Egyptian Navy Special Forces Adopt Beretta ARX-160
Published: July 19th, 2013
Photos of Egypt’s navel commandos, the Thunderbolts, armed with 5.56mm Beretta ARX-160 rifles have surfaced on the internet.
Egypt has also been purchasing CZ BREN A1 rifles, although it is not clear if those rifles are destined for the police or the military.
Many thanks to Albi for the tip.
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Small correction: They're not called the "Thunderbolts". They're called Navy Thunderbolt commandos.
"Thunderbolt" is the unified Egyptian military special operations organization (like USSOCOM).
Thunderbolt have two components: Army Thunderbolt and Navy Thunderbolt, each of which is divided into further sub-units.
so proud to be an egyption ... it's a real photo for who asking