Sudan signs $230m arms deal with Pakistan after earlier agreement suspended
Sudan’s Defense Industries System has signed a new $230 million defense agreement with Pakistan, reviving a deal that was suspended
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) — Sudan’s Defense Industries System has signed a new $230 million defense agreement with Pakistan, reviving a deal that was suspended earlier this year due to political and technical hurdles, officials confirmed.
The Sudanese delegation, led by General Mirghani Idris, director of the Defense Industries System, who remains under U.S. and European sanctions, traveled to Islamabad to finalize the contract.
The group included several senior military figures, among them Lt. Gen. Magdi Ibrahim, deputy chief of staff; Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Sabir, head of military intelligence; Brig. Gen. Al-Mu’tasim Abdullah Al-Haj, deputy director-general for product and defense services development; and Col. Eng. Abd Al-Aleem Al-Tayeb Al-Awad, CEO of Safat Aviation Group.
Sudan’s delegation met with Pakistan’s federal minister for defense production, Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj, to sign the revised agreement, which includes the supply of 30 K-8 trainer and light attack aircraft, 40 Shahpar-2 drones, 200 MR-10 drones and 230 ASV Mohafiz-IV armored vehicles.
Officials said the deal was restructured after China declined to export HQ-9 and HQ-16 air defense systems, citing restrictions on supplying such equipment to sanctioned states. Plans to include MiG-21 engines and navigation systems were also dropped after third-party suppliers refused to participate.
Deliveries of aircraft and armored vehicles will take place through Port Sudan, while drones will be shipped to Wadi Sayyidna Air Base under an agreed timetable.
Analysts say the renewed agreement highlights Khartoum’s determination to sustain its defense partnerships despite international sanctions, and reflects both countries’ efforts to adapt to shifting supply chains and geopolitical limits.
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