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[edit]
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
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Helwan | Egypt | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | [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] |
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[2] | China | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Chinese copy of the PK machine gun, locally produced as the Mokthar.[3] |
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[4] | China | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | Locally produced as the Khawad.[3] |
QLZ-87 | China | Automatic grenade launcher | 35×32mmSR | Some are assembled locally.[5] |
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm | [1] |
M40 | United States | Recoilless rifle | 76 mm | M40A1 variant used.[6] |
9K11 Malyutka | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | 125 mm | [6] |
HJ-8[6] | China | Anti-tank guided missile | 120 mm | 100 supplied by China in 2011, and 350 in 2011.[7] |
9M133 Kornet | Russia | Anti-tank guided missile | 152 mm | [6] |
9K32 Strela-2 | Soviet Union | Man-portable air defense system | 72 mm | Strela-2M variant used.[6] |
FN-6 | China | Man-portable air defense system | 72 mm | [6] |
Armoured vehicles[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Jones & Ness 2010, p. 915.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 226.
- ^ a b LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 241.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 233.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, pp. 226−227.
- ^ 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 IISS 2024, p. 521.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 227.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i IISS 2024, p. 522.