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Bomba guiada GB50A

Also known as
  • GB50A
  • GB 50A
  • GB-50A
  • Norinco GB50A

La Norinco GB50A es una bomba aérea guiada china de la clase de 50 kg documentada con operaciones de drones de las RSF en Sudán. Amnesty International dijo que los fragmentos recuperados tras un ataque del 9 de marzo de 2025 cerca de al-Malha, en Darfur del Norte, mostraban marcas de fabricación de 2024 y constituían el primer uso en combate documentado del tipo.

Bomba guiada GB50A, Bomba aérea guiada, Municiones
Image source: Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigation

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
China
Built by
Norinco
Type
Bomba aérea guiada
Service note
Documentada en uso activo en 2025
Produced
Al menos 2024

Specifications

Clase de masa
Clase de 50 kg
Guiado
Bomba aérea guiada; el modo específico de buscador o navegación no está confirmado públicamente en las fuentes citadas sobre la GB50A
Plataforma de lanzamiento
UAV chinos, incluidos Wing Loong II y aeronaves de la clase FeiHong-95/FH-95
Fabricante
Norinco Group / China North Industries Group Corporation Limited
Fabricación documentada
2024
UAV portadores

Amnesty dijo que la GB50A puede lanzarse desde drones chinos, incluidos UAV de las clases Wing Loong II y FeiHong-95, usados por las RSF en Sudán.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
FH-95 UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVsFH-95 UAVUAV de ataque

La investigación de Amnesty dijo que la GB50A puede lanzarse desde drones chinos, incluidos UAV de la clase FeiHong-95/FH-95, lo que conecta la bomba con la flota de drones de ataque de largo alcance de las RSF.

Sources: Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigation

Por qué importa el portador

La misma investigación vinculó la munición con un ataque con drones de las RSF en marzo de 2025 en Darfur del Norte, por lo que el vínculo con el portador es operacional y no meramente técnico.

Sources: Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigation

What investigators found

El análisis de Amnesty vinculó la GB50A con un ataque con drones de las RSF en marzo de 2025 en Darfur del Norte y usó fragmentos recuperados para identificar la familia de la munición.

Marca de fabricación

Los fragmentos recuperados llevaban marcas de fabricación de 2024.

Drones portadores

Amnesty identificó Wing Loong II y FeiHong-95 como UAV chinos capaces de lanzar la bomba en el contexto de las RSF de Sudán.

Lugar del ataque

El lugar del ataque documentado estaba cerca de al-Malha, en Darfur del Norte, durante la guerra de Sudán de 2023.

Timeline

Bomba guiada GB50A Key Events

  1. Aparecen fragmentos de fabricación reciente

    Amnesty dijo que los fragmentos recuperados de la GB50A llevaban marcas de fabricación de 2024, lo que mostraba que las bombas eran de producción reciente cuando fueron encontradas en Sudán.

    Sources: Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigation, GlobalSecurity NORINCO GB series, Sudan Tribune GB50A arms embargo report

  2. Ataque con drones de las RSF cerca de al-Malha

    Amnesty identificó fragmentos de bombas GB50A de un ataque con drones de las RSF cerca de al-Malha, en Darfur del Norte, el primer uso activo documentado de la bomba.

    Sources: Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigation, DNHR al-Malha RSF drone strike report, Sudan Tribune GB50A arms embargo report

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Related News

Sources

Amnesty Sudan Chinese weaponry investigationPublisher: Amnesty International | Note: Supports the GB50A identification, Norinco manufacture, 2024 markings, drone-carriage context, FeiHong-95/Wing Loong II compatibility, image provenance for the Amnesty comparison image, and the 2023 Sudan War direct-use evidence from the RSF drone strike near al-Malha; image reuse remains subject to Amnesty and third-party media rights terms. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Al Jazeera UAE denies supplying Sudan paramilitariesPublisher: Al Jazeera | Note: Supports the 2023 Sudan War direct-use context by reporting that Amnesty verified RSF fighters using Chinese GB50A guided bombs during attacks in Khartoum and Darfur. | Accessed: 2026-07-13DNHR al-Malha RSF drone strike reportPublisher: Darfur Network for Human Rights | Note: Supports the reported 9 March 2025 RSF drone-strike event near al-Malha that Amnesty later connected to recovered GB50A fragments; it does not independently identify the munition. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GlobalSecurity NORINCO GB seriesPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports general NORINCO GB precision-guided bomb family context, including a GB7 / GB50 50 kg series reference; it is not treated as a GB50A-specific datasheet. | Accessed: 2026-07-13CIR Port Sudan munition-remnant analysisPublisher: Centre for Information Resilience | Note: Supports open-source comparison context for GB7/GB50-style remnants and RSF drone-strike reporting in Sudan, while preserving Amnesty as the direct GB50A identification source. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Sudan Tribune GB50A arms embargo reportPublisher: Sudan Tribune | Note: Supports the 2023 Sudan War direct-use context, the first documented GB50A use worldwide, the March 9 drone strike near al-Malha, and 2024 manufacture markings on the fragments. | Accessed: 2026-07-13