This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pistols | ||||||
SIG Sauer P226 | Switzerland | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard issue sidearm[ citation needed] | ||
Glock | Austria | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Special forces mostly[ citation needed] | ||
Assault rifles | ||||||
AK-103 |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [1] [2] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [3] [4] | ||
Heckler & Koch G36 |
Germany Saudi Arabia |
Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [5] | ||
FN SCAR-H |
Belgium United States |
Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [6] [7] | ||
Heckler & Koch G3 |
West Germany Saudi Arabia |
Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [8] | ||
M4A1 carbine | United States | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed] | ||
Steyr AUG |
Austria | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Former Standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army. [9] [10] | ||
Machine guns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch MG4 | Germany | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.[ citation needed] | ||
Rheinmetall MG3 | West Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army. [11] | ||
FN Minimi | Belgium | Squad automatic weapon | 5.56×45mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Vektor SS-77 | South Africa | General-purpose machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.[ citation needed] | ||
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles | ||||||
Accuracy International AWM | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | .300 Winchester Magnum | [ citation needed] | ||
M107/M107A1 | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police) | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Robar RC-50 | United States | Anti-material sniper rifle | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Grenade-based weapons | ||||||
M203 | United States | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm SR | [ citation needed] | ||
AGS-30 |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Automatic grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [12] | ||
Mk 19 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm | [13] | ||
Milkor MGL | South Africa | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×46mm | [14] | ||
Norinco LG5 | China | Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher | 40×53mm | Manufactured by Norinco [15] | ||
M67 | United States | Hand grenade | 64 mm | [16] | ||
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers | ||||||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket propelled grenade launcher | 40 mm | [17] | ||
C90-CR (M3) | Spain | Rocket-propelled grenade | 90 mm | At least 5,000 sold in the nineties. [18] | ||
Portable anti-tank weapons | ||||||
9M133 Kornet |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Anti-tank guided missile | Tandem high-explosive anti-tank | Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[ citation needed] | ||
FGM-148 Javelin | United States | Medium-range anti-tank guided missile | 127mm | Standard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles. [19] | ||
NLAW |
United Kingdom Sweden |
Short-range anti-tank missile system | 150mm | In service with Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed] | ||
RBS 56B BILL 2 | Sweden | Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile | 127mm | [20] | ||
AT-1K Raybolt | South Korea | Anti-tank missile | Used in Yemen. [21] | |||
M47 Dragon | United States | Anti-tank missile | 140 mm | [ citation needed] | ||
APILAS | France | Anti-tank missile | 112 mm | [22] | ||
Mounted anti-tank weapons | ||||||
HOT | France | Anti-tank missile | Tandem charge high-explosive anti-tank | HOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10.[ citation needed] | ||
AGM-114 Hellfire | United States | Anti-tank missile | High-explosive anti-tank | Used on AH-64D and AH-6s. | ||
BGM-71 TOW BGM-71C ITOW BGM-71D TOW-2 BGM-71E TOW-2A |
United States | Anti-tank missile | 150mm | Standard issue to Saudi Arabian Army. [ citation needed] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Self-propelled Howitzers 324 | ||||
CAESAR | France | 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | 100 [23] | |
AMX-30 AU-F-1 | France | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 60 [24] | |
PLZ-45 | China | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 54 [24] | |
M109 | United States | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 110 [24] | |
Towed Howitzers 309+ | ||||
M101 | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | 100
(In store) [24] | |
M102 | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | ||
GIAT LG1 | France | 105mm towed howitzer | 91 [24] | |
M198 | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 60 [24] | |
FH70 | United Kingdom | 155mm towed howitzer | N/A | |
M114 | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 50 [24] | |
M115 | United States | 203mm towed howitzer | 8
(In store) [24] | |
Multiple Rocket Launchers 88+ | ||||
Astros II | Brazil | 180mm multiple rocket launcher | 60 [24] | |
TOS-1A |
Russia |
220mm multiple rocket launcher | 10 [24] | |
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System | United States | 227mm multiple rocket launcher | N/A | |
K239 Chunmoo |
South Korea |
