Saudi Arabia

15. SAUDI ARABIA

Contents Major Changes ...............................................................................................1 General Data ..................................................................................................1 Arms Trade ....................................................................................................3 Strategic Assets ..............................................................................................5 Armed Forces .................................................................................................7 Ground Forces................................................................................................8 Air Force......................................................................................................11 Air Defense Forces .......................................................................................16 Navy.............................................................................................................17

Major Changes
The RSAF received 24 of its 72 Typhoon combat aircraft, ordered from the UK. Production of the remaining aircraft will NOT be conducted in Saudi Arabia, but in the UK. The RSAF ordered 84 new F-15SA combat aircraft from the USA. The deal also includes upgrading the existing 68 F-15S to the F-15SA standard. The RSAF has ordered additional 12 AH-64D Apache combat helicopters and will upgrade the 12 existing older Apache AH-64A to the same standard. Other programs for the RSAF include an order for 6 A330 MRTT refueling aircraft, of which the first has already been supplied. The RSAF ordered new training aircraft PC-21 and Hawk AJT. These will be supplied in 2014 and 2016 respectively. The Saudi Arabian National Guard continues its upgrade program which includes the procurement of 724 new Piranha LAV IFVs from Canada, and 100 155mm CAESAR howitzers from France.

General Data
Official Name of the State: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Head of State: King Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud Defense and Aviation Minister: Crown Prince Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud Chief of General Staff: Lt. General Hussein bin Abdullah al-Qabil Commander of the Ground Forces: Major General Khaled bin Bandar Commander of the National Guard: Prince Miteb ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud Commander of the Air Force: Lt. General Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Ayish

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Commander of the Navy: Lt. General Dakhil Allah bin Ahmed bin Muhammad alWaqdani Area: 2,331,000 sq. km. Population: 25,500,000

Demography Ethnic groups

Arabs Afro-Arabs Others 23,307,000 1,275,000 918,000 23,485,000 1,275,000 740,000 18,583,000 6,962,000 91.4% 5.0% 3.6% 92.1% 5.0% 2.9% 72.7% 27.3%

Religious groups
Sunni Muslims Shiite Muslims Others (mainly Christians)

Nationality
Saudis Others

Economic Data
GDP (current prices) GDP per capita Real GDP growth Consumer price index External debt $ bn $ % % $ bn $ bn $ bn $ bn 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 315.6 356.6 384.1 468.8 414.8 21,236 22,089 22,945 23,731 23,228 5.5 3.2 3.4 4.2 -1.0 0.6 2.3 4.1 9.9 4.9 43.7 49.5 70.4 78.7 72.2 180.7 -54.6 90.8 211.3 -63.9 99.9 233.3 -82.6 94.2 313.4 -101.4 127.4 180.5 -86.6 12.8 39.6 41.3 8.4 9.5 25.5 3.75

Balance of payments
Exports fob Imports fob Current account balance

Government expenditure
29.3 29.4 32.4 29.6 Government expenditure/GDP % $ bn 25.4 29.6 35.5 38.1 Defense expenditure % 21.3 16.5 20.3 7.0 Real change in defense expenditure % 8.0 8.3 9.2 8.1 Defense expenditure/GDP Population m 23.1 23.7 24.2 24.9 Official exchange rate SR:1$ 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 Sources: EIU Quarterly Report, EIU Country Profile, IMF International Financial Statistical Yearbook, SIPRI Yearbook

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Foreign Military Cooperation
Type Foreign forces Details GCC Peninsula Shield rapid deployment force (currently only skeleton presence of other countries' forces is present:; some 8,000 Instructors and technicians from Pakistan; UK; US (290 troops) Bahrain (5,000 troops) Bahrain (2011), France (2011), India (2012), Pakistan (2012), South Korea (2011), Turkey (2011), UK (2009), US (2012), Yemen (2005) France (2006), India (2007), PRC (2006), Russia (2008), Spain (2008), Turkey (2010)

