How Sudan Became a Laboratory for Drone Warfare, Thanks to Abu Dhabi

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Sudan’s ongoing war has made the country a testing ground for expanding drone warfare, with the article attributing a role to Abu Dhabi. The account describes the author’s return to war-damaged Khartoum after commercial flights resumed, while warning that drone attacks threaten civilian recovery and returns.

In June 2026, I visited Khartoum, my hometown, for the first time since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. I left the city to seek safety with my family after the war spread into civilian neighborhoods. I never imagined I would return to the same city. I was very excited but also traumatized by the destruction I saw as the plane landed at Khartoum International Airport. The airport was busy, with many Sudanese returning after commercial flights resumed in May 2026. But the growing drone warfare that is spreading over Sudan threatens the return of hopeful Sudanese The post How Sudan Became a Laboratory for Drone Warfare, Thanks to Abu Dhabi appeared first on War on the Rocks.