The composition of forces and branches after restructuring

Land Forces: The land forces form the backbone of the army, although their importance is diminishing in modern armies with integrated systems and advanced weapons. Land forces must be characterized by high mobility, enabling rapid deployment and response to any emergency threats. There is a need to develop transportation methods, logistics, and ground and air transport equipment for these forces. A separate paper will be dedicated to the training and armament of these forces.

Special Forces: In terms of the formation, structure, and strength of the Sudanese Special Forces, they are forces that have been recognized for their efficiency. In early 2016, they were upgraded from a battalion to a brigade (a brigade consists of 3 to 5 thousand personnel). They had training in the past with American and Egyptian forces. These forces recently participated in the "Shield of the Gulf" maneuvers in Saudi Arabia, and they are also part of the Sudanese forces present in Yemen. They also received advanced training in Jordan recently. Among their most famous historical operations is the hostage rescue operation in Jebel Boma (1983). However, they have not undertaken this type of operation recently. The operation to rescue the French hostage near Kuma in Darfur in 2017 was carried out by French special forces. So, the human capacity for special forces exists, and are they adequately trained? Due to the non-utilization of these forces, heavy losses were incurred in the operation to combat the terrorist cell in Gerba (2021). Although these forces are not considered among the best special forces globally or in Africa today, they remain capable of carrying out these types of missions, which are part of their mandate. We propose increasing the number of special forces to about 20,000 personnel and concentrating them in the training and logistics bases of the Sudanese army.

Air and Naval Forces: Modern air forces and air defense forces with high capabilities and potential must be developed, as well as medium and modern naval forces capable of monitoring and protecting the Sudanese coast, which extends for 850 km, and protecting the Red Sea as one of our national resources. It is essential to build new airports and ports and utilize some existing airports for military purposes.

Electronic Forces: These are important forces for confronting the requirements of modern warfare, hybrid warfare, and fourth-generation warfare. Their cadres must have high qualifications in their fields.

National Guard: A portion of the forces being reintegrated from various current military formations (excluding the army) should be directed to a new force named the National Guard. The National Guard is considered a military reserve force for the Sudanese army, consisting of regular military units concentrated in all the different states of Sudan. Members of the Sudanese National Guard are part of the reserve forces and are subject to dual control.