Forces deployed abroad Joint maneuvers

Security cooperation

Arms Trade
Arms Procurement and Security Assistance Received
Country Australia Canada Finland France Type Military training Arms transfers Arms transfers Arms transfers Details Pilot training in Australia (2008) Piranha LAV APCs (2011) 120mm NEMO mortars (2011) AD C4I system (2008), 155mm Caesar guns (2010), A330 MRTT tanker aircraft (2011), Damocles targeting pods (2009), AS550 Fennec helicopters (2008), MISKA C4I system (2010), Storm Shadow ALCM (2010), Brimstone AGM (2010), AASM AGM (2012) IRIS-T AAMs (2009), BOR-A 550, Squire radars (2009); Leopard 2A7 MBTs (2011) Trainees in India (2008) Falco UAV (2012) 155mm PLZ-45 guns (2011) Foreign advisers/instructors/serving personnel for CSS-2 missiles (unconfirmed) Training of Saudi pilots in Spain (2010) Skyguard AD systems (2009), PC-21 trainer aircraft (2012) Saab 2000 AEW aircraft (2010) Simum/BILL-2 ATGMs (2012) Upgrading of M113 APCs (2010) Typhoon aircraft (2012), Upgrading of Tornado IDS aircraft (2011), Tactica APCs (2011), EW C4ISR system (2011),

Germany India Italy PRC

Arms transfers Military training Arms transfers Arms transfers Military training

Spain Switzerland Sweden

Military training Arms transfers Arms transfers Cooperation in arms production Arms transfers Arms transfers

Turkey UK

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Country Type Details upgrading of minehunters (2009), Paveway4 guided bombs (2011), Storm Shadow ALCM (2011), Hawk AJT aircraft (2012) Technical assistance and maintenance (2009) AIM-9X AAMs (2012), upgrading of M1A2 MBTs (2012), upgrading of E-3 AWACS aircraft (2012), JDAM (2008), AAQ-33 Sniper targeting pods (2011), King Air 350 aircraft (2011), S-92 helicopter (2009), S76D helicopter (2010), S-434 helicopter (2009), upgrading of FPS-117 AD radars (2008), AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters (2010), ATC radar network (2009), TOW-2A RF ATGMs (2010), Javelin ATGMs (2010), S-70 helicopters (2011), AH-6i helicopters (2012), MD-530F helicopters (2012), F-15SA aircraft (2012), upgrading Patriot to PAC-3 standard (2011), CBU-105 SFW (2011), 155mm M777 guns (2011), 105mm M119 guns (2011), TPQ36V radars (2011); M1151B1 HMMWVs (2011); Sniper targeting pods (2012), DB110 reconnaissance pods (2012), AGM-84K SALM-ER (2012) Technical assistance and maintenance (2009) Foreign advisers (500), trainees in the USA (2011)

Maintenance aid US Arms transfers

Maintenance aid Military training

Arms Sales and Security Assistance Extended

Country US Type Facilities Details HQ at Riyadh, facilities for combat aircraft at Taif and Dhahran air bases

Defense Production
M P A

Army equipment
al-Fahd 8x8 APC al-Shibl LAVs , Zephyr SRV Small arms ammunition Upgrading of AML and BMR-600 APCs Upgrading of M113 to ACVs

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M Simum/Bill-2 ATGMs P A

Air Force equipment

Some accessories and components for foreign-made aircraft, flares and chaff Paveway-2 laser-guided bombs Typhoon Tranche-2 aircraft Upgrading of Tornado IDS to TSP standard Damocles targeting pod

Naval equipment
Eraf fast interception crafts Tug boats

Electronics
Ground surveillance radars Hand-held thermal imager/binocular Radio transceivers Components for EW equipment Components of aircraft radars Note: M - manufacture (indigenously developed) P - production under license A - assembly

Strategic Assets
NBC Capabilities Nuclear capability
No known nuclear activity. Nuclear cooperation accords with China, France, Russia, South Korea, and USA. Party to the NPT.

Chemical weapons and protective equipment

No known CW activities. Personal protective equipment, decontamination units, US-made CAM chemical detection systems; Fuchs (Fox) NBC detection vehicles. Party to the CWC.

Biological weapons
No known BW activities. Party to the BWC.

