List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army

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

Gears and Attire +Infantry GearNameImageTypeDetailsM1 + ALICECombat helmet & Load-bearing equipmentPhased out.PASGT/MICH/FAST + OTV/SPCCombat helmet & Bulletproof vest/Plate carrierStandard issue.FAST + SPCCombat helmet & Plate carrierUsed by special forces +Attire & Combat UniformNameImagePictureNotesDisruptive Pattern MaterialPhased outDBDUDesert Camouflage UniformMARPAT-styleStandard issue

Small arms ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberDetails Pistols SIG Sauer P226 Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue sidearm Glock Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Special forces mostly Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Assault rifles AK-103 Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. PM md. 90 Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Heckler & Koch G36 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. FN SCAR-H Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. Heckler & Koch G3 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Standard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by MIC. M4A1 carbine Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. Steyr AUG Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Former standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army. Machine guns Heckler & Koch MG4 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army. Rheinmetall MG3 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army. FN Minimi Squad automatic weapon 5.56×45mm NATO FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Ezell, Eward. Small Arms Today (Stackpole, 1988) Vektor SS-77 General-purpose machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO M2 Browning Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.Ezell, Eward. Small Arms Today (Stackpole, 1988)Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles Accuracy International AWM Sniper rifle .300 Winchester Magnum M107/M107A1 Anti-materiel rifle 12.7×99mm NATO AWP (Arctic Warfare Police) Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Robar RC-50 Anti-material sniper rifle 12.7 × 99 mm NATO Grenade-based weapons M203 Grenade launcher 40×46mm SR AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher 40×46mm Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. Mk 19 Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Milkor MGL Automatic grenade launcher 40×46mm Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .Norinco LG5Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher40×53mmManufactured by Norinco M67 Hand grenade 64 mm Rocket-propelled grenade launchers RPG-7 Rocket propelled grenade launcher 40 mm C90-CR (M3) Rocket-propelled grenade 90 mm At least 5,000 sold To Saudi Arabian Army in the 1990s. Portable anti-tank weapons 9M133 Kornet Anti-tank guided missile Tandem high-explosive anti-tank Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. FGM-148 Javelin Medium-range anti-tank guided missile 127mm Standard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles. NLAW Short-range anti-tank missile system 150mm In service with Saudi Arabian Army. RBS 56B BILL 2 Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile 127mm AT-1K Raybolt Anti-tank missile Used in Yemen.M47 Dragon Anti-tank missile 140 mm APILAS Anti-tank missile 112 mm Mounted anti-tank weapons HOT Anti-tank missile Tandem charge high-explosive anti-tank HOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10. AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-tank missile High-explosive anti-tank Used on AH-64D and AH-6s. BGM-71 TOWBGM-71C ITOWBGM-71D TOW-2BGM-71E TOW-2A Anti-tank missile 150mm Standard issue to Saudi Arabian Army.

Artillery ModelImageOriginTypeDetailsSelf-propelled howitzers (380) M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer 110 M109A1B/A2 as of 2024177 M109A6 ordered in April 2018 CAESAR 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 156AMX-30 AU-F-1155mm self-propelled howitzer60 PLZ-45 155mm self-propelled howitzer 54Towed Howitzers (557)M777 Howitzer155mm towed howitzer90 M101 105mm towed howitzer 132GIAT LG1105mm towed howitzer91 M198 155mm towed howitzer 118 FH70 155mm towed howitzer 76 M114 155mm towed howitzer 50Multiple Rocket Launchers (327) Astros II 180mm multiple rocket launcher 77 TOS-1A 220mm multiple rocket launcher 34 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System 227mm multiple rocket launcher 180 K239 Chunmoo 227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher 36

Vehicles ModelImageOriginVariantQuantityDetailsTanks (1,085) M1 Abrams M1A2S 575 Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks, with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014."Saudi Arabia Orders 69 More M1A2S Abrams Heavy Tanks" . Deagel.com, 8 January 2013. Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016. 20 were lost in Yemen. M60 Patton M60A3 370 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen). Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s.Zaloga 2009, pp. 46-47. AMX-30 AMX-30SA140In reserve.Armoured reconnaissance vehiclesPanhard AMLAML-60 AML-90300Infantry fighting vehicles M2 Bradley M2A2 380 Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.Military Balance 2005- page 135 AMX-10P 380 500Security Arms Vektor SS-77 & Mini-SS. Retrieved on 14 May 2008. were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.VABVAB Mk3100Al-Fahd 8*8 APC/IFV & AFRVAF-40-8-1 (40mm turret) & AF-40-8-2 (105mm turret AFRV)?Developed and manufactured by the Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries, it was the first armored fighting vehicle produced in the nation. Armoured personnel carriers M113 M113A1 M113A3 1,190Panhard M3M3150Armoured utility vehicles/MRAPsOtokar Cobra IIN/A Didgori Medevac Didgori-2 100 Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. Shibl 2 Shibl 2 N/A A small number of Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.Sherpa LightScout100Oshkosh M-ATV 1800+ 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.Terradyne GurkhaN/A URO VAMTAC 30 CUCV II 200+ Humvee 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.TUWAIQ-2 1500+ Anti-tank vehiclesAMX-10P90+VCC-1 ITOW200M-ATVN/AEquipped with MILAN ATGMArmoured recovery vehicles M88 M88A1 122 Armoured recovery vehicle. The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.ACV ARV8AMX-10EHCN/AAMX-30D55Leclerc ARVN/AM57890Armoured engineering vehicleM72815Demining vehiclesAardvark JSFU ? ? DOK-ING MV-4MV-10 ? Trucks M548 ? ? M35 ? ? M939 ? ? FMTV ? 100 HEMTT ?? Oshkosh HET M1070A0M1070 50 Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993. Tatra 810 810 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. Tatra 815 815 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. Tatra 158 Phoenix 158 Phoenix ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. Tatra 815-7 815-7 ? Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.

Aviation ModelImageOriginVariantQuantityDetails Helicopters Boeing AH-64 Apache AH-64D 47 Delivered and on order Bell OH-58 Kiowa OH-58D 15 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk UH-60L 100 Delivered and on order Boeing CH-47 Chinook CH-47F 48 Delivered and on orderUnmanned aerial vehicles Saqr Saqr1Saqr2Saqr3Saqr4 +230 CAIG Wing Loong Pterodactyl Wing Loong II300Saudi Arabia signs deal for China's Pterodactyl drone - WantChinatimes.com, 6 May 2014 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. Denel Dynamics Seeker Seeker 400 ? EMT Luna X-2000 ? ? Selex ES Falco ? ? 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. Aeryon Scout ? 10 SamoomSamoom?Intra Defense technologies, a Saudi Arabian company specialised in UAVs, optronics and electronic warfare, unveiled at the World Defense Show a brand new MALE. MQ-9B SeaguardianMQ-9B?Image of the MQ-9B seaguardian, created by General Atomics This has been widely speculated to be involved in the Trump-Saudi arms deal in May 2025 yet not officially announced by either side.

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