aircraft Guns · 6

Type	Branch	Quantity
ZU-23-2	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	280
ZPU	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	200
M1939 (61-K) Also listed as '61-K'. 37mm AA gun.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	200
AZP S-60 Also listed as 'S-60'. 57mm AA gun.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	200
Skyguard Amoun Oerlikon twin 35mm, Skyguard fire control.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	72
M167 VADS	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	72

Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Also listed as 'Shilka'.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	300+
ZSU-57-2	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	40
M113 AA M113 chassis with anti-aircraft armament.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
M53/59 Praga	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—

Radar Systems · 40

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Fan Song S-75 fire control radar (NATO name).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
PRV-11 Height-finder radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Straight Flush 2K12 Kub fire control radar (NATO name).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-12 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-14 'Tall King' Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-15 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-18 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-19 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-30 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-35 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
P-40 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
SNR-125 'Low Blow' Pechora fire control radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Skyguard I/II Skyguard fire-control radar (radar system; distinct entry from the Skyguard Amoun AA gun).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Snow Drift Early warning radar (NATO name).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Scrum Half Counter-battery radar (NATO name).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Post 3m Height-finder radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/SPS-49 Air-search radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/SPS-40 Air-search radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
ESR-32A	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
JYL-1	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Selex RAT-31DL	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/MPQ-50 HAWK acquisition radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/MPQ-62 HAWK acquisition radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/SPS-48 Air-search radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/MPQ-46 HAWK fire-control radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/TPS-59 Early warning radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel Avenger/Sentinel radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/MPQ-53 Patriot radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—	≈ $1,090,000,000
AN/MPQ-65 Patriot radar (PAC-3 upgrade).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—	≈ $1,090,000,000
TIGER Thomson-CSF Tiger fire-control radar.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
JY-9	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
YLC-6	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
JLP-40	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/TPS-43	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Ground Master 400 Thales GM400.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Protivnik-GE	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
AN/TPS-63	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Giraffe Saab Giraffe.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Commander SL	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—
Rezonans NE3	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—

Communications, Command & Control Systems · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Polyana-D4 Automated air-defense command-and-control system, not a radar; moved from the source list's Radars heading.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	—

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles · 31

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
PTS Tracked amphibious transporter; classed with the Engineering & Recovery Vehicles like the PTS-2/PTS-4.	Egyptian Army	500
M88 Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	308	≈ $2,050,000
Husky VMMD Mine-detection vehicle; listed twice in the source list, counted as one entry.	Egyptian Army	100
TMM-3 Motorized bridge.	Egyptian Army	96
TPP Mobile treadway bridge.	Egyptian Army	94
GSP-55 Amphibious tracked ferry.	Egyptian Army	86
Fahd (Minelayer) Fahd-chassis minelaying vehicle; named distinctly from the base 'Fahd' APC so galleries do not mix.	Egyptian Army	75	≈ $254,246
BAT-2 Combat engineer vehicle.	Egyptian Army	72
TMM-1 Motorized bridge.	Egyptian Army	70
MTU-20 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.	Egyptian Army	56
PMM-2 Pontoon bridge system.	Egyptian Army	56
PZM-2 Trencher.	Egyptian Army	48
MDK-2M Trencher.	Egyptian Army	36
YPR-765-PRBRG Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—
M579 Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—
BREM-2 Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—
M578 Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—	$189,000
BTS-4A Armoured recovery vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—
M984 Recovery vehicle (HEMTT wrecker).	Egyptian Army	—
M728 CEV Combat engineer vehicle.	Egyptian Army	—
M104 Wolverine Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.	Egyptian Army	—
M60A1 AVLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.	Egyptian Army	—	≈ $749,000
MT-55 K/L Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.	Egyptian Army	—
PMP Floating pontoon bridge.	Egyptian Army	—
BMK-T Bridging boat.	Egyptian Army	—
BMK-150M Bridging boat.	Egyptian Army	—
BMK-130M Bridging boat.	Egyptian Army	—
M9 ACE	Egyptian Army	—
Caterpillar D9	Egyptian Army	—
Caterpillar D7	Egyptian Army	—
Caterpillar 930G Front end loader.	Egyptian Army	—

Light Utility Vehicles · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Jeep CJ	Egyptian Army	10,650
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	Egyptian Army	3,910+
HMMWV Standard (non-up-armored) HMMWV.	Egyptian Army	2,500	≈ $220,000
M151	Egyptian Army	—
M274 Mechanical mule.	Egyptian Army	—

