List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army

This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.

Small arms

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
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.[2][3] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[4][5]
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany
 Saudi Arabia		 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[6]
Heckler & Koch HK33  West Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO HK33E variant.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[10]
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.[11][12]
Machine guns
AUG A1 HBAR  Austria Squad-automatic rifle 5.56×45mm NATO
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.[13]
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]
Heckler & Koch PSG1  Germany Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO
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]
Steyr SSG 69  Austria Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm 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.[14]
Mk 19  United States Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm [15]
Milkor MGL  South Africa Automatic grenade launcher 40×46mm [7]
Norinco LG5  China Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher 40×53mm Manufactured by Norinco[16]
M67  United States Hand grenade 64 mm [17]
Alhambra  Spain Hand grenade 65 mm [18]
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7  Soviet Union Rocket propelled grenade launcher 40 mm [19]
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.[20]
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 [21]
AT-1K Raybolt  South Korea Anti-tank missile Used in Yemen.[22]
M47 Dragon  United States Anti-tank missile 140 mm [citation needed]
APILAS  France Anti-tank missile 112 mm [23]
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]

Artillery

Model Image Origin Type Details
Self Howitzers 1,123
CAESAR  France 155mm self-propelled howitzer 156
PLZ-45  China 155mm self-propelled howitzer 74
M109  United States 155mm self-propelled howitzer 913
Towed Howitzers 2,000
M198  United States 155mm towed howitzer 205
FH70  United Kingdom 155mm towed howitzer 172
M114  United States 155mm towed howitzer 650
M102  United States 105mm towed howitzer 810
M101  United States 105mm towed howitzer 163
Multiple Rocket Launchers 778
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System  United States 227mm multiple rocket launcher 278
Astros II  Brazil 180mm multiple rocket launcher 100
TOS-1A  Russia
 220mm multiple rocket launcher 100
K239 Chunmoo  South Korea
227/239 mm multiple rocket launcher 300

Vehicles

Model Image Origin Variant Quantity Details
Tanks 2,235
M1 Abrams  United States M1A2S 575 Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks,[24] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014.[25] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016.[24] 20 were lost in Yemen.[26]
M60 Patton  United States M60A3 660 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen).[27] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s.[28]
AMX-30  France AMX-30SA 1,000 In reserve.[citation needed]
Armoured vehicles
M2 Bradley  United States M2A2 400[29] Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.[30]
AMX-10P  France 293[31] 500[32] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.
M113  United States M113A1
M113A3		 3,190[33]
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.[34]
M88  United States M88A1 98 Armoured recovery vehicle.[35][36][34] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.[37]
Al-Shibl  Saudi Arabia Al-Shibl1
Al-Shibl2		 ~250 [38] 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]
URO VAMTAC  Spain 30 [39]
Didgori Medevac  Georgia Didgori-2 100+ Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016.[40][41]
CUCV II[42]  United States 200+ [citation needed]
MRAPs
Oshkosh M-ATV  United States Many 1859[43] 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]
TUWAIQ-2  Saudi Arabia 500+ [44]
Demining vehicles
Aardvark JSFU  United Kingdom ? ? [45]
DOK-ING  Croatia MV-4
MV-10		 ? [46]
Trucks
M548  United States ? ? [citation needed]
M35
 United States ? ?
M939
 United States ? ? [47]
FMTV  United States ? 100 [47]
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.[48]
Tatra 810
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		 810 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[49]
Tatra 815
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		 815 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[50]
Tatra 158 Phoenix
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		 158 Phoenix ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[51]
Tatra 815-7
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		 815-7 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[52]

Aviation

Model Image Origin Variant Quantity Details
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 Apache  United States AH-64D 47 delivered and on order.[53]
Bell OH-58 Kiowa  United States OH-58D +40 [54]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  United States UH-60L 187 A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[citation needed]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook  United States CH-47F 48 Ordered in December 2016.[55]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saqr  Saudi Arabia Saqr1
Saqr2
Saqr3
Saqr4		 +230 [56][57]
CAIG Wing Loong  China
 Saudi Arabia		 Pterodactyl
Wing Loong II		 300[58] [59][60] 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.[61]
Denel Dynamics Seeker  South Africa
 Saudi Arabia[62]		 Seeker 400 ? [63]
EMT Luna X-2000  Germany
 Saudi Arabia[64]		 ? ? [65][66]
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.[67]
Aeryon Scout  Canada ? 10 [68]
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.[69]

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