Ballistic Missiles
Model CSS-2 Launchers 8-12 Missiles 30-50 Since 1988 Notes Number of launchers unconfirmed

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Space Assets
Model Type Communication Notes Civilian communication satellite network. Currently deployed are ArabSat-2B/5A and Bader-4/5/6 Commercial micro satellites; Seven satellites, out of 24; 12 kg each. 2 (10 kg. each) were launched in September 2000 by a Russian military rocket, and are orbiting 650 km above earth. The third satellite was launched in December 2002. Saudi Sat 2 (30kg) was launched in June 2004. Saudi Sat 3 was launched in April 2007. Receiving SPOT, Landsat and NOAA Fifth generation satellite planned for launch in 2012.

Satellites
ArabSat

Saudi ComSat Saudi Sat 1/2/3

Research Remote sensing and space research

Ground Stations
SCRS Imagery Communication

Future procurement
Arabsat-6

Command and Control Assets

Name Description Integrated Early Warning national command and control system, integrating several radar systems and linking between national and regional command centers. Command and control system which assigns threats and targets to AD assets. Command and control System for Electronic Warfare and AD batteries. Comprised of regional command centers which are linked to AD assets.

Air defense
Peace Shield

SAMOC al-Madhallah (Umbrella)

Border Surveillance
MIKSA National border surveillance system, comprising of regional command centers linked to radars and sensors deployed along the borders.

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Armed Forces
Order-of-Battle
Year 2008 214,500 8-12 20 750 (1,015) 4,180 (5,180) 410 (780) 2009 214,500 8-12 20 765 (1,015) 4,330 (5,150) 410 (780) 2010 214,500 8-12 23* 765 (1,015) 4,330 (5,150) 410 (780) 2011 214,500 8-12 23 980 (1,120) 4,645 (5,460) 530 (900) 2012 214,500 8-12 23 980 (1,120) 4,645 (5,460) 530 (900)

General data
Personnel (regular) SSM launchers

Ground Forces
Number of brigades Tanks APCs/AFVs Artillery (incl. MRLs)

Air Force
Combat aircraft Transport aircraft Helicopters 250 (320) 57 (59) 226 255 (325) 57 234 261 (330) 57 234 270 (340) 62 255 270 (340) 62 255

Air Defense Forces

Heavy SAM batteries Medium SAM batteries 25 21 25 21 25 21 21 21 21 21

Navy
27 Combat vessels 70 Patrol craft * Due to change in estimate. 27 68 27 68 27 68 27 68

Personnel
Ground Forces Air Force Air Defense Navy National Guard Royal Guard Total Regular 75,000 20,000 4,000 13,500 100,000 2,000 214,500 50,000 Reserves Total 75,000 20,000 4,000 13,500 100,000 2,000 214,500 50,000

Paramilitary
Rapid Deployment Force

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Regular 10,000 4,500 10,500 Reserves Total 10,000 4,500 10,500

Facility Protection Coast Guard Frontier Corps

Ground Forces
Formations
Independent brigades / groups 4 10 Independent battalions

Armored (Ground Forces) Mechanized (5 Ground Forces, 5 National Guard) Infantry (Royal 1 Guard) Infantry 6 19 (National Guard) Marines 2 2 Airborne/ Special Forces (Ground Forces/ National Guard) Total 23 21 Note: Saudi ground forces comprise 10 brigades (5 mechanized, 4 armored, 1 airborne/infantry), plus one Royal Guard brigade; the National Guard has 12 brigades (5 mechanized, 6 infantry, 1 Special Forces)

Tanks
Model Quantity In service Since Notes

MBTs High quality

M1A2 Abrams 370 370 1993 Being upgraded

Medium and low quality

M60 A3 AMX-30 Subtotal Total 460 290 750 1,120 44 315 460 150 610 980 1985 1975

Future procurement
Leopard 2A7 M1A2S Abrams Total order of 270 MBTs Upgrading of

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Model Quantity In service Since Notes existing M1A2

APCs/AFVs
Model Quantity 420 In service 420 Since 2000 Notes Of which 34 are ENGs and 67 ARVs Being upgraded to ACV standard With National Guard Upgraded M113 Of which 90 are carrying ATGMs With marines