Logistics & Transport Vehicles · 19

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M992 FAASV Artillery ammunition support vehicle (M109 family).	Egyptian Army	250
HEMTT	Egyptian Army	77
K10 Artillery ammunition support vehicle (K9 Thunder family resupply vehicle).	Egyptian Army	—	≈ $2,820,000
M1070 HET Heavy tractor / HET.	Egyptian Army	—
MAZ-543 Very heavy truck.	Egyptian Army	—
Ural-5323	Egyptian Army	—
ZIL-135	Egyptian Army	—
M939	Egyptian Army	—
M54	Egyptian Army	—
KrAZ-6322	Egyptian Army	—
KrAZ-255	Egyptian Army	—
Scania SBA111	Egyptian Army	—
Ural-4320	Egyptian Army	—
Ural-375D	Egyptian Army	—
ZIL-131	Egyptian Army	—	≈ $7,800
M35 series	Egyptian Army	—
GAZ-66	Egyptian Army	—
635NL (trailer Flatbed) Flatbed trailer.	Egyptian Army	—
M 970A1 Fuel refueler trailer.	Egyptian Army	—

Reserve

Reserve · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity
T-55 All 600 in long-term storage (source list: '600 In storage. T-55.').	Egyptian Army	600
52-K All 400 in long-term storage (85mm AA gun).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	400
KS-19 All 200 in long-term storage (100mm AA gun).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	200
KS-30 All 120 in long-term storage (130mm AA gun).	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	120

Air

Fighter Aircraft · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
F-16 Fighting Falcon	Egyptian Air Force	240
Mirage 5	Egyptian Air Force	81
Dassault Rafale The 2021 F3R contract for 30 more jets is fully delivered; the fleet is reported at 54 aircraft. A request for 24 more was filed in Septembe	Egyptian Air Force	54	≈ $109,188,000
Mikoyan MiG-29	Egyptian Air Force	43
Dassault Mirage 2000	Egyptian Air Force	19

AEW&C Aircraft · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
E-2 Hawkeye	Egyptian Air Force	7	≈ $276,000,000

Transport Aircraft · 7

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
CASA C-295	Egyptian Air Force	22
C-130 Hercules Source list: 21 in service, 12 more on order.	Egyptian Air Force	21 (+12 ordered)
DHC-5 Buffalo	Egyptian Air Force	8
Antonov An-74	Egyptian Air Force	8
Beechcraft 1900	Egyptian Air Force	8
Ilyushin Il-76	Egyptian Air Force	2
Airbus A340 VIP/presidential transport.	Egyptian Air Force	1	≈ $238,000,000

Trainer Aircraft · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity
K-8	Egyptian Air Force	119
Grob G 115	Egyptian Air Force	74
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano	Egyptian Air Force	51
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet Light attack/trainer; classed as Trainer Aircraft by its primary role.	Egyptian Air Force	18
Aero L-39 Albatros	Egyptian Air Force	1

Attack Helicopters · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle Also listed as 'Aérospatiale Gazelle'. Egyptian Gazelles carry HOT anti-tank missiles.	Egyptian Air Force	89
Kamov Ka-52 Full 46-unit order (2015 contract, deliveries began 2017) now shown fully in service; previously carried as 39 delivered + 7 on order.	Egyptian Air Force	46	$16,000,000
AH-64 Apache	Egyptian Air Force	46
Mil Mi-24	Egyptian Air Force	7

Transport Helicopters · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Mil Mi-17	Egyptian Air Force	62
Boeing CH-47 Chinook Fleet of 15 CH-47D + 3 CH-47C + 6 CH-47F, the F-model batch delivered in 2026.	Egyptian Air Force	24	≈ $42,000,000
AgustaWestland AW149 Source list: 16 in service, 6 more on order. Medium tactical transport class, grouped with Mi-17/CH-47.	Egyptian Air Force	16 (+6 ordered)

Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · 6

Type	Branch	Quantity
Westland Sea King SAR/utility variant.	Egyptian Air Force	23
SH-2G Super Seasprite ASW variant.	Egyptian Air Force	10
Leonardo AW189 Utility / VIP helicopter from the 2020 AW149/AW189 order: 8 in service, 8 more on order.	Egyptian Air Force	8 (+8 on order)
AgustaWestland AW139	Egyptian Air Force	4
AgustaWestland AW109	Egyptian Air Force	3
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk family.	Egyptian Air Force	2

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 10

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
ASN-209 Silver Eagle	Egyptian Air Force	—
CASC Rainbow CH-series (Caihong).	Egyptian Air Force	—
CAIG Wing Loong	Egyptian Air Force	—	≈ $1,000,000
CAIG Wing Loong II	Egyptian Air Force	—
Yabhon United 40	Egyptian Air Force	—
CASIC WJ WJ-series (loitering munition/UCAV family).	Egyptian Air Force	—
RQ-20 Puma	Egyptian Air Force	—
Teledyne Ryan 324 Scarab Teledyne Ryan TRA-324 Scarab reconnaissance drone, sold to Egypt in the 1980s; the number in service is not published.	Egyptian Air Force	—
Lipán M3	Egyptian Air Force	—
Meggitt Banshee Target drone.	Egyptian Air Force	—

