Sudan relies on a variety of countries…
1972 CE to 1983 CE
Since independence the army has been trained and supplied by the British, but relations are cut off after the Arab-Israel Six-Day War in 1967.
At this time relations with the US and West Germany are also cut off.
From 1968 to 1971, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations sell large numbers of weapons and provide technical assistance and training to Sudan.
At this time the army grows from a strength of eighteen thousand to roughly fifty thousand men.
Large numbers of tanks, aircraft, and artillery are acquired at this time, and they will dominate the army until the late 1980s.
Relations cool between the two sides after the coup in 1971, and the Khartoum government seeks to diversify its suppliers.
Egypt is the most important military partner in the 1970s, providing missiles, personnel carriers, and other military hardware.
Western countries begin supplying Sudan again in the mid 1970s.
Groups
United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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CIA (Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S.A.)
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Germany, West (Federal Republic of Germany)
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Warsaw Pact (Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance)
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Sudan, Republic of The
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Egypt, Arab Republic of
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Topics
Commodities
Regions
The Near and Middle East
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