APCs
Piranha APC

M113 A1/A2 Tactica ACV AMX-10/ AMX-10P BMR-600 M-3 (Panhard) Subtotal

1,000 220 600 500 140 150 3,030 570

1,000 220 600 500 140 150 3,030 570

1976/1981 2009 2004 1975 1985

IFVs
Piranha IFV 1992 Of which 73 are 120mm TDA and 111 are ITVs 690 in storage

M2/M3 Bradley V-150 Commando AML-60/90 Subtotal

400 980 350 2,300 130 5,460 324 155

400 290 ~225 1,485 130 4,645

1977 1969

Reconnaissance
Piranha LAV-AG Total

Future procurement
ACV Piranha LAV Upgrading of existing M113 Deliveries in progress. Total request for 724 vehicles

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Artillery
Model Quantity In service Since Notes

Self-propelled guns and howitzers

155mm Caesar 155mm PLZ-45 155mm M109 A2 155mm GCT Subtotal 80 50 280 51 460 80 50 110 51 290 2010 2007 1990 1980

Towed guns and howitzers

155mm M-198 155mm M-114 155mm FH-70 105mm M102/ M101 Subtotal 90 50 72 100 312 60 50 0 0 110 1982 1980 1975

Mortars, under 160mm

120mm TDA SP 107mm M-30 73 + 60 ~900 36 73 + 60 ~530 Mounted on Piranha LAV 2000 1981 On Piranha

MRLs
Astros II Total 180mm SS-40 or 127mm SS-30

Future procurement
120mm NEMO

Ground Radars
Model Quantity In service Since Notes

Artillery/mortarlocating radars
PPS-5 MSTAR AN/TPQ-37 + + + + 2000 1990 MIKSA MIKSA

Future procurement
BOR-A Squire

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Logistics and Engineering Equipment
M-123 Viper minefield crossing system, Aardvark Mk 3 flail, M-69 A1 bridging tanks, bridging equipment, AFV transporters (600), Piranha ARVs (67), Piranha ENG (34)

Future procurement
Piranha ARVs (44), Piranha ENG (24)

Anti-Tank Missiles
Model Piranha ITV AMX-10P SP Launchers 111 90 Missiles + + Since 2001 1982 Notes Listed also under APCs Listed also under APCs; carrying HOT Carrying TOW

VCC-1 SP BGM-71C/D TOW II RBS-56 Bill-2 M-47 Dragon Total

200 750 + 1,000 2,150

+ + + + + +

1988 2009 1977

Future procurement
RBS-56 Bill-2 Javelin Piranha ITV BGM-71E TOW RF 20 72 150 2,500 To be produced in Saudi Arabia Under negotiations Under negotiations

Air Force
Order-of-Battle
Category Combat Transport Helicopters Quantity 340 62 255 In service 270 62 255 Notes

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Combat Aircraft
Model Quantity 75 21 96 24 68 92 80 In service 75 21 96 24 68 92 80 Since 1982 1989 Notes

Interceptors
F-15 C/D Eagle Tornado ADV Subtotal

Advanced multi-role
Typhoon F-15S Subtotal 2009 1995 Delivery in progress To be upgraded

Multi-role
Tornado TSP 2006 12 of which are reconnaissance; upgraded IDS aircraft Some also listed under reconnaissance

Obsolete
F-5E/F Total 70 0 1973

340 84 68

270

Future procurement
F-15 SA F-15 S/SA Upgrading of existing aircraft to SA standard Being delivered

Typhoon

48

Transport Aircraft
Model C-130E/H Hercules Quantity 52 In service 52 Since 1970/1980 Notes Some of which are in tanker, VIP role Used in MEDEVAC role

CN-235 King Air 350 Total

5 5

5 5

1987 2011

62

62

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Training and Liaison Aircraft
Model Quantity 45 50 2 12 20 81 126 55 22 In service 29 47 2 12 20 81 110 Since 1987 1987 1987 1967 2004 Notes

Jet trainers
Hawk Mk 65

Piston/Turboprop
Pilatus PC-9 BAe Jetstream 31 Cessna 172 G/H/L Super Mushshak Subtotal Total

Future procurement
PC-21 Hawk AJT Delivery in 2014 Delivery in 2016

Helicopters
Model Quantity 15 11 26 33 In service 15 11 26 33 Since 1990 1993 Notes

