Military Industry Corporation

Military Industry Corporation
Native name
 هيئة التصنيع الحربي
State-owned company
Industry Defence
Founded 1993 (1993)[1]
Headquarters Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Area served
 Africa
Key people
 Omar Hassan Al-Bashir (President)
Products munitions, firearms, artillery, combat vehicle, naval vessels, civil and military aerospace, electro-optical devices, telecommunications
Subsidiaries Alshagara Industrial Complex
Yarmouk Industrial Complex
Elshaheed Ibrahim Shamseldeen Complex for Heavy Industries
Alzargaa Engineering Complex
Safat Aviation Complex
Website www.mic.sd

The Military Industry Corporation is the state-run defense corporation of Sudan. It is responsible for the production of a wide range of defense 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.

Organization

The MIC is grouped into the following major complexes covering different areas:

Established in 1959, it was absorbed into MIC during it formation. AIC is responsible for manufacturing a wide range of small arms ammunition.
Established in 1994 and inaugurated in 1996, YIC appears to be responsible for the processing and manufacturing of dual use products that cover the construction, transport and manufacturing industries.
Established in 2002, the complex is responsible for the manufacturing and maintenance of armored vehicles as well as industrial heavy vehicles.
Established in 1999 and inaugurated in 2004, the Alzargaa Engineering Complex is responsible for various electronics and electro-optic equipment for the Sudan military. It is also involved in the Sudanese telecommunications market through Sudatel.
Established in 2005, SAC is responsible for supporting the Sudanese Air Force in the maintenance of its military aviation capabilities.

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.[2]

Small arms

Pistols

A clone built from Chinese machinery, originally designed and built in Czech Republic.
A clone built from Chinese machinery; in .32 ACP caliber, originally designed and built in Czech Republic.

These pistols might be manufactured with machinery supplied by Norinco, which produces CZ-75 clones for the civilian export markets

Assault rifles

Designed in Germany, it lay out from Iranian machinery.
Built from machinery bought in China.
Built from machinery bought in China.

Sub-machine guns

Designed in Germany, it lay out from Iranian machinery.

Machine-guns

A Type 80 machine gun built from machinery bought in China.[3]
A Type 85 heavy machine gun built from machinery bought in China.[4]
A MG3 machine gun designed in Germany, also built from machinery bought in Iran.[5]

Light antitank weapons

A widely used antitank weapon, manufactured under license from Russia, Iran or China, in the MIC complex.

Armored vehicles

MBT

Unlicensed copy from Russia/China.
Unlicensed copy from China.
Unlicensed copy from Iran.
Unlicensed copy from China, similar to Type 59D.

Howitzer

Unlicensed copy from Russia.

IFV

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the BTR-80A IFV.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in China; derived from the WZ551 IFV.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Iran; derived from the Rakhsh IFV.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Iran, derived from the Boragh IFV.

Artillery

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the BS-3.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the D-30M.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the M-30.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the M-37M.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the SPG-9.
Unlicensed copy, originally produced in China; derived from the Chinese MLRS Type 63.

References

  1. ↑ "About Us - Mulitary Industry Corporation". Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Military Industry Corporation (MIC) Products". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Mokhtar 7.62x54 mm Machine Gun : ADY01" (JPG). Mic.sd. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Khawad 12.7 mm Anti-Aircraft : ADY02" (JPG). Mic.sd. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ↑ McNab, C. (2012). MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns. Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781782003090. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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