Sudanese Armed Forces

Sudanese Armed Forces
القوات المسلحة السودانية
Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces
Founded	1956 (1925 as Sudan Defence Force)
Service branches	Sudanese Army  Sudanese Navy  Sudanese Air Force Republican Guard
Headquarters	Khartoum
Leadership
Supreme Commander	Transitional Sovereignty Council
Commander-in-Chief	General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan[1]
Minister of Defence	Yassin Ibrahim Yassin
Chief of Staff	Muhammad Othman al-Hussein
Personnel
Military age	18
Active personnel	109,300, with paramilitary forces of an estimated 17,500 (2007)[2] 40,000 Rapid Support Forces in the Yemeni Civil War (2016–2017)
Reserve personnel	85,000
Expenditure
Budget	$2.47 Billion (2017 est.)
Percent of GDP	1.0% (2017 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Military Industry Corporation
Foreign suppliers	Belarus  China  Cuba  Czech Republic  Iran[3]  North Korea[source?]  Poland  Russia  Turkey  Ukraine  Venezuela  Vietnam
Related articles
History	Military history of Sudan First Sudanese Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War Arab Deterrent Force Iran–Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Battle of Malakal Invasion of Anjouan Sudan–SPLM-N War Heglig Crisis Intervention in Yemen 2019 Sudanese coup d'état Al-Fashaga conflict 2021 Sudanese coup d'état War in Sudan (2023)
Ranks	Military ranks of Sudan

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha as-Sudaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. It was established in 1925, and units of the forces participated in World War II.^[4] It has a combat doctrine based on defending the homeland, preserving its sovereignty and national unity, and a strict military discipline system. It carries out civilian tasks, namely providing aid during natural disasters and maintaining security in the event of turbulent security situations. The minimum age for military service is 18 years. It has fought battles for more than 50 years in the First and Second Sudanese civil war in South Sudan from August 1955 until 2005, which ended with the signing of the Naivasha Peace Agreement.

1. ↑ Hoffmann, Anette (November 2021). "Military coup betrays Sudan's revolution: Scenarios to regain the path towards full civilian rule" (PDF). Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. Retrieved 22 March 2023. commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chair of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Lt. General Abdul-Fattah al-Burhan
2. ↑ IISS 2007, p. 293. sfn error: no target: CITEREFIISS2007 (help)
3. ↑ "Iran-Sudan rapprochement threatens to deepen deadly civil war". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
4. ↑ "The Sudan Defence Force". The Melik Society.