Attack
Bell 406CS AH-64A Apache Subtotal

Medium transport
S-70L Black Hawk 2010 Including 8 in Medevac role, and 3 S-70i. Being upgraded to UH-60L standard In SAR/ Medevac role In service with MoI

S-70A Black Hawk

12

12

1990

AS-532 UC AS-365 Dauphin S-92 KV-107/KV-107 IIA AB-412 AB-212 Bell 205 Subtotal

12 5 16 18 16 29 24 165 9 28 37

12 5 16 18 16 29 24 165 9 28 37

1990 1986 2009 1979 2001 1977

Light transport
S-434 AB-206 JetRanger Subtotal 2009 1967 In service with MoI

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Model Quantity 15 12 27 255 36 12 In service 15 12 27 255 Since 1986 1992 Notes

Naval combat
AS-565MA AS-532 SC Cougar Subtotal Total

Future procurement
AH-6i MD 530F Under negotiations With MoI. Delivery in 2013. With MoI, first delivery in 2013

S-76D

12

AH-64D Apache Block 2 AH-64D

12 12 Upgrading of existing helicopters Upgrading of existing helicopters

S-70L Blackhawk

12

S-70 Black Hawk

Miscellaneous Aircraft
Model Quantity 12 In service 12 Since 1986 Notes Also listed under Combat Aircraft Also listed under combat aircraft Being upgraded Being upgraded

Reconnaissance
Tornado IDS

RF-5E

1973

AEW/AWACS
E-3A AWACS 5 2 4 1 8 5 2 4 1 8 1986 2004 2011 2011 1973

ELINT/ SIGINT
RE-3A King Air 350ER

Tankers
Airbus A330 MRTT KC-130H Being delivered Also listed under transport aircraft

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Model KE-3/Boeing 707 Quantity 6 + + In service 6 + + Under negotiations 1 6 Delivery in progress Since 1986 Notes Being upgraded

Target drones
TTL BTT-3 Banshee MQM-74C Chukar II

Future procurement
Falco UAV Saab 2000 AEW Airbus A330 MRTT

Advanced Armament Air-to-air-missiles

AIM-7F Sparrow (1,100); AIM-7M (1,000); AIM-9J/P Sidewinder (1,800); AIM-9L/M/X Sidewinder (1,800) ; Red Top; Sky Flash (550), AIM-120 AMRAAM (500)

Air-to-ground-missiles
AGM-65A/D/G Maverick (1,805); ALARM (200); AM-39 Exocet; AS-15TT (220); Sea Eagle (350)

Bombs
CBU-86/87; BL-755 CBU; Paveway-2 (100); GBU-10/12/15

Targeting pods
ATLIS targeting pods (30), AAQ-33 Sniper targeting pods (35), Damocles targeting pods (30)

Future procurement
AIM-120C (50), JDAM (900), Marte AAMs, IRIS-T AAMs , Storm Shadow ALCM , Brimstone AGM , Paveway-4 , CBU-105 SFW (404), AAQ-33 Sniper targeting pods (95), DB-110 reconnaissance pods (10), AIM-9X sidewinder (120), AGM-84K SALM-ER (20) Note: Numbers in parentheses refer to quantity of units purchased, not to current inventory levels.

Air Force Infrastructure Aircraft shelters

For combat aircraft

Military airfields :

15 Abqaiq, al-Ahsa, Dhahran, Gizan, al-Hufuf, Jidda, Jubail, Khamis Mushayt, al-Kharj, Medina, Riyadh, Sharawra, al-Sulayyil, Tabuk, Taif.

