Sudan • Tracing the mysterious combat drone supply chain in civil war

Serbia 🇷🇸 as an emerging "autonomous ecosystem" for the assembly, modification and remanufacturing of Chinese 🇨🇳 drones for the Sudan 🇸🇩 conflict via UAE 🇦🇪:

Africa Intelligence revealed a complex UCAV supply chain in Sudan 🇸🇩, after the analysis of the rest of a drone used by the RSF in December 2024. The drones used by the RSF, identified as CH-92/CH-95 🇨🇳 models, were not simply Chinese-made: they show clear signs of assembly, modification, or partial re-manufacturing inside Serbia 🇷🇸.

Serial numbers, hardpoint markings first seen at Serbia’s 🇷🇸 2023 Military Show, 2023-dated parts, and Czech 🇨🇿 Woodcomp propellers all indicate integration work outside China 🇨🇳.

Africa Intelligence reports that these UCAVs were assembled in Serbia 🇷🇸, then routed through the UAE 🇦🇪 before being moved via Libya 🇱🇾 or Kenya 🇰🇪 and delivered to the RSF through Nyala airport, Sudan 🇸🇩.

This chain suggests a covert network enabling advanced UCAVs that shifted the battlefield balance in El-Fasher and Babnousa, causing devastating strikes.