227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher | 18 [25] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanks | ||||||
M1 Abrams | United States | M1A2S | 575 [24] | Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks, [26] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014. [27] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016. [26] 20 were lost in Yemen. [28] | ||
M60 Patton | United States | M60A3 | 370 [24] | 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen). [29] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s. [30] | ||
AMX-30 | France | AMX-30SA | 140 [24] | In reserve.[ citation needed] | ||
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
Panhard AML | France | AML-60
AML-90 |
300 [24] | |||
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||||
M2 Bradley | United States | M2A2 | 380 [24] | Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army. [31] | ||
AMX-10P | France | 380 [24] | 500 [32] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve. | |||
VAB | France | VAB Mk3 | 100 [24] | |||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
M113 | United States | M113A1 M113A3 |
1,190 [24] | |||
Panhard M3 | France | M3 | 150 [24] | |||
Armoured utility vehicles/ MRAPs | ||||||
Didgori Medevac | Georgia | Didgori-2 | 100 [24] | Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. [33] [34] | ||
Al-Shibl | Saudi Arabia | Al-Shibl2 | N/A [24] | [35] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.[ citation needed] | ||
Sherpa Light | France | Scout | 100 [24] | |||
Oshkosh M-ATV | United States | 1000+ [24] | Saudi Arabia began negotiations for an order for an undisclosed number of M-ATVs. Several dozen have been destroyed in Yemen. With many being donated to Pro-Hadi forces and subsequently getting destroyed in fighting.[ citation needed] | |||
Terradyne Gurkha | Canada | N/A [24] | ||||
URO VAMTAC | Spain | 30 | [36] | |||
CUCV II [37] | United States | 200+ | [ citation needed] | |||
Humvee | United States | M997 HMMWV M998 HMMWV M1026 HMMWV M1151 HMMWV |
2500 | Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program. [38] | ||
TUWAIQ-2 | Saudi Arabia | 500+ | [39] | |||
Anti-tank vehicles | ||||||
AMX-10P | France | 90+ [24] | ||||
VCC-1 ITOW | United States | 200 [24] | ||||
M-ATV | United States | N/A [24] | Equipped with Milan ATGM [24] | |||
Armoured recovery vehicles | ||||||
M88 | United States | M88A1 | 122 [24] | Armoured recovery vehicle. [40] [41] [38] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [42] | ||
ACV ARV | United States | 8 [24] | ||||
AMX-10EHC | France | N/A [24] | ||||
AMX-30D | France | 55 [24] | ||||
Leclerc ARV | France | N/A [24] | ||||
M578 | United States | 90 [24] | ||||
Armoured engineering vehicle | ||||||
M728 | United States | 15 [24] | ||||
Demining vehicles | ||||||
Aardvark JSFU | United Kingdom | ? | ? | [43] | ||
DOK-ING | Croatia | MV-4 MV-10 |
? | [44] | ||
Trucks | ||||||
M548 | United States | ? | ? | [ citation needed] | ||
M35 | United States | ? | ? | |||
M939 | United States | ? | ? | [45] | ||
FMTV | United States | ? | 100 | [45] | ||
HEMTT | United States | ? | ? | [ citation needed] | ||
Oshkosh HET | United States | M1070A0 M1070 |
50 | Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993. [46] | ||
Tatra 810 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
810 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [47] | ||
Tatra 815 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
815 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [48] | ||
Tatra 158 Phoenix |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
158 Phoenix | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [49] | ||
Tatra 815-7 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
815-7 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [50] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helicopters | ||||||
Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States | AH-64D | 47 | delivered and on order. [51] | ||
Bell OH-58 Kiowa | United States | OH-58D | +40 | [52] | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | UH-60L | 67 [24] | A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[ citation needed] | ||
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States | CH-47F | 48 | Ordered in December 2016. [53] | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
Saqr | Saudi Arabia | Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 |
+230 | [54] [55] | ||
CAIG Wing Loong |
China Saudi Arabia |
Pterodactyl Wing Loong II |
300 [56] | [57] [58] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporationto establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. [59] | ||
Denel Dynamics Seeker |
South Africa Saudi Arabia [60] |
Seeker 400 | ? | [61] | ||
EMT Luna X-2000 |
Germany Saudi Arabia [62] |
? | ? | [63] [64] | ||
Selex ES Falco | Italy | ? | ? | On 13 July 2012 ainonline.com reported a new sale for the Falco, bringing the number of export customers to four, and that more than 50 air vehicles were operational at the time. [65] | ||
Aeryon Scout | Canada | ? | 10 | [66] | ||
Samoom | Saudi Arabia | Samoom | ? | Intra Defense technologies, a Saudi Arabian company specialised in UAVs, optronics and electronic warfare, unveiled at the World Defense Show a brand new MALE. [67] |
Information generated on 21 June 2011
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) released a video on 12 February showing a Luna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it said was shot down near the Saudi border.
