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Egyptian, Sudanese Naval Forces Carry Out Joint Training
2023-04-06 Read More...
The Egyptian and Sudanese Naval Forces’ elements carried out the joint naval training (SUD-EGY-T-1) in the field of maritime security and countering asymmetric threats, which took place over several days at the naval base of Port Sudan in the

Egypt, Sudan Air Forces Start ‘Nile Eagles-2’ Exercise
2021-04-02 Read More...
The Egyptian and Sudanese Air Forces are carrying out a number of intensive training activities, on Wednesday, as part of the joint Nile Eagles-2 training, according to a military spokesperson

Sudan Agrees to Host Russian Naval Base for at Least 25 Years
2020-12-10 Read More...
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its global reach, The Associated Press (AP)

Russia to Open Naval Facility in Sudan
2020-11-23 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved on November 16 the government’s plans to create a naval facility in Sudan to service the needs of the Russian navy in the region and as a logistics center. The Russian Defense Ministry signed the respective

Egypt-Sudan Agree to Develop Military Relations
2020-11-03 Read More...
Egypt and Sudan agreed on Sunday to strengthen areas of bilateral cooperation and develop military relations, local media

Sudan’s Defense Minister Dies of Heart Attack
2020-03-26 Read More...
Sudan’s minister of defense, Jamaleldin Omar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, where he was taking part in peace talks with rebel groups, the army

Russia, Sudan to Boost Defense Cooperation
2019-05-28 Read More...
Russia and Sudan are ready to continue boosting defense ties, TASS news agency quoted an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries published on Russia’s government website containing legal information on

Sudanese Air Force Receives Last Chinese FTC-2000 Jets
2018-05-21 Read More...
The Sudanese Air Force has taken delivery of its new Chinese-made FTC-2000 jets, the Sudanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 16

Sudan’s Defense Minister Receives American Chargé d’Affaires
2018-04-25 Read More...
Sudan’s Minister of Defense, Lt. General Awad Mohamed Ahmed bin Oaf, received in his office the American Chargé d’Affaires to Sudan, Steven Koutsis, in presence of the US Military Attaché, Sudan News Agency (SUNA)

Sudan Announces Changes in Army’s Leadership
2018-03-01 Read More...
The President of the Republic of Sudan and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir has issued a number of decisions according to which limited changes within Staff leadership have been effected and a

Sudan Holds Military Discussions with Russia and Qatar
2017-12-28 Read More...
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi (photo) held discussions with the visiting Qatari and Russian counterparts on

Sudan Receives First Batch of Su-35 Fighter Jets
2017-11-28 Read More...
Sudan has become the first Arab country to acquire the fourth generation Su-35 fighter jets from

Sudanese Chief of Joint Staff Visits UAE Memorial
2017-07-10 Read More...
Chief of the Joint Staff of Sudan, Lt. General Imad-Eddin Mustafa Adawi, visited Wahat Al Karama, a permanent tribute monument to UAE’s brave soldiers and other Emiratis who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the

Sudan's President Inaugurates Military Clothing Factory
2017-01-10 Read More...
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, and Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Isik, inaugurated Sunday the new phase of Sur clothing factory which is an owned

Sudan, Ethiopia Agree to Maintain Border Security
2016-03-10 Read More...
The Sudanese and Ethiopian Defense Ministers have expressed commitment to resolutions of the recommendations of the joint technical committee for safeguarding the sovereignty, security and stability of the common border areas.Speaking at a joint

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Reelected for 4th Term
2015-04-29 Read More...
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir extended his quarter-century in power with a landslide 94.5% victory in presidential elections, organizers announced on Monday.

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