Aerial warfare branch of the Sudanese armed forces
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Sudanese Air Force
القوّات الجوّيّة السودانيّة
Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya
Sudanese Air Force roundel
Founded
1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Country
Sudan
Type
Air force
Role
Aerial warfare
Size
13,000 personnel
Part of
Sudanese Armed Forces
Equipment
166 aircraft[1]
Engagements
First Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
Darfur War
2015 intervention in Yemen
War in Sudan (2023-present)
Commanders
Air Force Commander
Essam al-Din Saeed
Insignia
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack
Su-24, Su-25, Nanchang Q-5
Fighter
MiG-29, MiG-23, MiG-21, Chengdu J-7, Shenyang J-6
Helicopter
Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Bell 205, Bell 212
Attack helicopter
Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35
Trainer
Hongdu JL-8, Guizhou JL-9
Transport
Il-76, An-12, An-26, An-30, An-32, C-130, DHC-5
Military unit
The Sudanese Air Force (Arabic: القوّات الجوّيّة السودانيّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya) is the air force operated by the Republic of the Sudan. As such it is part of the Sudanese Armed Forces.[2]
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