Sea

Submarines · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Type 209 class	Egyptian Navy	4
Type 033 Romeo-class.	Egyptian Navy	4

Frigates · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
MEKO A200	Egyptian Navy	4
Oliver Hazard Perry	Egyptian Navy	4	≈ $122,000,000
FREMM Two lines of the source list (1 + 2) counted as one entry.	Egyptian Navy	3	≈ $645,840,000
Knox	Egyptian Navy	2

Corvettes · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Gowind class	Egyptian Navy	4	≈ $270,000,000
Descubierta class	Egyptian Navy	2
Pohang class	Egyptian Navy	1

Fast Attack Craft · 7

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Osa class Missile boat.	Egyptian Navy	8
Shanghai II class Gunboat.	Egyptian Navy	8
October class Missile boat.	Egyptian Navy	6
Ramadan class Missile boat.	Egyptian Navy	6
Tiger class Missile boat.	Egyptian Navy	5
Ambassador Mk III	Egyptian Navy	4	≈ $240,000,000
P-32 Molniya class Missile craft.	Egyptian Navy	1

Patrol Vessels · 16

Type	Branch	Quantity
DC-30 class	Egyptian Coast Guard	29
Swiftships 26m class	Egyptian Coast Guard	25
Timsah I/II class	Egyptian Coast Guard	22
SR.N6 class Hovercraft.	Egyptian Coast Guard	16
Sea Spectre PB Mk III class	Egyptian Coast Guard	12
Spectre class	Egyptian Coast Guard	12
Peterson class	Egyptian Coast Guard	12
Swiftships class	Egyptian Coast Guard	9
Type 83 class	Egyptian Coast Guard	9
Hainan class Submarine chaser; no dedicated map category, placed under Patrol Vessels.	Egyptian Navy	8
MV70 class	Egyptian Coast Guard	6
Crestitalia class	Egyptian Coast Guard	6
P-6 (Project 183) class	Egyptian Coast Guard	5
Nisr class	Egyptian Coast Guard	5
Textron class	Egyptian Coast Guard	3
MRTP-20 class Yonka Onuk MRTP-20.	Egyptian Coast Guard	3

Amphibious Assault Ships · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Mistral class LHD.	Egyptian Navy	2	≈ $513,000,000

Landing Ships · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Polnocny class	Egyptian Navy	3

Landing Craft · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity
Vydra class	Egyptian Navy	9
CTM-NG class	Egyptian Navy	4
EDA-R class Fast catamaran landing craft.	Egyptian Navy	2

Mine Warfare Vessels · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity
T43 class Minesweeper.	Egyptian Navy	5
Yurka class Minesweeper. Photo: stand-in — the Natya-class (Project 266M) Valentin Pikul (770), the direct development of the Yurka; no photo of an Egyp	Egyptian Navy	4
Tuima class Minelayer boat.	Egyptian Navy	4
Dhat Al Sawari class Minehunter.	Egyptian Navy	3
Osprey class Minehunter.	Egyptian Navy	2

Support Ships · 11

Type	Branch	Quantity
Okhtenskiy class Oceangoing tug.	Egyptian Navy	5
Fort Rosalie class Replenishment ship.	Egyptian Navy	2
Poluchat II class Torpedo retriever.	Egyptian Navy	2
Natick class Harbor tug.	Egyptian Navy	2
Lüneburg class Replenishment ship.	Egyptian Navy	1
Westerwald class Ammunition ship.	Egyptian Navy	1
Black Swan class Training ship.	Egyptian Navy	1
Intisar Training ship.	Egyptian Navy	1
Z class Training ship.	Egyptian Navy	1
El Kousseir Presidential yacht.	Egyptian Navy	1
El Mahrousa Presidential yacht.	Egyptian Navy	1

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Pluto Plus class Mine-disposal UUV.	Egyptian Navy	3	≈ $3,533,333

Future Equipments

Future Equipments · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
S-400 Missile system. No confirmed purchase as of September 2026 — only reports of a possible future transfer; listed as planned.	Egyptian Air Defense Forces	Planned	≈ $1,125,000,000
Il-76MD-90A Strategic airlifter. Russia has offered 25-30 airframes to several export customers; no confirmed Egypt-specific order — listed as planned.	Egyptian Air Force	Planned
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Multirole strike fighter. Egypt and the US remain in talks over up to 46 F-15EX/F-15E aircraft; no signed deal as of September 2026 — listed	Egyptian Air Force	Planned