Ministry of Defence - Sudan

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Sudan Armed Forced spending

According to Research and Markets, a think-tank, spending on the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) stood at US$3.308bn in 2010 and is expected to rise to US$3.923bn in 2011, amounting to 22.2% of GDP.

The Sudanese air force consists of 61 combat capable aircraft, as well as Russian-built Divina 2 anti-aircraft missiles, according to the 2012 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ The Military Balance”.

Sudan and Libya discuss joint military cooperation
Wednesday 30 May 2012
May 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s defense minister, and chief of staff of the Libyan Air Force last Monday discussed military cooperation between the two countries but few information was available about the meeting. The official (...)
Sudan, Chad and Libya establish joint patrols to control common border
Friday 9 March 2012
March 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s Defense minister, Abdel Rahim Hussein said Wednesday that a tripartite force composed of Chad, Libya and Sudan will be formed soon to monitor their common borders. Sudan and Chad established a joint (...)
Sudan to increase military budget next year - parliament
Monday 5 November 2012
November 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament revealed on Sunday that the country’s military budget will be increased next year to strengthen the army’s defense capabilities as criticism grows over the failure to respond to an (...)
Sudan upgrading airbase in North Kordofan
Tuesday 3 January 2012
January 2, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein inspected an airbase in North Kordofan and pledged to upgrade its capabilities and prepare it for a more advanced role. Hussein toured the (...)
Ethiopia-Sudan security cooperation successful, officials
Thursday 4 October 2012
October 3, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian and Sudanese military officials said that the ongoing joint security cooperation efforts being exerted by the two neighbors to ensure common peace and security were successful. Sudan’s Defence (...)
Sudan defense minister under pressure to resign over Heglig’s takeover
Sunday 15 April 2012
April 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese national assembly, that is dominated by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), will soon summon defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein to probe him on circumstances surrounding the fall (...)
Sudan opposition figure expects government to cut fuel subsidies further
Monday 12 November 2012
November 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of Sudan’s mainstream opposition coalition National Consensus Forces (NCF), Farouq Abu Issa, has said that the government will likely find itself with no option but to implement recommendations (...)
JEM rebels deny launching attack from South Sudan
Sunday 22 July 2012
July 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) vigorously denied launching a ground attack on South Darfur state from South Sudan, pointing out that such "false accusations" aim to cover up fresh air strikes (...)
Amum says Sudanese delegation escaped signing new deal
Friday 6 April 2012
April 5, 2012 (JUBA) — South Sudan’s chief negotiator with Sudan on post-independence issues on Thursday accused Khartoum of showing a clear lack of interest in reaching a lasting solution over number of contentious issues which the two (...)
Sudan defense minister blames Juba for failure in reaching security deal
Thursday 15 November 2012
November 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein blasted South Sudan government claiming that the latter caused the breakdown of the security talks in Juba this month. Sudan’s Defence Minister (...)

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