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Air Defense Forces

Surface-to-Air Missiles
Model Batteries 11 10 Launchers Since 1991 1982 Notes

Heavy missiles
MIM-104 Patriot MIM-23B Improved HAWK Total One used for training Being upgraded

21 16 Some are sheltermounted for fixed sites To be upgraded

Medium missiles
Crotale

Shahine I/II Total

5 21

1981

Shoulder-launched missiles
FIM-92A/C Stinger MIM-43A Redeye Mistral Total 400 500 900 1,800 8 1984

Future procurement
MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 Upgrading of existing batteries

Other Air Defense Systems

Model Quantity In service Since Notes

Air defense systems (missiles, radars and guns)

35mm Skyguard AD system 60 60

Short-range guns
35mm OerlikonBuhrle 35x2 GDF 20mm M-163 Vulcan SP 30mm AMX-30 SA Total 156 ~100 52 ~310 17 156 ~100 18 ~275 17 To be upgraded Included in Skyguard

Radars
AN/FPS-117 (Seek Igloo)

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Model AN/TPS-43G AN/TPS-59 AN/TPS-63 Giraffe Agile AN/TPS-70 Quantity 28 + 35 1 + In service 28 + 35 1 + Since Notes

Aerostat with airborne Radars

LASS + + Part of Peace Shield

Navy
Combat Vessels
Type Quantity Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 135/4,500 Notes/armament

Missile frigates
al-Riyadh class (F3000S) 3 1xAS-565 helicopter 8xMM40 SSM 2x8 Aster 15/30 SAMs 1x76mm gun 2x20mm guns 4x533mm torpedoes 1xAS-365 helicopter 8xOtomat SSMs 1x8 Crotale Naval SAMs 1x100mm gun 4x40mm guns 4x533mm torpedoes

Madina class (F-2000)

115.0/2,000

Subtotal

7 4 74.7/870 8xHarpoon SSMs 1x76mm gun 2x20mm AD guns 1x20mm Phalanx 6x324mm torpedoes 4xHarpoon SSMs 1x76mm gun 2x20mm AD guns 1x20mm Phalanx 1x20mm AD gun

Missile corvettes
Badr class (PCG-1 class)

MFPBs
al-Siddiq (PGG-1 class) 9 58.1/495

Mine warfare vessels

Addriyah (MSC-322 4 46.6/320

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Type class minesweeper) al-Jawf (Sandown class) Quantity Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 52.7/450 Notes/armament Sonar, magnetic sweepers 2x30mm guns 2 PAP 104 Mk 5 Type 2093 sonar Being upgraded

Subtotal Total

7 27

Patrol Craft
Type al-Jubatel (AbekingRasmussen) al-Jouf (Blohm & Voss) Halter type Stan Patrol 2606 Sea Guard Simonneu 51 Inshore Patrol Craft Total Quantity 2 Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 26.2/96 Notes/armament 1x20mm gun 2x12.7mm MGs 2x20mm guns 2x12.7mm MGs 2x25mm guns 2x20mm guns 1x12.7mm MG With Coast Guard

4 17 4 2 39 150 68

38.6/210 23.8/56 26.5/55 22.5/56 15.8/22 8-15m

Landing Craft
Type Slingsby SAH 2200 hovercraft 1610 class LCU LCM 6 Griffon 8000TD(M) Total Quantity 3 4 4 5 12 Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 10.6 41.1/375 17.1/62 21.1/18.2 Notes/armament 2.2 tons or 16 troops 170 tons or 120 troops 2x12.7mm MGs 34 tons or 80 troops 2x40mm guns 16 troops 1x12.7mm MG

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Auxiliary Vessels
Type Tabouk training ship Abdul Aziz (Royal yacht) Pegasus (Royal yacht) Mod Durance class (Supply ships) Coastal tugs Small tankers Quantity 1 1 1 2 13 3 Length (m.) / displacement (t.) 60/585 147/5,200 27.4/115 135.0/11,200 43m, 35m 28.7/233 Notes / armament 1x20mm gun 1x Bell 206 helicopter pad 2x20mm AD Vulcan 4x40mm guns 2 helicopter pads

Coastal Defense
Type Otomat Quantity 4 Notes

Naval Infrastructure Naval bases (including coast guard):

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Aziziya (Coast Guard), al-Dammam, al-Haql (Coast Guard), Jidda, Jizan, Jubayl, Makna (Coast Guard), al-Qatif, Ras al-Mishaab, Ras Tanura, al-Sharma, al-Wajh, Yanbu

Ship maintenance and repair facilities

Repair of vessels dependent on foreign experts; 22,000-ton and 62,000-ton floating docks at Dammam; 45,000-ton and 16,000-ton floating docks at Jidda

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