This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pistols | ||||||
SIG Sauer P226 | Switzerland | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard issue sidearm[ citation needed] | ||
Glock | Austria | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Special forces mostly[ citation needed] | ||
Assault rifles | ||||||
AK-103 |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [1] [2] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [3] [4] | ||
Heckler & Koch G36 |
Germany Saudi Arabia |
Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [5] | ||
FN SCAR-H |
Belgium United States |
Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [6] [7] | ||
Heckler & Koch G3 |
West Germany Saudi Arabia |
Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [8] | ||
M4A1 carbine | United States | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed] | ||
Steyr AUG |
Austria | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Former Standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army. [9] [10] | ||
Machine guns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch MG4 | Germany | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.[ citation needed] | ||
Rheinmetall MG3 | West Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army. [11] | ||
FN Minimi | Belgium | Squad automatic weapon | 5.56×45mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Vektor SS-77 | South Africa | General-purpose machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.[ citation needed] | ||
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles | ||||||
Accuracy International AWM | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | .300 Winchester Magnum | [ citation needed] | ||
M107/M107A1 | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police) | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Robar RC-50 | United States | Anti-material sniper rifle | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO | [ citation needed] | ||
Grenade-based weapons | ||||||
M203 | United States | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm SR | [ citation needed] | ||
AGS-30 |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Automatic grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [12] | ||
Mk 19 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm | [13] | ||
Milkor MGL | South Africa | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×46mm | [14] | ||
Norinco LG5 | China | Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher | 40×53mm | Manufactured by Norinco [15] | ||
M67 | United States | Hand grenade | 64 mm | [16] | ||
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers | ||||||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket propelled grenade launcher | 40 mm | [17] | ||
C90-CR (M3) | Spain | Rocket-propelled grenade | 90 mm | At least 5,000 sold in the nineties. [18] | ||
Portable anti-tank weapons | ||||||
9M133 Kornet |
Russia Saudi Arabia |
Anti-tank guided missile | Tandem high-explosive anti-tank | Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[ citation needed] | ||
FGM-148 Javelin | United States | Medium-range anti-tank guided missile | 127mm | Standard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles. [19] | ||
NLAW |
United Kingdom Sweden |
Short-range anti-tank missile system | 150mm | In service with Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed] | ||
RBS 56B BILL 2 | Sweden | Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile | 127mm | [20] | ||
AT-1K Raybolt | South Korea | Anti-tank missile | Used in Yemen. [21] | |||
M47 Dragon | United States | Anti-tank missile | 140 mm | [ citation needed] | ||
APILAS | France | Anti-tank missile | 112 mm | [22] | ||
Mounted anti-tank weapons | ||||||
HOT | France | Anti-tank missile | Tandem charge high-explosive anti-tank | HOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10.[ citation needed] | ||
AGM-114 Hellfire | United States | Anti-tank missile | High-explosive anti-tank | Used on AH-64D and AH-6s. | ||
BGM-71 TOW BGM-71C ITOW BGM-71D TOW-2 BGM-71E TOW-2A |
United States | Anti-tank missile | 150mm | Standard issue to Saudi Arabian Army. [ citation needed] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Self-propelled Howitzers 324 | ||||
CAESAR | France | 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | 100 [23] | |
AMX-30 AU-F-1 | France | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 60 [24] | |
PLZ-45 | China | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 54 [24] | |
M109 | United States | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 110 [24] | |
Towed Howitzers 309+ | ||||
M101 | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | 100
(In store) [24] | |
M102 | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | ||
GIAT LG1 | France | 105mm towed howitzer | 91 [24] | |
M198 | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 60 [24] | |
FH70 | United Kingdom | 155mm towed howitzer | N/A | |
M114 | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 50 [24] | |
M115 | United States | 203mm towed howitzer | 8
(In store) [24] | |
Multiple Rocket Launchers 88+ | ||||
Astros II | Brazil | 180mm multiple rocket launcher | 60 [24] | |
TOS-1A |
Russia |
220mm multiple rocket launcher | 10 [24] | |
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System | United States | 227mm multiple rocket launcher | N/A | |
K239 Chunmoo |
South Korea |
