The Sudanese Army is Building Tunnels inside several Military Bases to protect Strategic Weapons & Drones..

Armed drones have helped the Sudanese army shift the momentum in its conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), halting the RSF’s advance and enabling the recapture of the capital and other cities, the sources added..

Sudan has reportedly obtained drones from several countries, including Iran and Russia. In an October 2024 interview with Sudan Tribune, former U.S. envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, expressed concern over continued contacts between Iran and Russia and the warring parties, The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the army recently received advanced air defence systems, monitoring equipment and radars specifically “to counter RSF drones”.

Separately, advanced drones, suspected by experts to be Chinese-made, have recently attacked targets in multiple Sudanese cities, causing significant infrastructure damage, The Sudanese army lacked advanced air defence capabilities before the current conflict but received shipments from an unspecified “friendly country” after the war began, the sources confirmed.

Flight tracking data reviewed by aviation analysts showed multiple cargo flights landing at Port Sudan airport between December 2023 and March 2024. This included six flights by a Boeing 747-200 cargo plane operated by Iran’s Qeshm Fars Air in December 2023 and January 2024, linking Tehran to the army-controlled eastern city.

The newly built tunnels are intended to protect the army’s strategic weapons for decades, the sources said, Beyond protection, the tunnels facilitate systematic weapons storage and enhance security, addressing vulnerabilities exposed when the army lost numerous depots after war erupted on April 15, 2023, the sources indicated. Early in the conflict, the RSF captured several army depots and facilities, including the large Yarmouk military-industrial complex in Khartoum.

In recent months, the Sudanese Air Force has used newly acquired drones for intense attacks on RSF positions, including strikes targeting the state broadcaster’s headquarters in Omdurman and hitting RSF forces in Sinnar, Khartoum, and Gezira state, Military analysts express concern that the widespread use of drones by both sides risks prolonging the conflict and potentially spreading it to new areas of the country.