As the Sudanese Armed Forces continue to conduct aerial operations using foreign-made drones, their military partnership with Türkiye is expanding into the maritime domain through specialised military visits to Port Sudan's naval base and inspections of maintenance facilities and shipbuilding infrastructure. This trajectory places Sudan's coastline within Ankara's strategic calculations in the Red Sea.
The military relationship between Ankara and the Port Sudan authorities is no longer confined to arms deals and the supply of drones. Turkish cooperation has contributed to strengthening the offensive capabilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allied Islamist militias by providing advanced combat systems and technical support for their operation, at a time when mounting evidence points to the use of these weapons in strikes that have hit markets, civilian infrastructure and densely populated areas.
As the Sudanese Armed Forces continue to conduct aerial operations using foreign-made drones, their military partnership with Türkiye is expanding into the maritime domain through specialised military visits to Port Sudan's naval base and inspections of maintenance facilities and shipbuilding infrastructure. This trajectory places Sudan's coastline within Ankara's strategic calculations in the Red Sea.
Turkish Drones in the Service of Offensive Operations
The Sudanese army's relationship with Türkiye's arms industry is underpinned by documented deals, details of which were revealed by The Washington Post in an investigation published in…
