Fighting between the Sudanese Government forces and the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread throughout the country, creating additional waves of millions of refugees. At the same time, the effects of the civil war in the Republic of Sudan spilled over: there were two fighting in Libya; The Gulf states have smuggled large quantities of weapons and ammunition through Yemen to support their favorite factions – causing an escalation of the civil war.
At the beginning of the war, the government forces of the Republic of Sudan were taken by surprise by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces: the air force and armored troops suffered heavy losses. However, the Sudanese government had a reasonable tank industry and quickly replenished its losses – thanks to Chinese support before the civil war;
Established in 1993, the Sudanese Military Industrialization Collective Cooperation Authority has developed and invested over the years to include the Al Shaggara Industrial Park, which produces light weapons and ammunition; the Yarmouk industrial complex, which produces large-caliber shells, missiles, artillery and machine guns; Elshaheed Ibrahim Shams el Deen Complex for Heavy Industries, which produces armored vehicles, carries out maintenance and modernization of armored vehicles; Safat Aviation Complex;
It has the Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle played an important role in the war, so after the partition of North and South Sudan, it produced the body of the Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle based on the technology transfer of NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation), and in 2015, the Sudanese military industry completed the localization of the car body; It was also replaced with an 80-mm mortar based on the Type 86 hull, making it a self-propelled mortar. Through absorption technology, it also installed Chinese 107 mm Type 63 multiple rocket launchers on the Russian KAMAZ hull;
The Sudanese Military Industrial Coordination Agency has also completed the repair of the hull of the Type 85IIM tank: Sudan can repair the hull and turret of the 85IIM, and try to localize part of the fire control system. In addition to this, the Sultan continued to assemble the WZ551 6x6 wheeled armored vehicle on its own, the Sultan designation Shareef-2 DCA02;
Of course, the upgrading of Russian-made T-55 and Chinese Type 59 tanks is also its main business: there are more than 120 of them, and they are also the main tanks of the Republic of Sudan army. Sudanese military enterprises hope to replace Chinese high-horsepower engines, Sudanese-made fire control systems (estimated to be also transferred by China), new protective armor (?? etc., to increase their combat effectiveness, at least to counter the threat of neighboring Ethiopia, which at one time invaded the territory of the Republic of Sudan 10-15 km;
At present, the Government of the Republic of Sudan has more than 200 VT-2 main battle tanks, 62 59D main battle tanks, 110 T-72M1 main battle tanks, and 60 T-55 main battle tanks - most of their maintenance and spare parts are supplied by the Sudanese Military Industrialization Corporation.
Before the outbreak of the civil war, the Sudanese Military Industrialization Corporation wanted to take care of the maintenance of Chinese tanks in Africa: with the help of NORINCO, the group had built the most complete tank and armored vehicle repair facilities in Africa, and had the ability to produce ammunition and fuses for tanks of various calibers.
However, since the outbreak of the civil war, the Government of the Republic of Sudan has been hit by the Rapid Support Forces, the losses of tanks are not small, and the technical staff and production equipment are facing the threat of war, will the Sudanese Military Industrialization Company be able to gain access to the African market according to the established ideas?