16. SUDAN. Major Changes. General Data. Sudan. Updated on 30/12/2009 1

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1 16. SUDAN Contents Major Changes...1 General Data...1 Arms Trade...3 Strategic Assets...4 Armed Forces...5 Ground Forces...6 Air Force...8 Air Defense Forces...10 Navy...11 Major Non-Governmental Paramilitary Forces...12 Major Changes The Sudanese armed forces underwent a major reorganization. We include here many new entries some of which refer to newly acquired systems but many refer to previous acquisitions which were revealed only recently. These include additional MiG-29 and Su-25 and A-5 combat aircraft, Mi-24 attack helicopters, Mi-17 utility helicopters, An-32 and Y-8 transport aircraft, Type 96 MBTs, WZ- 551 and Boraq APCs, WS-2 and Shahin-2 long range artillery rockets A large UN force is active in Southern Sudan the UNAMID, with some 19,000 uniformed personnel A mysterious delivery of T-72 MBTs arrived via Kenya probably to the rebel forces in Southern Sudan. General Data Official Name of the State: The Republic of Sudan Head of State: President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-bashir Defense Minister: Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein Chief of General Staff: Lt. General Ahmed Ali al-gaili Inspector General of the Armed Forces: General Mohammed Abdul Qader Nasser Eddin Commander of the Army: General Mohammed Mahmoud Jama Commander of the Air Force: Air Marshal Hassan Abdul Qader Commander of the Navy: Vice Admiral al-zein Bala Updated on 30/12/2009 1

2 Area: 2,504,530 sq. km. Population: 42,300,000 Demography Ethnic groups Arabs 16,497,000 39% Nilotics 21,996,000 52% Beja 2,538,000 6% Foreigners 846,000 2% Others 423,000 1% Religious groups Sunni Muslims 29,610,000 70% Indigenous beliefs 10,575,000 25% Christians (Coptic, Greek Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant) 2,115,000 5% Economic Data GDP (current prices) $ bn GDP per capita $ ,142 1,344 1,232 Real GDP growth % Consumer price index % External debt $ bn Balance of payments Exports fob $ bn Imports fob $ bn Current account balance $ bn Government expenditure Public expenditure % Defense expenditure $ bn NA NA NA Real change in defense expenditure % NA NA NA Defense expenditure/gdp % NA NA NA Population M Official exchange rate SD:$ Sources: EIU Quarterly Report, EIU Country Profile, IMF International Financial Statistical Yearbook, SIPRI Yearbook Updated on 30/12/2009 2

3 Foreign Military Cooperation Type Details Foreign Forces PRC (alleged presence of forces for the defense of Chinese-operated oil fields) (2005); UNAMID (19,500 troops) Security agreements Egypt (2001), Russia (2002), Syria (2000), PRC (2007) Arms Trade Arms Procurement and Security Assistance Received Country Type Details Belarus Arms transfers ARVs, APCs, IFVs and artillery guns (2004), Su-25 aircraft (2008) India Arms transfers Surveillance radar (2005) Iran Arms transfers Boragh APCs (2003), Rakash APCs (2006), upgrading of T-55 MBTs (2006), Shaheen MRLs (2008) Military training IRGC personnel; trainees abroad PRC Arms transfers Upgrading of Mi-8 helicopters (2004), A-5 aircraft (2007), K-8 aircraft (2007), FN-6 SAMs (2006), WZ551 IFVs (2006), Type 96 MBTs (2006), WS-2 rockets (2009) Military training Military advisers (alleged) Russia Arms transfer Mi-8/17 helicopters (2007), AAMs (2006), BTR-80 APCs (2009) Facilities Helicopter maintenance center (2009) UK Arms transfers BV206 APCs (2009) Ukraine Arms transfers MiG-21 aircraft (2004), T-72 MBTs (2009), ZPU-4 (12009), BM-21 MRLs (2009) Arms Sales and Security Assistance Extended Country Type Details Iran Facilities Iranian IRGC; facilities for Iranian ships at Port Sudan Lebanon Facilities Training facilities for Hizballah, Islamic Jihad Updated on 30/12/2009 3

4 Defense Production Army equipment Assembly of WZ551 APCs Air force equipment Production of Safat light aircraft M P A Strategic Assets NBC Capabilities Nuclear capability No known nuclear activity. Party to the NPT. Chemical weapons and protective equipment Alleged CW from Iran (unsubstantiated); Alleged production of CW (unsubstantiated); Personal protective equipment; unit decontamination equipment. Party to the CWC. Biological weapons No known BW activities. Party to the BWC. Updated on 30/12/2009 4

5 Armed Forces Order-of-Battle Year General data Personnel 104, , , , ,000 (regular) Ground Forces Divisions Total number of brigades Tanks APCs/AFVs 670 (810) 670 (810) 725 (860) 725 (860) 725 (860) Artillery (including 810 (815) 810 (815) 810 (815) 820 (825) 820 (825) MRLs) Air Force Combat aircraft 40 (62) 40 (62) 40 (62) 78 (100)* 78 (100) Transport aircraft * Helicopters 43 (48) 43 (48) 67* Air Defense Forces Heavy SAM batteries Navy Patrol craft * Due to change in estimate. Personnel Regular Reserves Total Ground Forces 100, ,000 Air Force 3,000 3,000 Navy 1,000 1,000 Total 104, ,000 Paramilitary People s Defense Forces 15,000 85, ,000 Border Guard 2,500 2,500 Updated on 30/12/2009 5

