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.

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]
CZ 75	Czechoslovakia	Pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Locally produced as the Marra^[2]
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]
SAR 308	Turkey	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	^[3]
M16	United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Various^[4]
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^[5]	China	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Chinese copy of the PK machine gun, locally produced as the Mokthar.^[6]
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^[7]	China	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Locally produced as the Khawad.^[6]
QLZ-87	China	Automatic grenade launcher	35×32mmSR	Some are assembled locally.^[8]
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm	^[1]
M40	United States	Recoilless rifle	76 mm	M40A1 variant used.^[9]
9K11 Malyutka	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	125 mm	^[9]
HJ-8^[9]	China	Anti-tank guided missile	120 mm	100 supplied by China in 2011, and 350 in 2011.^[10]
9M133 Kornet	Russia	Anti-tank guided missile	152 mm	^[9]
9K32 Strela-2	Soviet Union	Man-portable air defense system	72 mm	Strela-2M variant used.^[9]
FN-6	China	Man-portable air defense system	72 mm	^[9]

Name	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	Sudan	Al-Bashir MBT	100	Sudanese Tank based on the Chinese Type 96 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^[11]
Light Tanks
Type-62	China		70
Type-63	China		45
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-2	Soviet Union / Sudan	Amir IFV	200
Caiman	Belarus		70
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMP-1	Soviet Union		200	^[9]
BMP-2	Soviet Union		100	^[9]
BTR-3	Ukraine		50	^[9]
BTR-80A	Russia / Sudan	Shareef 1 IFV	70	^[9]
WZ-523	China /		150	^[9]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-50	Soviet Union		30	^[9]
M113	United States		50	^[9]
OT-62 TOPAS	Czechoslovakia		70	^[9]
BTR-70	Soviet Union Belarus	BTR-70M Kobra 2	150	^[9]
BTR-152	Soviet Union		10	^[9]
Cadillac Gage Commando	United States	V-150	20	^[9]
OT-64	Czechoslovakia		70+	^[9]
Rakhsh	Iran		100+	^[9]
Walid	Egypt		80	^[9]
WZ-551	China / Sudan	Shareef 2 IFV	200+	^[9]
WZ-523	China / Sudan		100+	^[9]
Technical (vehicle)	Sudan		Thousands	^[12]
Fath Safir	Iran / Sudan	Karaba VTG01	Thousands	Licence version of the Iranian jeep, assembled locally under the name « Karaba » ^[13]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
STREIT Group Spartan	United Arab Emirates		50	^[9]
Calidus MCAV-20	United Arab Emirates		N/A	^[9]
Infantry Mobility Vehicles
NIMR Ajban 440A	United Arab Emirates		70+	^[9]
Sarsar-2	Sudan		200+	^[9]
Humvee	United States		500	^[14]
Oshkosh M-ATV	United States		300	^[15]
Towed Artillery
105 mm M101	United States		270+	^[9]
122 mm M-30	Soviet Union		400+	^[9]
122 mm D-30	Soviet Union / Sudan	Khalifa-1	300	^[9]
122 mm D-74	Soviet Union		100	^[9]
130 mm M-46	Soviet Union China	M-46 Type-59-I	50	^[9]
155 mm M114	United States	M114A1	30	^[9]
Self-Propelled Artillery
122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika	Soviet Union		70	^[9]
Mk F3 155 mm	France		30	^[9]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
107 mm Type-63	China / Sudan	Taka-1	500+	^[9]
122 mm BM-21 'Grad'	Soviet Union / Sudan	122mm Taka	120	^[9]
122 mm Sakr	Egypt		50	^[9]
122 mm Type-81	China		70	^[9]
302 mm WS-1B	China		30	^[9]
400mm WS-2 (MRL)	China			^[16]^[17]
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5 mm ZPU	Soviet Union	ZPU-2 ZPU-4	4000+	^[18]
20 mm M167 VADS	United States		16	^[18]
23 mm ZU-23-2	Soviet Union		740	^[18]
37 mm M1939 (61-K)	Soviet Union		100	^[18]
37 mm Type-65	China		70	^[18]
57 mm AZP S-60	Soviet Union		200	^[18]
85 mm M1944 (КS-1)	Soviet Union		150	^[18]
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
20 mm M163 Vulcan	United States		80	^[18]
20 mm M3 VDAA	France		20	^[18]
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems
9K33 Osa	Soviet Union		30	^[9]

List of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces

Armoured vehicles

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