NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Royal Saudi Air Force

The Royal Saudi Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية‎, Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakhiah as Sa'udiya), is the air force branch of Saudi Arabian armed forces. After the Israeli Air Force (900 aircraft) the RSAF has the second largest air combat capability in the Middle East. The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability. The RSAF maintains the third largest fleet of F-15's after the USAF and the JASDF. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation is responsible for the direction of the military of Saudi Arabia. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... Combatants Saudi Arabian Army, SA National Guard, United States, Qatar [1] Iraq Commanders Sultan Al-Mutairi [1] Salah Abud Mahmud [2] Casualties 36 dead, 32 wounded, 2 POW 2000+, 400 POW[3] The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... Khalid bin Sultan (1949-), eldest son of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst and the US Armys Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. ... Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: Ø³Ù„Ø·Ø§Ù† Ø¨Ù† Ø³Ù„Ù…Ø§Ù† Ø¨Ù† Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø²ÙŠØ² Ø¢Ù„ Ø³Ø¹ÙˆØ¯ ) is an officer in the Royal Saudi Air Force and a former astronaut. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Arabic redirects here. ... For a particular Air Force, see List of air forces. ... The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation is responsible for the direction of the military of Saudi Arabia. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF; Hebrew: ×–×¨×•×¢ ×”××•×™×¨ ×•×”×—×œ×œ, Zroa HaAvir VeHaá¸¤alal, Air and Space Division, commonly known as ×—×™×œ ×”××•×•×™×¨ Hel HaAvir) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (Japanese: 自衛隊, Jieitai) or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of World War II. The force has been engaged in no real combat but has been engaged in some international peacekeeping operations. ...

The backbone of the RSAF today is the Boeing F-15 Eagle aircraft, with the Panavia Tornado also forming a major component. The Tornado and many other aircraft were delivered under the Al Yamamah contracts with British Aerospace (now BAE Systems). The RSAF ordered various weapons in the 1990s, including Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, laser-guided bombs, and gravity bombs. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine fighters, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. ... RSAF Tornado IDS Al Yamamah (The Dove) is the name of a series of massive arms sales by the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, which have been paid for by the delivery of up to 600,000 barrels of oil per day to the UK government. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, England, UK, that has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... The BAe Sea Eagle is a medium weight, fire-and-forget, sea-skimming anti-ship missile designed and built by BAe Dynamics (now MBDA) in service with the Indian Navy. ... Image:RBS-15 missile launch. ... A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a free-fall bomb, usually dropped from an aircraft, that is guided to its target by a laser designator The laser is directed at the target, illuminating it. ... A U.S. developed B-61 gravity bomb. ...

The RSAF announced its intention to purchase the Eurofighter Typhoon from BAE Systems in December 2005. On 18 August 2006 a memorandum of understanding was signed for 72 aircraft in a GB£6-10 billion deal.^[1] This article is about a fighter aircraft. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing a bilateral agreement between parties. ... GBP redirects here. ...

On the 17th September 2007 Saudi Arabia announced they had signed a £4.4bn deal with BAE for 72 Eurofighter Typhoons.^[2]

Recent information state that Saudi Arabia has decided to turn to other suppliers for its military equipment. In November 2007, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Russia and Saudi Arabia which may result in a purchase of up to 150 new Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters in a deal worth over 2.2 billion USD. The deal itself hasn't been signed yet but French manufacturers have confirmed that their orders have been canceled. The Mil Mi-17 (Also known as the Mi-8MT, NATO reporting name Hip-H) was a Soviet cargo helicopter. ... The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. ...

History

The RSAF was formed in the mid-1920s with British assistance. It was re-organized in 1950 and began to receive American assistance from 1952 including the use of Dhahran by the United States Air Force. This article is about Dhahran, the city. ... USAF redirects here. ...