6 Ground Forces Formations Divisions Independent brigades/groups Armored 1 Mechanized/ 7 24 Infantry Airborne 1 Artillery 3 Reconnaissance 1 Engineering 1 Total Tanks MBTs Medium and low quality Type M60 A T-55 variants ~250 ~ Including T-54/ T- 55/Type 59/ Type 72Z Type Total APCs/AFVs APCs al-walid M BTR BTR BTR-80A Rakash Boragh (WZ-501) Fahd 1989 M-3 (Panhard) 1983 OT OT Subtotal ~480 ~390 Updated on 30/12/2009 6

7 IFVs V-150 Commando BMP WZ551 (Type 92) AMX-VCI + + Subtotal Reconnaissance BRDM Saladin AML Subtotal Light Armored Vehicles BV Ferret Subtotal Total Artillery Self-propelled guns and howitzers 155mm Mk F-3 (AMX) mm 2S Subtotal Towed guns and howitzers 155mm M mm Type 59 /M mm D mm M Subtotal Mortars, under 160mm 120mm MRLs 122mm BM mm Saqr mm type mm Type Updated on 30/12/2009 7

8 Subtotal Artillery Rockets 333mm Shaheen mm WS Total Anti-Tank Missiles Model Launchers Missiles Since Notes BGM-71C improved TOW + + Not all serviceable AT-3 (Sagger) + + Air Force Order-of-Battle Category Quantity In service Notes Combat Transport Helicopters Combat Aircraft Interceptors MiG MiG Subtotal Multi-role F-5E/F /1982 Ground Attack MiG-23BN Su Subtotal Obsolete A-5C F-6 Shenyang/J MiG ~ (Fishbed)/F-7 Subtotal Total Updated on 30/12/2009 8

9 Transport Aircraft An-24 (Coke)/An C-130H Hercules DHC-5D Buffalo Fokker F Mystère-Falcon Mystère-Falcon An An Y-8 (An-12) Total Training and Liaison Aircraft Jet trainers K-8 Karakorum Also used for ground attack BAC-145 Jet Provost BAC Strikemaster Total Helicopters Attack Mi Medium transport Mi-8/17 (Hip) SA-330/IAR Puma Subtotal Light transport MBB BO Some serving with police Total Updated on 30/12/2009 9

10 Miscellaneous Aircraft UAVs Ababil Advanced Armament Air-to-air missiles AA-2 (Atoll), AA-11 (R-73), AA-12 (R-77), PL-2, PL-7 Air Force Infrastructure Military airfields : 13 Atbara, al-fasher, al-geneina, Juba, Khartoum, Malakal, Merowe, al-obeid, Port Sudan, Port Sudan (new), Wad Medani, Wadi Sayidina, Wau Air Defense Forces Surface-to-Air Missiles Model Batteries Launchers Since Notes Heavy missiles SA-2 (Guideline) Shoulder-launched missiles FN SA-7 (Grail) MIM-43A Redeye Total 275 Other Air Defense Systems Short-range guns 57mm mm mm M mm ZU 23x mm M-3 VDA mm M163A-1 Vulcan SP mm M167 Vulcan Total ~260 ~230 Updated on 30/12/

11 Navy Patrol Craft Type Quantity Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) Notes/armament Ashoora I class 7 8.1/3 Sewart class /9.1 1x12.7mm MG Kurmuk (Yugoslav /19.5 1x20mm gun type 15) Total 15 Landing Craft Type Quantity Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) Notes/armament Type II LCVP 5 Delivered from Yugoslavia Auxiliary Vessels Type Quantity Length (m.) / Notes / armament displacement (t.) Yugoslav supply ships /410 1x20mm gun 2x12.7mm MG Baraka 21 1 Rotork craft Total 4 Naval Infrastructure Naval bases : 3 Port Sudan, Flamingo Bay, Khartoum Updated on 30/12/

12 Major Non-Governmental Paramilitary Forces Personnel National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Sudan People s Liberation Army (SPLA) South Sudan Independence Movement (SSIM) Sudan Alliance Forces Beja Congress Forces New Sudan Brigade Regular Reserves Total Notes A coordinating organization of all active opposition organizations 30, , ,000 The main nongovernmental military organization active in southern Sudan 10,000 10,000 Also known as SPLA United; Signed a truce with the government in ,000-1,000- Active in eastern 2,000 2,000 Sudan Active in eastern Sudan 2,000 2,000 Recent activity unknown Equipment Organization Category System Notes SPLA Tanks T-54/55 T-72 Artillery guns 122mm guns Mortars 120mm 60mm MRLs BM-21 Air Defense SA-7 SAM ZPU-4x14.5mm AD guns SU-23x2 AD guns Updated on 30/12/