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]

Small arms[edit]

Infantry weapons
Name Image 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 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 [2][3]
Heckler & Koch HK21  West Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO [2][3]
MG3 [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 		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]

Armoured vehicles[edit]

Armoured vehicles
Name Image 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] 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 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] 		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 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] 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 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 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 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) 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]

References[edit]

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  8. ^ a b c Small Arms Survey (6 December 2014). Small Arms Survey 2014: Women and Guns. Cambridge University Press.
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  11. ^ 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 ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 481-482. ISBN 978-1032508955.
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