The Saudi forces are equipped with mainly western hardware. Main suppliers are the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Both the UK and the US are involved in training programs conducted in Saudi Arabia. Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

For Middle Eastern standards the armed forces of Saudi Arabia are relatively small. Its strength however is derived from advanced technology and not from numerical superiority. This is why the armed forces are under a continuing modernization program. The backbone of the fighter force is formed by 134 Tornado's from which a batch of 48 Tornado IDS was ordered in 1993 under the al-Yamamah II program and 72 F-15S aircraft delivered from the mid-90s that operate besides the 41 F-15C/D aircraft delivered in the early 90s. Aircraft training is executed on the Pilatus PC-9, BAe Hawk, Boeing F-15D Eagle and the Northrop F-5F Tiger II. The C-130 is the mainstay of the transport fleet and the Hercules is assisted by CASA CN-235s. Reconnaissance is performed by 17sq with their RF-5E and the Boeing E-3A is the Airborne Early Warning platform operated by 18sq. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The North American T-28 Trojan was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States armed forces in the 1950s and into the early 1970s. ... University Stadium University Yard Medicine Faculty Classroom with TV cameras , for Remote teaching King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (Arabic: Ø¬Ø§Ù…Ø¹Ø© Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù„Ùƒ Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø²ÙŠØ²) was founded in 1967, and had 2,000 teachers and more than 37,000 students in 2000/2001. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,560 Ã— 1,920 pixels, file size: 590 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,560 Ã— 1,920 pixels, file size: 590 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...

The VIP support fleet consists of a wide variety of civil registered aircraft such as the Boeing B707, B737 and B747, Lockheed Tri-Stars, MD11s and G1159A as well as Lockheed L-100-30. The HZ- prefix used in the civilian registrations of these aircraft derived from the former name of the territory (Hejaz) Map with the region outlined in red and the 1923 Kingdom in green â€œHedjazâ€ redirects here. ...

Divisions

The RSAF units are divided into Wings that are dispersed across the seven air bases: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 534 pixelsFull resolution (805 Ã— 537 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): BAE Hawk Royal Saudi Air Force... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 534 pixelsFull resolution (805 Ã— 537 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): BAE Hawk Royal Saudi Air Force...

Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Province Established 17 AH - 638 AD Joint Saudi Arabia 1925 Government - Mayor Mutlaq Abu Ethnain - City Governor - Provincial Governor Population (2005) - City +338,636 - Urban +289,179 - Metro +49,457 Hafar Al-Batin Municipality estimate Time zone AST (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) AST (UTC+3) Postal Code... Taif in 1970 Taif (Arabic: â€Ž translit: ) is a city in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1700 metres on the slopes of the Al-Sarawat mountains. ... This article is about Dhahran, the city. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ar-RiyÄá¸) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. ... Khamis Mushait is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia. ... Al Kharj (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø±Ø¬) is a city in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia. ... Tabuk (also spelled Tabouk) is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia. ... , Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Province Established 500+ BC Joint Saudi Arabia 1925 Government - Mayor Adil Faqeeh - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud - Provincial Governor Khalid al Faisal Area - Urban 1,320 kmÂ² (509. ...

Units of the RSAF

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Current RSAF aircraft

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Image File history File linksMetadata RSAFF15S.jpgâ€Ž I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata RSAFF15S.jpgâ€Ž I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Bell 212 Twin Huey (also known as the Twin Two-Twelve) is a medium civilian helicopter that first flew in 1968. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW)helicopter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the road in England, see A340 road. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... BAe 125-1000 The twin-engined BAe 125 is the worlds best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The BAE Hawk is an advanced jet trainer manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS and used by the Royal Air Force and other countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream was a small twin turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage, designed to meet the requirements of the United States feederliner and regional airline market. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly (or officially in the USMC) known as the Huey, was a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam war. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, observation and light attack helicopters manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron and originally based on the companys Bell 206A JetRanger helicopter. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... rolling out of the Boeing factory in the 1970s A Sentry AEW1 of the RAF takes off USAF E-3 Sentry prepared for flight at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Canada The NATO E-3s have the Coat of arms of Luxembourg and the registration LX on the tail. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The CN-235 is a medium-range turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The Cessna Citation II is a light corporate jet built by Cessna. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... AS 532 Cougar The Eurocopter Cougar is a twin-engined, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Eurocopter Dauphin (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by AÃ©rospatiale). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma (Defense Minister of France) at Paris Air Show 2007 The Eurocopter Super Puma (originally built by AÃ©rospatiale) is a helicopter marketed for civil and military use. ... 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April 1, 2004: Sailors from USS Saipan (LHA-2) rush out to unchain a CH-46 Sea Knight. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Varig MD-11 The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is a Widebody Trijet powered by three engines. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) is a low cost entry level supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1962. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Units of the RSAF

Current RSAF aircraft

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Divisions

Units of the RSAF

Current RSAF aircraft

Notes & References

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