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
SIG Sauer P226		Switzerland	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Standard issue sidearm
Glock		Austria	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Special forces mostly
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.[1][2] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[3][4]
Heckler & Koch G36		Germany  Saudi Arabia	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation[5]
Heckler & Koch HK33		West Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	HK33E variant.[6]
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.[7][8]
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[9]
Steyr AUG AUG A1 HBAR		Austria	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Former Standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army.[10][11]
Machine guns
Heckler & Koch MG4		Germany	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.
Rheinmetall MG3		West Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.
FN Minimi		Belgium	Squad automatic weapon	5.56×45mm NATO
FN MAG		Belgium	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO
Vektor SS-77		South Africa	General-purpose machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO
M2 Browning		United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO	Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
Accuracy International AWM		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum
Heckler & Koch PSG1		Germany	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO
M107/M107A1		United States	Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×99mm NATO
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police)		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO
Robar RC-50		United States	Anti-material sniper rifle	12.7 × 99 mm NATO
Steyr SSG 69		Austria	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO
Grenade-based weapons
M203		United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm SR
AGS-30		Russia  Saudi Arabia	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries[12]
Mk 19		United States	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm	[13]
Milkor MGL		South Africa	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	[6]
M67		United States	Hand grenades	64 mm	[14]
		Spain	Hand grenades	65 mm	[15]
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7		Russia	Rocket propelled grenade launchers	40 mm	[16]
C90-CR (M3)		Spain	Rocket-propelled grenade	90 mm	At least 5,000 sold in the nineties.[15]
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 AT weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles[17]
MBT LAW		United Kingdom  Sweden	Short-range anti-tank missile system	150mm	In service with Saudi Arabian Army.
RBS 56B BILL 2		Sweden	Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile	127mm	[18]
AT-1K Raybolt		South Korea	Anti-tank missile		Used in Yemen.[19]
M47 Dragon		United States	Anti-tank missile	140 mm
APILAS		France	Anti-tank missile	112 mm	[20]
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.
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.

Artillery[]

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Details
Mortars
M224 mortar		United States	Lightweight mortar	60mm
Brandt Mle CM60A1		France	Gun-mortar	60mm
2R2M 120MM		United States  France	Heavy mortar	120mm
MO-120-RT-61 120mm		France	Heavy mortar	120mm
M30 mortar		United States	Heavy mortar	106mm
Howitzers
PLZ-45		China	Self-propelled howitzer 155mm		54[21]
M109 howitzer		United States	Self-propelled howitzer 155mm	M109A1 M109A2 M109A5	600 177 on order[22]
AMX-GCT		France	Self-propelled howitzer 155mm		51
M198 howitzer		United States	Towed howitzer 155mm		144
FH70		United Kingdom	Towed howitzer 155mm		40
M114 howitzer		United States	Towed howitzer 155mm	M114A1	534. All are stored in reserve.
M102 howitzer		United States	Towed howitzer 105mm		300[23]
M101 howitzer		United States	Towed howitzer 105mm	M101A1	800. All are stored in reserve.
Rocket artillery
M270		United States	Multiple rocket launcher	227mm	180
Astros II MLRS		Brazil	Multiple rocket launcher	180mm	72
TOS-1A		Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	220 mm	Used by the Saudi Arabian Army.[24] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[25][26]

Vehicles[]

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Details
Tanks
M1 Abrams		United States	M1A2S	422	Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks,[27] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014.[28] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016[27] 20 were lost in Yemen[29]
M60 Patton		United States	M60A3	390[30]	1,300 were acquired.
AMX-30		France	AMX-30SA	250	In reserve.
Armoured vehicles
Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
M2 Bradley		United States	M2A2	400[30]	Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.[23]
AMX-10P		France		293[30]	500[31] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.
M113		United States	M113A1 M113A3	3,112	[23]
HMMWV		United States	M997 HMMWV M998 HMMWV M1026 HMMWV M1151 HMMWV	1500	Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program.[32]
M88		United States	M88A1	98	Armoured recovery vehicle.[33][34][32] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.[35]
		Saudi Arabia	Al-Shibl1 Al-Shibl2	~100	[36] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to Hadi’s army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives[citation needed]
URO VAMTAC		Spain		30	[37]
Didgori Medevac		Georgia	Didgori-2	100+	Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016.[38][39]
CUCV II[40]		United States		200+
MRAPs
Oshkosh M-ATV		United States	Many	1859	Saudi Arabia began negotiations for an order for an undisclosed number of M-ATVs Saudi Arabia received an estimated 1859. Several dozen have been destroyed in Yemen. With many being donated to Pro-Hadi forces and subsequently getting destroyed in fighting.
		Saudi Arabia			[41]
Demining vehicles
Aardvark JSFU		United Kingdom	?	?	[42]
DOK-ING		Croatia	MV-4 MV-10	?	[43]
Trucks
M548		United States	?	?
M939 Truck		United States	?	?	[44]
FMTV		United States	?	100	[44]
HEMTT		United States	?	?
Oshkosh HET		United States	M1070A0 M1070	50	Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993.[45]
Tatra 810		Czech Republic  Saudi Arabia	810	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[46]
Tatra 815		Czech Republic  Saudi Arabia	815	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[47]
Tatra 158 Phoenix		Czech Republic  Saudi Arabia	158 Phoenix	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[48]
Tatra 815-7		Czech Republic  Saudi Arabia	815-7	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[49]

Aviation[]

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Details
Helicopters
AH-64 Apache		United States	AH-64D	94	A further 29 AH-64D Longbow III requested for more than $1.2bn.[50]
Bell OH-58 Kiowa		United States	OH-58D	+40	[51]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk		United States	UH-60L	200	A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.
Boeing CH-47F Chinook		United States	CH-47F	48	Ordered in December 2016.[52]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saqr		Saudi Arabia	Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4	38	[53][54]
CAIG Wing Loong		China  Saudi Arabia	Pterodactyl Wing Loong II	300[55]	[56][57] 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 UCAVs.[58]
Denel Dynamics Seeker		South Africa  Saudi Arabia[59]	Seeker 400	?	[60][61]
EMT Luna X-2000		Germany  Saudi Arabia[62]	?	?	[63][64]
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.[65]
Aeryon Scout		Canada	?	10	[66]

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