227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher | 18 [25] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanks | ||||||
M1 Abrams | United States | M1A2S | 575 [24] | Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks, [26] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014. [27] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016. [26] 20 were lost in Yemen. [28] | ||
M60 Patton | United States | M60A3 | 370 [24] | 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen). [29] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s. [30] | ||
AMX-30 | France | AMX-30SA | 140 [24] | In reserve.[ citation needed] | ||
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
Panhard AML | France | AML-60
AML-90 |
300 [24] | |||
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||||
M2 Bradley | United States | M2A2 | 380 [24] | Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army. [31] | ||
AMX-10P | France | 380 [24] | 500 [32] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve. | |||
VAB | France | VAB Mk3 | 100 [24] | |||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
M113 | United States | M113A1 M113A3 |
1,190 [24] | |||
Panhard M3 | France | M3 | 150 [24] | |||
Armoured utility vehicles/ MRAPs | ||||||
Didgori Medevac | Georgia | Didgori-2 | 100 [24] | Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. [33] [34] | ||
Al-Shibl | Saudi Arabia | Al-Shibl2 | N/A [24] | [35] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.[ citation needed] | ||
Sherpa Light | France | Scout | 100 [24] | |||
Oshkosh M-ATV | United States | 1000+ [24] | Saudi Arabia began negotiations for an order for an undisclosed number of M-ATVs. Several dozen have been destroyed in Yemen. With many being donated to Pro-Hadi forces and subsequently getting destroyed in fighting.[ citation needed] | |||
Terradyne Gurkha | Canada | N/A [24] | ||||
URO VAMTAC | Spain | 30 | [36] | |||
CUCV II [37] | United States | 200+ | [ citation needed] | |||
Humvee | United States | M997 HMMWV M998 HMMWV M1026 HMMWV M1151 HMMWV |
2500 | Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program. [38] | ||
TUWAIQ-2 | Saudi Arabia | 500+ | [39] | |||
Anti-tank vehicles | ||||||
AMX-10P | France | 90+ [24] | ||||
VCC-1 ITOW | United States | 200 [24] | ||||
M-ATV | United States | N/A [24] | Equipped with Milan ATGM [24] | |||
Armoured recovery vehicles | ||||||
M88 | United States | M88A1 | 122 [24] | Armoured recovery vehicle. [40] [41] [38] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [42] | ||
ACV ARV | United States | 8 [24] | ||||
AMX-10EHC | France | N/A [24] | ||||
AMX-30D | France | 55 [24] | ||||
Leclerc ARV | France | N/A [24] | ||||
M578 | United States | 90 [24] | ||||
Armoured engineering vehicle | ||||||
M728 | United States | 15 [24] | ||||
Demining vehicles | ||||||
Aardvark JSFU | United Kingdom | ? | ? | [43] | ||
DOK-ING | Croatia | MV-4 MV-10 |
? | [44] | ||
Trucks | ||||||
M548 | United States | ? | ? | [ citation needed] | ||
M35 | United States | ? | ? | |||
M939 | United States | ? | ? | [45] | ||
FMTV | United States | ? | 100 | [45] | ||
HEMTT | United States | ? | ? | [ citation needed] | ||
Oshkosh HET | United States | M1070A0 M1070 |
50 | Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993. [46] | ||
Tatra 810 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
810 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [47] | ||
Tatra 815 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
815 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [48] | ||
Tatra 158 Phoenix |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
158 Phoenix | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [49] | ||
Tatra 815-7 |
Czech Republic Saudi Arabia |
815-7 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [50] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helicopters | ||||||
Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States | AH-64D | 47 | delivered and on order. [51] | ||
Bell OH-58 Kiowa | United States | OH-58D | +40 | [52] | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | UH-60L | 67 [24] | A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[ citation needed] | ||
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States | CH-47F | 48 | Ordered in December 2016. [53] | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
Saqr | Saudi Arabia | Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 |
+230 | [54] [55] | ||
CAIG Wing Loong |
China Saudi Arabia |
Pterodactyl Wing Loong II |
300 [56] | [57] [58] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporationto establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. [59] | ||
Denel Dynamics Seeker |
South Africa Saudi Arabia [60] |
Seeker 400 | ? | [61] | ||
EMT Luna X-2000 |
Germany Saudi Arabia [62] |
? | ? | [63] [64] | ||
Selex ES Falco | Italy | ? | ? | On 13 July 2012 ainonline.com reported a new sale for the Falco, bringing the number of export customers to four, and that more than 50 air vehicles were operational at the time. [65] | ||
Aeryon Scout | Canada | ? | 10 | [66] | ||
Samoom | Saudi Arabia | Samoom | ? | Intra Defense technologies, a Saudi Arabian company specialised in UAVs, optronics and electronic warfare, unveiled at the World Defense Show a brand new MALE. [67] |
Information generated on 21 June 2011
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) released a video on 12 February showing a Luna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it said was shot down near the Saudi border.