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The 2075 Red Sea landings were the amphibious and aerial landing operations of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia onto the province of Al Bahr al Ahmar in Egypt and the Red Sea State of Sudan on July 14, 2075. It was the first stage of the Saudi invasion of Egypt that would begin with the landings and last until 2077 with the occupation of the entirety of eastern Egypt. The landings are often referred to as Saudi D-Day.

Preparation for the landings go all the way back to 2060 in the midst of the Watch Revolution, a military build-up executed by Mashour bin Salman after the 2058 Saudi Arabian coup detat. Saudi Arabia had already taken over Qatar, Djibouti, Oman and Tanzania at the time of the landings, leading other countries such as Hadhramaut, Eritrea and Somalia to build up their armies to the coast to prevent a Saudi invasion. Egypt built their forces up as well, however in 2071 they withdrew following the Treaty of Aswan. However, in 2072, the Treaty of Lubumbashi was signed, making the invasions of countries by Saudi Arabia easier and without international condemnation, Mashour changed his mind and focused his plans on northeast Africa. Intelligence leaks in 2080 revealed his strive to control the Nile River.

On the morning of 14 July, Egyptian coast guard spotted Saudi vessels and aircraft congregating around the port city of Yanbu and Minister of Defense Mohammed el-Zaki announced Operation 6 October shortly afterward. A military force of 120,000 troops and 300 tanks of the Egyptian Ground Forces, 400 fighter jets from the Egyptian Air Force and 300 surface-to-air missile launchers were sent to the coast in the first two hours. Right as the armed forces were called in Egypt, a figure of 850 fighter jets from the Royal Saudi Air Force, 160,000 troops and 50 tanks from the Saudi Arabian Army and 20 battleships from the Royal Saudi Navy embarked onto the Red Sea. Fighter jets arrived soon after and began firing on targets in Bi'r al-Hasa and Shalateen. 20 fighter jets were shot down due to dogfights.

Initially, the Egyptian forces overpowered the Saudi forces. The battle at sea lasted for hours until at 11:40 the Saudis touched down near Shalateen.