{"id":187052,"date":"2013-08-27T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/new-bomber-in-sudan-s-air-arsenal-ssp\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T22:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T22:34:00","slug":"new-bomber-in-sudan-s-air-arsenal-ssp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/new-bomber-in-sudan-s-air-arsenal-ssp","title":{"rendered":"\u2018New bomber in Sudan\u2019s air arsenal\u2019: SSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has released a report, illustrated by DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, that alleges that \u201cSudan has acquired at least three Su-24 &#8216;Fencer&#8217; supersonic precision bomber aircraft in recent months\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the report, the SSP \u2013 which constantly monitors Sudan for evidence of alleged atrocities \u2013 points out that \u201cthe operational range of the Fencer is a little more than 600km, which would allow targeted air strikes from their current position at Wadi Seidna military air base into parts of Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs early as March 2013, one Su-24 bomber was parked in the engine testing apron in the operational area of Wadi Seidna, located 25 km northwest of Khartoum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the satellite images, the SSP claims: \u201cThe appearance of one of the Su-24s on the runway with wings unswept suggests impending flight. Based on historic observations of Sudanese air force operations, DigitalGlobe Analytics concludes that initial technical checks and pilot proficiency training are probably underway. To date, three Su-24 aircraft have been observed at Wadi Seidna, most recently on August 24, 2013\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The report concludes that SSP and DigitalGlobe will monitor air bases in the south for future deployments of this aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><em>Satellite image of several aircraft, allegedly including an SU-24 Fencer, at Wadi Seidna air base on 18 March 2013. (DigitalGlobe)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satsentinel.org\/oldsite\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/Sudan-Adds-Precision-Bomber-to-Arsenal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the entire report<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has released a report, illustrated by DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, that alleges that \u201cSudan has acquired at least three Su-24 &#8216;Fencer&#8217; supersonic precision bomber aircraft in recent months\u201d. In the report, the SSP \u2013 which constantly monitors Sudan for evidence of alleged atrocities \u2013 points out that \u201cthe operational range of the Fencer is a little more than 600km, which would allow targeted air strikes from their current position at Wadi Seidna military air base into parts of Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile states. \u201cAs early as March 2013, one Su-24 bomber was parked in the engine testing apron in the operational area of Wadi Seidna, located 25 km northwest of Khartoum.\u201d Commenting on the satellite images, the SSP claims: \u201cThe appearance of one of the Su-24s on the runway with wings unswept suggests impending flight. Based on historic observations of Sudanese air force operations, DigitalGlobe Analytics concludes that initial technical checks and pilot proficiency training are probably underway. To date, three Su-24 aircraft have been observed at Wadi Seidna, most recently on August 24, 2013\u201d. The report concludes that SSP and DigitalGlobe will monitor air bases in the south for future deployments of this aircraft. Satellite image of several aircraft, allegedly including an SU-24 Fencer, at Wadi Seidna air base on 18 March 2013. (DigitalGlobe) Read the entire report (PDF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018New bomber in Sudan\u2019s air arsenal\u2019: SSP - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/new-bomber-in-sudan-s-air-arsenal-ssp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018New bomber in Sudan\u2019s air arsenal\u2019: SSP - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has released a report, illustrated by DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, that alleges that \u201cSudan has acquired at least three Su-24 &#039;Fencer&#039; supersonic precision bomber aircraft in recent months\u201d. 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