Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Operate Chinese Drones from Darfur

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Operate Chinese Drones from Darfur

 Source: Reuters published on 26 February 2025 an article titled “Sudan’s RSF Operating Drones from Darfur Base, Pictures Show” by Reade Levinson, Khalid Abdelaziz, and Nafisa Eltahir.

Satellite images show 3 drones at an airfield in South Darfur controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.  They have been identified as CH-95s manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.  They are capable of surveillance and strikes at a distance of up to 200 kilometers