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Sudanese Air Force | |
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![]() Sudanese Air Force roundel | |
Founded | 1956 |
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Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 13,000 personnel |
Part of | Sudanese Armed Forces |
Equipment | 165 aircraft[1] |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Commander of the Air Force | General Salah Abdelkhaleg Saeed |
Insignia | |
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Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Su-24, Su-25, Nanchang Q-5 |
Fighter | MiG-29,J-10, 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 |
The Sudanese Air Force (Arabic: القوّات الجوّيّة السودانيّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Sudanese Armed Forces.[2] It was established in 1956 following Sudan's independence earlier that year, and first saw action in the First Sudanese Civil War.
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