Egypt had manufactured 700–800 M1A1 Abrams by 2005, and in 2008 requested permission to build another 125 tanks; their M256 main guns (the US version of the L/44) were manufactured by Watervliet Arsenal.
Єгипет виробили до 2005 року 700–800 M1A1 Abrams і у 2008 запросили дозвіл на виробництво ще 125 танків; їхня гармата M256 (американська версія L/44) випускалася Watervliet Arsenal.