Military Industry Corporation
| Military Industry Corporation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 17th November 1959 |
| Seat |
Khartoum , Sudan
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| Branch | Arms company |
| Website | www.mic.sd |
The Military Industry Corporation is the state armaments company of Sudan . It is located in Khartoum and supplies the Sudanese army with weapons, but has also been increasingly active in the arms export business in recent years.
background
Military Industry Corporation has become one of the largest armaments groups in Africa in recent years. In addition to supplying the Sudanese army , Sudan is increasingly exporting arms and has become one of the “world's most dynamic arms markets”. Especially in the field of infantry weapons there has been an increasing development in recent years. MIC is subordinate to the Sudanese secret service and is 35% Iranian owned. Partnerships exist with Iranian and Chinese manufacturers.
criticism
Sudan is repeatedly accused of supplying terrorist organizations, Islamist militias and parties to the civil war.
- In the civil war in Syria , Sudan is to appear to all parties as an arms supplier.
- Sudan reportedly supplied anti-tank missiles and HongYing-6 anti-aircraft missiles to the Free Syrian Army ( paid for by Qatar ) .
- Various weapon systems are also said to have been delivered to the crisis areas in Somalia , Chad , Kenya , Guinea , Mali and the Ivory Coast .
- Saudi Arabia accuses Sudan of supplying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen .
- The government of Chad accuses Sudan of supplying arms to insurgents of the United Front for Change during the civil war in Chad between 2005 and 2010 .
- The current Libyan government accuses the Sudanese government of equipping Islamist militias in Libya .
- Uganda's government accuses the Sudanese government of supplying weapons to Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army .
- Since Sudan supplies Hamas with weapons and rockets, the MIC factories have also been the target of air strikes by Israel in recent years . In particular, the Yarmouk Industrial Complex with its rocket factory was the target.
history
Alshagara Industrial Complex (AIC)
In 1959 the AIC was inaugurated, which still produces ammunition for handguns today. Mortars and bombs are also manufactured there. In 1994 MIC was placed under the Ministry of Defense by decree. Since then the company has expanded enormously. Various new complexes were created.
Yarmouk Industrial Complex (YIC)
The YIC has been producing dual-use goods for the transport and mechanical engineering industries since 1996 . There is a rocket factory, a heavy artillery factory, a medium and heavy ammunition factory, a light artillery ammunition factory and a machine gun factory.
Saria Industrial Complex
Shoes and uniforms have been manufactured there since 1997.
Elshaheed Ibrahim Shamseldeen Complex
This complex has been producing tanks, self-propelled guns and armored vehicles / armored personnel carriers since 2002. Together with the South African company Denel , MIC is one of the two African tank manufacturers.
Alzargaa Engineering Complex
The AEC has been supplying electronic products and equipment for the Sudanese army and foreign customers since 2004 (including target acquisition lasers and fire control systems ).
Modern infantry equipment is included in the package
- Night vision device ,
- Thermal imaging camera ,
- Type 95 assault rifle with integrated grenade launcher,
- GPS receiver ,
- bullet-proof vest and helmet, as well as with
- Helmet camera and communication systems
delivered and based on the Future Soldier program of NATO .
Safat Aviation Complex (SAC)
The SAC has been supplying spare parts for the Sudanese Air Force since 2005. In 2011 the production of own aircraft (based on Piper Super Cub and UTVA 75 ) and helicopters (based on AK 1-3 ) began. Aircraft and helicopters such as the Mil Mi-24 , Mil Mi-8 and Nanchang Q-5 will also be serviced in-house in the near future . The self-developed glide bomb BK-3 Burkan was first presented at the IDEX2017 military fair. There is a partnership between the Novosibirsk aircraft factory and the SAC.
Weapon systems produced
All weapon systems are copies of foreign origin.
Infantry weapons
- "Marra" pistol (CZ 75)
- Assault rifle "MAZ" (Chinese copy AK-47)
- "Terab" assault rifle (M 16)
- Assault rifle "Dinar" (G 3)
- Type 95 assault rifle
- "Tihraga" submachine gun (MP 5)
- Machine gun "Karar" (MG 3)
- Machine gun "Mokhtar" (MG PK)
- Machine gun "Khawad"
- "Sinnar" anti-tank rifle (RPG 7)
Grenade launcher
Guns
- "Khalifa" 122 mm (D-30)
- "Mahdi" 122 mm (M-30)
- 100 mm cannon "Nijoumi" (T-12)
- M40 recoilless gun
- 73 mm "Soba" (SPG-9)
MIC also supplies the right ammunition for all weapon systems produced, and fire control systems for guns.
Missile systems and drones
- HJ-8 "SARIB" anti-tank missiles (Chinese version of MILAN )
- Dongfeng Motor Corporation vehicles with FN-6 anti-aircraft missiles
- HongYing-6 anti-aircraft missiles
- Ababil drones
Rocket launcher
vehicles
- Technicals with "Taka" rocket launchers.
- “Karaba” off-road vehicles that are delivered with the Taka rocket launcher , 73 mm gun or 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun mounted .
Self-propelled guns, armored personnel carriers and battle tanks
- Main battle tank Type 96 "Al-BASHIR"
- Main battle tank Type 59 "AL ZUBAIR 2" (upgrade "Type 59D")
- "AL-ZUBAIR 1" battle tank
- Main battle tank T-55 "DIGNA"
- Reconnaissance tank BRDM-2 "AMIR-2"
- Self-propelled gun e2S1 “Abu Fatma” 122 mm
- “Khalifa” 122 mm D-30 on a KAMAZ self-propelled truck
- BMP-2 "Khatim-2"
- Boragh infantry fighting vehicle "Khatim"
- Type 92 armored personnel carrier "Shareef-2"
- BRT-80 armored personnel carrier "Shareef-1"
Individual evidence
- ^ Sudan to Become Africa's Largest Producer of Military Weapons Technology
- ↑ smallarmssurveysudan.org
- ↑ Sudan's military industry expanding ': Small Arms Survey ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Iran has a significant role in Sudan's arms industry
- ↑ Sudan appears as an aspiring arms supplier to all parties
- ↑ Arms shipments seen from Sudan to yyria rebels
- ↑ de.ria.ru
- ↑ Yemen-stands-on-a-knife-edge
- ↑ Sudan is supposed to deliver weapons to Libyan Islamists
- ↑ Ugandan army says Sudan is backing Joseph Kony's LRA
- ↑ Haaretz: Sudan declares support for Hamas, says does not fear 'Israeli aggression'. November 4, 2012, accessed February 25, 2015 .
- ^ Sudan declares support for Hamas
- ↑ smallarmssurveysudan.org
- ↑ Sudanese army has selected Chinese-made QBZ-97 assault rifle for its Kombo Future Soldier System
- ^ Safat Aviation-Debuts Dubai light airplane and helicopter
- ↑ Gliding in from Sudan - IDEX17D5
- ↑ quellebom.com ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ bits.de
- ↑ FB-6C mobile air defense system
- ↑ Sudan displays FB-6A air-defense system in exercise Janes December 2016 ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Karaba" tactical vehicle
- ↑ "Al-BASHIR Tank"
- ↑ "AL ZUBAIR 2 Tank"
- ^ Iran's military relationship with Sudan
- ↑ "Khalifa" howitzer
- ^ Shareef-2
