Al Burhan signs $1.5 Billion Defense Contract with Pakistan

The Pakistani website (ProPakistani) revealed that the Sudanese Military Industry Corporation signed a major arms deal with Pakistan with an estimated worth exceeding ($1.5 billion), following a high-level Sudanese military delegation’s visit to Islamabad.

The delegation was headed by Lt. Gen. Pilot, Al-Tahir Mohammed Al-Awad Al-Amin, Commander of the Sudanese Air Force, and was accompanied by the Commander of the Sudanese Air Defense in addition to officials from the Sudanese Military Industry Corporation. During the visit, the delegation met with the Pakistani Minister of Defense, the Chief of the Pakistani Air Force, as well as a number of senior military officials.

According to the website, the contract includes:

• 10 K-8 Karakorum trainer/light attack aircraft

• 20 Shahpar-2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

• 150 YIHA-III UAVs

• 50 MR-10K UAVs

• 50 Ababeel-5 UAVs

• Engines for MiG-21 fighter jets

• 150 ASV Mohafiz armored vehicles

• Air defense systems of types HQ-9 and HQ-6

The report indicated that the contract is likely to be financed by a third country, given that the aforementioned contract only serves as further evidence that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) remain committed to a military solution to the ongoing conflict and has no intention of engaging in negotiations.