Private company

Military Industry Corporation

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Defense corporation of Sudan

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.2 It is headquartered in Khartoum.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 17, 1959Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • HeadquartersKhartoum1
  • Websitewww.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 defence equipment, such as munitions, firearms, artillery etc.2

The story

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Military Industry Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • ammunition

Listed on Wikidata.1

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.

Pistols

Marra

A CZ-75 clone built with Chinese machinery, originally designed and built in the Czech Republic.

Lado (CZ-75 Compact)

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

Assault rifles

Dinar G3

Local licensed copy of the G3 rifle designed in Germany, it is assembled with Iranian machine tools.

Maz (MAZ)

Chinese AKM. Built with Chinese machinery. It is marketed as a submachine gun.

Terab

Chinese AR-15 clone, built with machinery bought from China. It was marked as being chambered in 7.62 NATO ammo. The correction was made that MIC documentation mentions that it chambers 5.56 NATO ammo in recent years.

Sinan

Based on the QBZ-97/Type 97, it is chambered in 5.56 NATO ammo and seemingly made from Chinese components shipped to Khartoum.

Sub-machine guns

Tihraga

Designed in Germany, it is made from Iranian machinery.

Machine-guns

Mokhtar

A Type 80 machine gun built from machinery bought in China.

Khawad

A Type 85 heavy machine gun built from machinery bought in China.

Karar

A MG3 machine gun designed in Germany, also built from machinery bought in Iran.

Grenade launcher

Ahmad/Abba

A grenade launcher based on the QLZ-87 as Abba or Ahmad.

Light antitank weapons

Sinar

A widely used antitank weapon, manufactured under from Bulgaria's ATGL-type RPGs, although the pistol grips were based on Iranian-made RPGs. A variant of it, the Sinar RPG-7V, is based on Iranian commando-type RPGs.

Heavy antitank weapons

Sarib

A licensed version of the HJ-8.

MANPADS

Nayzak

Made from the FN-6.

Jeeps

Karaba VTG01

Licensed version of the Safir.

MBT

Digna MBT

Unlicensed copy from Russia/China.

Al Basheer MBT (Type 85M-II)

Unlicensed copy from China.

Al Zubair 1 MBT

Unlicensed copy from Iran.

Al Zubair 2 MBT

Unlicensed copy from China, similar to Type 59D.

SarSar-1

SarSar-2

An armoured reconnaissance vehicle based on a South Korean KIA truck chassis made under licence.

Tamal

A technical based on the Ruiqi pickup trucks made under Zhengzhou Nissan.

Nimr LRPV:

An armoured patrol vehicle based on a Dongfeng-made vehicle.

Howitzer

Abu Fatma SPG

Unlicensed copy from Bulgaria or Iran.

IFV

Shareef 1 IFV

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the BTR-80A IFV.

Shareef 2 IFV

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in China; derived from the WZ551 IFV.

Shareef 3 IFV

An upgrade to the BTR-70 by changing original two ZMZ-4905 engines with a more fuel-efficient KAMAZ-7403 V8 water-cooled diesel developing 260hp at 2,600 rpm with the installation of a BMP-1 IFV turret.

Amir IFV

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Iran; derived from the Rakhsh IFV.

Amir 2 IFV

Clone of the BRDM-2. Its engine is changed from a GAZ-41 V8 petrol engine developing 140 hp to an Isuzu 6HH-1 6-cylinder diesel developing 210 hp.

Khatim 1 IFV

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Iran, derived from the Boragh IFV.

Khatim 2

Variant of Khatim 1, houses a mortar.

Khatim 4

Variant of Khatim 1. It debuted at the IDEX 2017 convention.

Artillery

Nijoumi

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the BS-3.

Khalifa

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the D-30M. It's mounted on a Kamaz truck.

Mahdi

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the M-30.

Aboud

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the M-37M.

Saba

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in Russia; derived from the SPG-9.

Taka

Unlicensed copy, originally produced in China; derived from the Chinese MLRS Type 63. It's mounted on a South Korean KIA-made truck.

Others

Ateed

An indigenous RCWS system, it debuted at the IDEX 2015 convention. It's licensed from the Iranian ARIO-H762 RCWS made by Rayan Roshd Afzar.

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Timeline

  1. Nov 17, 1959Founded Founded1