This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.
Small arms
Artillery
Vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
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Tanks | ||||||
M1 Abrams | ![]() | ![]() | M1A2S | 575[37] | Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks,[38] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014.[39] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016.[38] 20 were lost in Yemen.[40] | |
M60 Patton | ![]() | ![]() | M60A3 | 660 | 910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen).[41] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s.[42] | |
AMX-30 | ![]() | ![]() | AMX-30SA | 250[43] | In reserve. | |
Armoured vehicles | ||||||
M2 Bradley | ![]() | ![]() | M2A2 | 400[44] | Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.[28] | |
AMX-10P | ![]() | ![]() | 293[45] | 500[46] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve. | ||
M113 | ![]() | ![]() | M113A1 M113A3 | 3,190[47] | ||
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.[48] | |
M88 | ![]() | ![]() | M88A1 | 98 | Armoured recovery vehicle.[49][50][48] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.[51] | |
Al-Shibl | ![]() | Al-Shibl1 Al-Shibl2 | ~250 | [52] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives. | ||
URO VAMTAC | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | [53] | ||
Didgori Medevac | ![]() | ![]() | Didgori-2 | 100+ | Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016.[54][55] | |
CUCV II[56] | ![]() | ![]() | 200+ | |||
MRAPs | ||||||
Oshkosh M-ATV | ![]() | ![]() | Many | 1859[27] | 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. | |
TUWAIQ-2 | ![]() | 500+ | [57] | |||
Demining vehicles | ||||||
Aardvark JSFU | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? | [58] | |
DOK-ING | ![]() | ![]() | MV-4 MV-10 | ? | [59] | |
Trucks | ||||||
M548 | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? | ||
M35 | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? | ||
M939 | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? | [60] | |
FMTV | ![]() | ![]() | ? | 100 | [60] | |
HEMTT | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? | ||
Oshkosh HET | ![]() | ![]() | M1070A0 M1070 | 50 | Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993.[61] | |
Tatra 810 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 810 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[62] | |
Tatra 815 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 815 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[63] | |
Tatra 158 Phoenix | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 158 Phoenix | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[64] | |
Tatra 815-7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 815-7 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[65] | |
Aviation
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Boeing AH-64 Apache | ![]() | ![]() | AH-64D | 47 | delivered and on order.[66] | |
Bell OH-58 Kiowa | ![]() | ![]() | OH-58D | +40 | [67] | |
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() | ![]() | UH-60L | 187 | A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m. | |
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | ![]() | ![]() | CH-47F | 48 | Ordered in December 2016.[68] | |
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
Saqr | ![]() | Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 | +230 | [69][70] | ||
CAIG Wing Loong | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Pterodactyl Wing Loong II | 300[71] | [72][73] 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.[74] | |
Denel Dynamics Seeker | ![]() ![]() | Seeker 400 | ? | [76][77] | ||
EMT Luna X-2000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ? | ? | [79][80] | |
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.[81] | |
Aeryon Scout | ![]() | ? | 10 | [82] | ||
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.[83] |
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