Saudi Arabia: Fielded Forces

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AMX-30 main battle tank used by the Royal Saudi Land Forces

Overview

The Saudi Arabian military consists of the army, navy, air force, and national guard. The defense budget is equal to approximately 13% of the country's GDP. The total strength is about 104,000 men and 57,000 are active in the national guard. Through acquisitions and combined training events, Saudi Arabia has adapted an American style of C2. Currently, France, Great Britain, and the United States maintain approximately 200 combat and support aircraft.

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Army

The Saudi Arabian Army maintains 70,000 troops, divided into 3 armored brigades, 5 mech brigades, 1 airborne brigade, 1 Royal Guard regiment, and 8 artillery battalions

MBT: 30 M1A-2, 290 AMX-30, 450 M-60A3
RECCE: 235 AML-60/-90
IFVs: 570+ AMX-10P, 400 M-2 Bradley
APCs: 1,700 M-113, 150 Panhard M-3
Artillery: Ranges in size of 105mm to 203mm
MRLs: 60 ASTROS II
Gnd-Gnd Msl: 10 Ch CSS-2
Aviation: 12 AH-64, 11S-70A-1, 10 UH-60, 6 SA-365N, 15 Bell 406CS
SAMs: Crotale, Stinger, Redeye missile systems

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Navy

Currently, 12,000 officers and seamen man the Saudi Arabian navy.

Surface Combatants:

4 frigates
4 corvette-missile
9 fast attack craft-missile
2 fast attack craft-torpedo
57 patrol craft
2 minehunters
4 minesweepers-coastal
4 medium landing ships
4 utility landing ships
3 royal yachts
1 fast hydrofoil

Coast Guard

2 fast attack craft-missile
8 large patrol craft
38 coastal patrol craft
31 hovercraft
658 inshore patrol craft

Marines

1500 men are organized into 1 infantry regiment with 140 BMR-600P APCs.

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Air Force

There are 18,000+ personnel in the RSAF, and they support 292 combat aircraft.

Ftr Bmr: 3 squadrons of F-5Es, 2 squadrons with Tornado IDS
Fighter: 3 Squadrons of F-15C, 2 with Tornado ADV
RECCE: 1 squadron of RF-5E
ABW: 5 E-3A AWACS
Tanker: 8 KE-3A, 8 KC-130H
Ftr Training: 14 F-5B, 21 F-5F, 20 F-15D
Transport: 41 C-130, 8 L-100-30HS
Helicopters: 22 AB-205, 25 AB-206B, 27 AB-212, 20 KV-107 (SAR)
Training: 36 BAC-167, 30 Hawk, 30 PC-9, 1 Jetstream 31
VIP: 4 BAe 125, 2 C-140, 4 CN-235, 2 Gulfstream III, 2 Learjet 35, 6 VC-130H, 1 Cessna 310, 3 AS-61, 1 AB-212, 1 S70

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Other

Air Defense Forces have 4,000 personnel, manning 33 SAM batteries. 16 I-HAWK, 17 Shahine antiaircraft guns, 73 Shahine/Crotale SAM systems. Additionally, air defense guns include 20mm Vulcan, 30mm AMX-30SA, 35mm and 40mm.

Civilian Forces (The Frontier Force) includes 10,500 men. The General Civil Defense Administration units use 10 KV-107 helicopters. Special security forces use 500 UR-416 APCs.

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