List_of_equipment_of_the_Sudanese_Armed_Forces

List of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces

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The following is a list of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from creation to present day.^[1]

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Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Pistols and Submachine guns
Helwan	Italy Egypt	Semi-automatic pistol	9x19mm Parabellum	Egyptian copy of the Beretta M1951.^[2]
Heckler & Koch P9	West Germany			P9S variant used.^[2]
FN Hi-Power	Belgium			^[2]^[3]
Sterling submachine gun	United Kingdom	Submachine gun		^[2]^[3]
Heckler & Koch MP5^[2]	West Germany			Manufactured locally under license.^[3]^[4]
Beretta M12	Italy			^[2]^[3]
Uzi	Israel			^[2]^[3]
Rifles
SKS	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62x39mm	^[2]^[3]
AK-47		Assault rifle		^[2]^[3]
AKM				^[2]^[3]
Type 56	China Sudan			Chinese copy of the AK-47. Manufactured locally.^[3]^[5]
Norinco CQ	China Sudan		5.56×45mm NATO	Chinese copy of the M16. Manufactured locally.^[6]
Heckler & Koch G3	West Germany	Battle rifle	7.62x51mm NATO	^[2]^[3]
Machine guns
RPD	Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62x39mm	^[2]^[3]
RPK	Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62x39mm	^[2]^[3]
Heckler & Koch HK21	West Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.62x51mm NATO	^[2]^[3]
MG3	West Germany			^[2]^[3]
M60	United States			^[2]^[3]
Mokhtar	China Sudan		7.62x54mmR	Chinese copy of the PK machine gun. Produced locally.^[7]^[8]^: 241
Khawad	China Sudan	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Sudanese copy of the Norinco Type 85 machine gun.^[8]^: 241^[9]
Grenade launchers
QLZ-87	China Sudan	Automatic grenade launcher	35x32mm	Assembled locally.^[8]^{: 226–227}^[10]
Anti-tank
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	40mm	^[2]^[3]
M40A1	United States	Recoilless rifle	105mm	40 prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
9M14 Malyutka	Soviet Union	Wire-guided Anti-tank guided missile	125mm	^[11]
HJ-8^[11]	China Sudan	Wire-guided Anti-tank guided missile	120mm	Manufactured locally.^[12]
9M133 Kornet	Russia	Laser-guided Anti-tank guided missile	152mm	^[11]
Anti-aircraft
9K32 Strela-2	Soviet Union	Man-portable air-defense system	72mm	^[11]

