Military Industry Corporation
The Military Industry Corporation is the state-run defense corporation of Sudan. It is responsible for the production of a wide range of defence equipment, such as munitions, firearms, artillery etc.
History
The MIC was established by national decree in 1993 under the Ministry of Defence and consolidate the existing defense establishment and manufacturing plants.MIC has made efforts to push more sales in Africa since 2013 when MIC’s director of external relations, Ali Othman Mahmoud said that local production is being encouraged to meet the needs of the Sudanese military and export any surplus materials abroad.
Organisation
The MIC is grouped into the following major complexes covering different areas:- Alshagara Industrial Complex
- Yarmouk Industrial Complex
- Elshaheed Ibrahim Shamseldeen Complex for Heavy Industries
- Alzargaa Engineering Complex
- Safat Aviation Complex
Productions
The MIC have advertised a wide range of products that appears to be versions of equipment originally supplied to Sudan or licensed by China, Russia and Iran. Armored vehicles are repaired and produced at the Elshaheed Ibrahim Shams el Deen Complex in Khartoum.Small arms
Pistols
Assault rifles
Sub-machine guns
Machine-guns
Grenade launcher
- Ahmad/Abba
- A grenade launcher based on the QLZ-87 as Abba or Ahmad.
Light antitank weapons
Heavy antitank weapons
MANPADS
Armoured vehicles
Jeeps
MBT
- Digna MBT
- Al Basheer MBT (Type 85M-II)
- Al Zubair 1 MBT
- Al Zubair 2 MBT
- SarSar-1
- SarSar-2
- Tamal
- Nimr LRPV:
Howitzer
IFV
- Shareef 1 IFV
- Shareef 2 IFV
- Shareef 3 IFV
- Amir IFV
- Amir 2 IFV
- Khatim 1 IFV
- Khatim 2
- Khatim 4
Artillery
Others
- Ateed