This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
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Self-propelled Howitzers 324 | ||||
CAESAR |
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155 mm self-propelled howitzer | 100 [24] |
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155mm self-propelled howitzer | 60 [25] | |
PLZ-45 |
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155mm self-propelled howitzer | 54 [25] |
M109 |
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155mm self-propelled howitzer | 110 [25] |
Towed Howitzers 309+ | ||||
M101 |
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105mm towed howitzer | 100
(In store) [25] |
M102 |
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105mm towed howitzer | |
GIAT LG1 |
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105mm towed howitzer | 91 [25] |
M198 |
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155mm towed howitzer | 60 [25] |
FH70 |
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155mm towed howitzer | N/A |
M114 |
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155mm towed howitzer | 50 [25] |
M115 |
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203mm towed howitzer | 8
(In store) [25] |
Multiple Rocket Launchers 88+ | ||||
Astros II |
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180mm multiple rocket launcher | 60 [25] |
TOS-1A |
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220mm multiple rocket launcher | 10 [25] |
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System |
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227mm multiple rocket launcher | N/A |
K239 Chunmoo |
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227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher | 18 [26] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
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Tanks | ||||||
M1 Abrams |
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M1A2S | 575 [25] | Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks, [27] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014. [28] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016. [27] 20 were lost in Yemen. [29] | |
M60 Patton |
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M60A3 | 370 [25] | 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen). [30] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s. [31] | |
AMX-30 |
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AMX-30SA | 140 [25] | In reserve.[ citation needed] | |
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
Panhard AML |
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AML-60
AML-90 |
300 [25] | ||
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||||
M2 Bradley |
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M2A2 | 380 [25] | Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army. [32] | |
AMX-10P |
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380 [25] | 500 [33] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve. | ||
VAB |
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VAB Mk3 | 100 [25] | ||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
M113 |
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M113A1 M113A3 |
1,190 [25] | ||
Panhard M3 |
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M3 | 150 [25] | ||
Armoured utility vehicles/ MRAPs | ||||||
Didgori Medevac |
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Didgori-2 | 100 [25] | Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. [34] [35] | |
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Al-Shibl2 | N/A [25] | [36] 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 |
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Scout | 100 [25] | ||
Oshkosh M-ATV |
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1000+ [25] | 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 | ![]() |
N/A [25] | ||||
URO VAMTAC |
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30 | [37] | ||
CUCV II [38] |
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200+ | [ citation needed] | ||
Humvee |
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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. [39] | |
TUWAIQ-2 | ![]() |
500+ | [40] | |||
Anti-tank vehicles | ||||||
AMX-10P |
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90+ [25] | |||
VCC-1 ITOW |
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200 [25] | |||
M-ATV |
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N/A [25] | Equipped with Milan ATGM [25] | ||
Armoured recovery vehicles | ||||||
M88 |
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M88A1 | 122 [25] | Armoured recovery vehicle. [41] [42] [39] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [43] | |
ACV ARV | ![]() |
8 [25] | ||||
AMX-10EHC | ![]() |
N/A [25] | ||||
AMX-30D |
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55 [25] | |||
Leclerc ARV | ![]() |
N/A [25] | ||||
M578 |
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90 [25] | |||
Armoured engineering vehicle | ||||||
M728 |
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15 [25] | |||
Demining vehicles | ||||||
Aardvark JSFU |
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? | ? | [44] | |
DOK-ING |
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MV-4 MV-10 |
? | [45] | |
Trucks | ||||||
M548 |
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? | ? | [ citation needed] | |
M35 | ![]() |
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? | ? | ||
M939 | ![]() |
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? | ? | [46] | |
FMTV |
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? | 100 | [46] | |
HEMTT |
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? | ? | [ citation needed] | |
Oshkosh HET | ![]() |
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M1070A0 M1070 |
50 | Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993. [47] | |
Tatra 810 | ![]() |
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810 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [48] | |
Tatra 815 | ![]() |
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815 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [49] | |
Tatra 158 Phoenix | ![]() ![]() |
158 Phoenix | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [50] | ||
Tatra 815-7 | ![]() |
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815-7 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [51] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Boeing AH-64 Apache |
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AH-64D | 47 | delivered and on order. [52] | |
Bell OH-58 Kiowa |
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OH-58D | +40 | [53] | |
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
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UH-60L | 67 [25] | A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[ citation needed] | |
Boeing CH-47 Chinook |
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CH-47F | 48 | Ordered in December 2016. [54] | |
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
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Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 |
+230 | [55] [56] | ||
CAIG Wing Loong |
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Pterodactyl Wing Loong II |
300 [57] | [58] [59] 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. [60] | |
Denel Dynamics Seeker | ![]() ![]() |
Seeker 400 | ? | [62] | ||
EMT Luna X-2000 |
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? | ? | [64] [65] | |
Selex ES Falco |
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? | ? | 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. [66] | |
Aeryon Scout |
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? | 10 | [67] | |
Samoom | ![]() |
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. [68] |
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.