The force strength has been estimated at 109,300 personnel in 2011 (by IISS),^[9] 200,000 personnel before the current war in Sudan broke out in 2023 (by the CIA),^[10] and 300,000 personnel in 2024

Founded	1925; 100 years ago (as Sudan Defence Force)
Current form	1956; 69 years ago
Service branches	Sudanese Army  Sudanese Navy  Sudanese Air Force Republican Guard
Headquarters	Khartoum
Leadership
Supreme Commander	Transitional Sovereignty Council
Commander-in-Chief	General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan[1]
Minister of Defence	Yassin Ibrahim
Chief of Staff	Muhammad Othman al-Hussein
Personnel
Military age	18
Active personnel	300,000
Reserve personnel	200,000
Expenditure
Budget	$2.47 Billion (2017 est.)
Percent of GDP	1.0% (2017 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Military Industry Corporation
Foreign suppliers	China[2]  Czech Republic[3]  Iran[4][5]  North Korea[6]  Russia[7]  Turkey[8]
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History	Military history of Sudan South Sudanese wars of independence First Sudanese Civil War Arab Deterrent Force Iran–Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Battle of Malakal Invasion of Anjouan Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Heglig Crisis Intervention in Yemen 2019 Sudanese coup d’état Al-Fashaga conflict 2021 Sudanese coup d’état War in Sudan (2023)
Ranks	Military ranks of Sudan