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

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

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
M60 tank		United States	M60A1s	20 [9]
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]
Technical (vehicle)		Sudan		Thousands	[10]
Fath Safir		Iran / Sudan	Karaba VTG01	Thousands	Licence version of the Iranian jeep, assembled locally under the name «  Karaba » [11]
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]
Humvee		United States		500	[12]
Oshkosh M-ATV		United States		300	[13]
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]
400mm WS-2 (MRL)		China			[14] [15]
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5 mm ZPU		Soviet Union	ZPU-2 ZPU-4	4000+	[16]
20 mm M167 VADS		United States		16	[16]
23 mm ZU-23-2		Soviet Union		740	[16]
37 mm M1939 (61-K)		Soviet Union		100	[16]
37 mm Type-65		China		70	[16]
57 mm AZP S-60		Soviet Union		200	[16]
85 mm M1944 (КS-1)				150	[16]
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
20 mm M163 Vulcan		United States		80	[16]
20 mm M3 VDAA		France		20	[16]
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems
9K33 Osa		Soviet Union		30	[7]

Bibliography

• 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.

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