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List of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces

The following is a list of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from creation to present day.

Small arms

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Infantry weapons
Name Origin Type Caliber Notes
Helwan Egypt Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Egyptian copy of Berreta 1951[1]
Heckler & Koch P9S Germany Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
Browning Hi-Power Belgium Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
Sterling United Kingdom Submachine gun 9×19 Parabellum [1]
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany Submachine gun 9×19 Parabellum [1]
Beretta M12 Italy Submachine gun 9×19 Parabellum [1]
Uzi Israel Submachine gun 9×19 Parabellum [1]
SKS Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
AK-47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
AKM Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
M16 United States Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Various[2]
Heckler & Koch G3 Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
RP-46 Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR [1]
RPD Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
RPK Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
Type 80[3] China General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR Chinese copy of the PK machine gun, locally produced as the Mokthar.[4]
Heckler & Koch HK21 Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
M60 United States General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
MG3 Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
SG-43 Goryunov Soviet Union Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR SGM variant used.[1]
W85[5] China Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm Locally produced as the Khawad.[4]
QLZ-87 China Automatic grenade launcher 35×32mmSR Some are assembled locally.[6]
RPG-7 Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm [1]
M40 United States Recoilless rifle 76 mm M40A1 variant used.[7]
9K11 Malyutka Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 125 mm [7]
HJ-8[7] China Anti-tank guided missile 120 mm 100 supplied by China in 2011, and 350 in 2011.[8]
9M133 Kornet Russia Anti-tank guided missile 152 mm [7]
9K32 Strela-2 Soviet Union Man-portable air defense system 72 mm Strela-2M variant used.[7]
FN-6 China Man-portable air defense system 72 mm [7]

Armoured vehicles

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Armoured vehicles
Name Image Origin Variants In service Notes
Main battle tanks
Digna MBT   Sudan ~400 Modernized version of the Soviet T-55 tanks assembled locally by Military Industry Corporation
Al-Zubair 2   Sudan Al-Zubeir 2 MBT 50-100 Sudanese tanks based on the Chinese Type 59 tank with upgrade
Al-Bashir MBT   Al-Bashir MBT 100 Sudanese Tank based on the Chinese Type 80/88 main battle tank with an upgraded armor and cannon and a new engine
T-72     Soviet Union T-72AV
T-72B 		230
Al-Zubeir 1 MBT / Type 72Z Sudan / Iran 50 Sudanese local Tank based on the iranian Type 72z with several adaptation and upgrade
Type 96 tank   China 40
Light Tanks
Type-62     China 70
Type-63   45
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-2     Soviet Union / Sudan Amir IFV 200
Caiman     Belarus 70
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMP-1     Soviet Union 200 [7]
BMP-2     Soviet Union 100 [7]
BTR-3     Ukraine 50 [7]
BTR-80A     Russia / Sudan Shareef 1 IFV 70 [7]
WZ-523     China / 150 [7]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-50     Soviet Union 30 [7]
M113     United States 50 [7]
OT-62 TOPAS     Czechoslovakia 70 [7]
BTR-70     Soviet Union
  Belarus 		BTR-70M Kobra 2 150 [7]
BTR-152     Soviet Union 10 [7]
Cadillac Gage Commando     United States V-150 20 [7]
OT-64     Czechoslovakia 70+ [7]
Rakhsh     Iran 100+ [7]
Walid     Egypt 80 [7]
WZ-551     China / Sudan Shareef 2 IFV 200+ [7]
WZ-523   100+ [7]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
STREIT Group Spartan     United Arab Emirates 50 [7]
Calidus MCAV-20 N/A [7]
Infantry Mobility Vehicles
NIMR Ajban 440A     United Arab Emirates 70+ [7]
Sarsar-2     Sudan 200+ [7]
Towed Artillery
105 mm M101     United States 270+ [7]
122 mm M-30     Soviet Union 400+ [7]
122 mm D-30     Soviet Union / Sudan Khalifa-1 300 [7]
122 mm D-74     Soviet Union 100 [7]
130 mm M-46     Soviet Union
  China 		M-46
Type-59-I 		50 [7]
155 mm M114     United States M114A1 30 [7]
Self-Propelled Artillery
122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika     Soviet Union 70 [7]
Mk F3 155 mm     France 30 [7]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
107 mm Type-63     China / Sudan Taka-1 500+ [7]
122 mm BM-21 'Grad'     Soviet Union / Sudan 122mm Taka 120 [7]
122 mm Sakr     Egypt 50 [7]
122 mm Type-81     China 70 [7]
302 mm WS-1B   China 30 [7]
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5 mm ZPU     Soviet Union ZPU-2
ZPU-4 		4000+ [9]
20 mm M167 VADS     United States 16 [9]
23 mm ZU-23-2     Soviet Union 740 [9]
37 mm M1939 (61-K)     Soviet Union 100 [9]
37 mm Type-65     China 70 [9]
57 mm AZP S-60     Soviet Union 200 [9]
85 mm M1944 (КS-1)   150 [9]
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
20 mm M163 Vulcan     United States 80 [9]
20 mm M3 VDAA   France 20 [9]
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems
9K33 Osa     Soviet Union 30 [7]

Bibliography

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  • LeBrun, Emile; Leff, Jonah (6 December 2014). McDonald, Glenn; LeBrun, Emile; Frate, Anna Alvazi del; Berman, Eric G.; Krause, Keith (eds.). "Signs of Supply: Weapons Tracing in Sudan and South Sudan". Small Arms Survey. 14 (1). Geneva, Switzerland: Cambridge University Press: 213–238. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Eight: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 458–531. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298597. ISSN 0459-7222.
  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (14 January 2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011 (36 ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Jones & Ness 2010, p. 915.
  2. ^ "AR 15 (M16/M4) - SALW Guide". 2021-05-12. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 226.
  4. ^ a b LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 241.
  5. ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 233.
  6. ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, pp. 226−227.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an IISS 2024, p. 521.
  8. ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 227.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i IISS 2024, p. 522.
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