Name	Origin	Variants	In service	Notes
Main battle tanks
T-55	Soviet Union	T-55A^[13] T-55A Obr. 1974^[13] T-55M^[13] T-55(A)MV^[13]	305	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Safir-74^[13]	Iran		10	10 delivered in 2006. Possibly rebuilt Sudanese T-54, T-55 or Type 59 tanks.^[14]
Type 59	China	Type-59D^[13]	50	50 Type 59 tanks delivered in 1972. Rebuilt and assembled in Sudan into the Type-59D variant between 2010 and 2015.^[14]
Type 80/88^[13]	China	Al-Bashier (Type-85-IIM)^[11]^[14]	10	25 delivered between 2002 and 2006, assembled in Sudan.^[14] 10 in service prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
T-72	Soviet Union	T-72AV^[11] T-72B^[13]	70 N/A	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
M60 Patton	United States	M60A1^[13] M60A3^[11]	20	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Light Tanks
Type-62	China		70	70 delivered between 1971 and 1973.^[14]
Type-63	China		45	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-1	Soviet Union		70	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
BRDM-2	Soviet Union Belarus Sudan	BRDM-2 ^[13] Caiman^[13] Amir^[13]	70	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Panhard AML	France	AML-90^[11]	6	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Ferret scout car	United Kingdom		50-80	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Alvis Saladin	United Kingdom		30-50	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMP-1	Soviet Union Belarus	BMP-1^[13] BMP-1 Cobra-S^[13]	135	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
BMP-2	Soviet Union	BMP-2 Obr. 1980^[13]	135	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Khatim 2	Iran	Boragh Command Vehicle^[13] Boragh Ambulance^[13] Boragh Mortar Carrier^[13]	10^[14]
BTR-3^[13]	Ukraine		10	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-50	Soviet Union		20-30	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
M113	United States	M113A3^[13] M579^[13]	36	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
OT-62 TOPAS	Czechoslovakia		20	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Type 63	China	YW531A^[13]	50	50 received in 1981.^[14]
BTR-70	Russia Belarus	BTR-70M^[13] BTR-70 Cobra-K^[13] BTR-70MB1^[13]	20+	Used by the Rapid Support Forces. Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
BTR-80	Soviet Union Russia	BTR-80^[13] BTR-80A^[13]	7	Used by the Rapid Support Forces. Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
BTR-152	Soviet Union		50-80	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Cadillac Gage Commando	United States	V-150^[11]	55-80	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
OT-64	Czechoslovakia		50	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Rakhsh	Iran	Late model^[13]	3+	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Walid	Egypt		96	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
WZ-551	China	WZ-551 APC^[13] WZ-551 IFV^[13] VN-2C^[13]	10	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
WZ-523	China	WZ-523 APC^[13] WZ-523 IFV^[13]	N/A	Some are used by the Rapid Support Forces.^[11]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
Streit Group Typhoon	United Arab Emirates		N/A	^[13]
STREIT Group Spartan			N/A	^[11]
Calidus MCAV-20			N/A	^[13]
Infantry Mobility Vehicles
VN-4	China		N/A	^[13]
NIMR Ajban 440A^[13]	United Arab Emirates		4+	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
KrAZ Cougar			N/A	^[13]
KrAZ Puma			N/A	^[13]
MSPV Panthera T6			N/A	^[13]
Shell LLC LAPC			N/A	^[13]
Sarsar-2	Sudan		N/A	^[13]
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment
PTS-2	Soviet Union		N/A	^[13]
GSL-130	China		N/A	^[13]
Type 653	China		N/A	^[13]
M88A1	United States		N/A	^[13]
Towed Artillery
105mm M101	United States		20	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm M-30^[13]	Soviet Union		21+	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm D-30	Soviet Union Iran	D-30^[13] D-30I^[13]		Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm D-74	Soviet Union			Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
130mm M-46	Soviet Union China	M-46^[13] Type-59-I^[13]	75	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
155mm M114	United States	M114A1^[11]	12	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Self-Propelled Artillery
122mm 2S1 Gvozdika^[13]	Soviet Union		56	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm Khalifa-1	Sudan		N/A	^[13]
Mk F3 155mm	France		10	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
57mm UB-32	Sudan		N/A	Mounted on technicals.^[13]
107mm Type-63	China Sudan	Type 63^[13] TAKA-1^[14]	477	Mostly mounted on technicals and trucks.^[13] Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm BM-21 'Grad'	Soviet Union Democratic People's Republic of Korea Sudan	BM-21^[13] BM-11^[13] 122mm Taka^[13]	120	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm Sakr	Egypt		50	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
122mm Type-81	China		18	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
302mm WS-1B	China		1+	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
400mm WS-2B	China		N/A	^[13]
Artillery Rockets
Shahin-2	Iran		N/A	^[13]
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm ZPU	Soviet Union	ZPU-2^[11] ZPU-4^[11]	740+	Mostly mounted on technicals and trucks.^[13] Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict. Some ZPU-2 are used by the Rapid Support Force.^[11]
37mm Type-65	China			Some feature automated mounts and radar guidance.^[13] Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
57mm AZP S-60	Soviet Union			Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
85mm M1944 (КS-1)	Soviet Union			Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
20mm M167 VADS	United States		16	Numbers prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
23mm ZU-23	Soviet Union		50	Mostly mounted on technicals and trucks.^[13] Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
37mm M1939 (61-K)	Soviet Union		80	30 guns are unserviceable. Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]
Static Surface-To-Air Missile Systems
S-75	Soviet Union	S-75M^[11]	19^[11]	Three sites deployed around Port Sudan.^[13] Non-operational.^[11]
Self-Propelled Surface-To-Air Missile Systems
Igla-S Strelets	Russia		N/A	^[13]
FB-6A	China		N/A	^[13]
9K33 Osa	Soviet Union		4+	Number prior to the 2023 Sudan conflict.^[11]

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List of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces

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