Ramses II tank

[5] In the 1970s West Germany upgraded several hundred T-54/55 tanks for the Egyptian Army, fitting them with AEG-Telefunken white/infrared searchlights and some with Iskra laser rangerfinders.

[4] A SABCA Titan Mk1 laser fire-control system was fitted, featuring a modified Avimo TL10-T sight incorporating the laser rangefinder and an integrated in-eye-piece CRT alphanumeric graphic display, an original SABCA double digital processor, a night vision periscope with image intensification, automatic altitude and atmospheric sensors.

[4] In November 1984, Teledyne Continental Motors was awarded a contract to improve firepower and mobility of a single T-54 tank.

In late 1989 Egypt signed a contract with TCM to provide support for additional tests, which were conducted in the summer of 1990.

[10] Tucker-Jones states that the Ramses II only entered service in 2005, despite being largely obsolete with Egypt being gifted M60 tanks and started building the M1A1 Abrams during the early 1990s.