Egypt displays Kh-35UE cruise missile

Egypt's defense ministry released footage on October 14, 2026, showing a MiG-29M2 fighter carrying a Russian Kh-35U-family anti-ship cruise missile, assessed as the Kh-35UE export variant. Its shorter air intake distinguishes it from the earlier Kh-35 seen less clearly in Egyptian footage in 2022. The subsonic Kh-35UE was introduced with a new engine, a stated 260 km range, satellite-navigation assistance and an improved active radar seeker for terminal guidance. Separate anniversary footage showed an Egyptian Rafale fitted with a SCALP EG cruise missile, documenting another aircraft-launched strike weapon in the inventory.