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style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Royal Saudi Air Force</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_embelm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_embelm.svg/200px-Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_embelm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="187" class="mw-file-element" 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">20,000 personnel <br /> 456 combat aircraft 1,105 total aircraft<sup id="cite_ref-IISS1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabian Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">الله أكبر; <i>allah 'akbar</i> (God is the greatest)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_conquest_of_Hejaz" title="Saudi conquest of Hejaz">Battle of Hejaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Intervention against ISIL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen">War in Yemen</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rsaf.gov.sa">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Royal_Air_Force_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Commander of Royal Air Force (Saudi Arabia)">Commander of the Air Force</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Bandar_Al_Saud" title="Turki bin Bandar Al Saud">Turki bin Bandar Al Saud</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia" title="Military aircraft insignia">Roundel</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Roundel_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/80px-Roundel_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" 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style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado" title="Panavia Tornado">Panavia Tornado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Eurofighter Typhoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-15_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="F-15 Eagle">F-15C/D</a>, <a href="/wiki/F-15E_Strike_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15S/SA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bell_412" title="Bell 412">Bell 412</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_AS532_Cougar" title="Eurocopter AS532 Cougar">AS532</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Surveillance_aircraft" title="Surveillance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado" title="Panavia Tornado">Panavia Tornado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">King Air 350</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21" title="Pilatus PC-21">Pilatus PC-21A</a>, <a href="/wiki/PAC_MFI-17_Mushshak" title="PAC MFI-17 Mushshak">PAC MFI-395</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cirrus_SR22" title="Cirrus SR22">Cirrus SR22</a>, <a href="/wiki/BAE_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="BAE Hawk">BAE Hawk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_aircraft" title="Cargo aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">C-130J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">Airbus A330 MRTT</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Royal Saudi Air Force</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">‎الْقُوَّاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ الْمَلَكِيَّةْ ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Malakiyah as-Su’udiyah</i></span>) (<b>RSAF</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Military_aviation" title="Military aviation">aviation</a> branch of the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabian Armed Forces</a>. </p><p>The Royal Saudi Air Force currently has wings, squadrons, and a special forces unit dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Combat_search_and_rescue" title="Combat search and rescue">combat search and rescue</a>. </p><p>The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability, and maintains the second largest fleet of <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15 Eagles</a> after the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>. </p><p>The backbone of the RSAF is currently the F-15 Eagle, with the <a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado" title="Panavia Tornado">Panavia Tornado</a> also forming a major component. The Tornado and many other aircraft were delivered under the <a href="/wiki/Al-Yamamah_arms_deal" title="Al-Yamamah arms deal">Al Yamamah</a> contracts with <a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace" title="British Aerospace">British Aerospace</a> (now <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems" title="BAE Systems">BAE Systems</a>). </p><p>The RSAF ordered various weapons in the 1990s, including <a href="/wiki/Sea_Eagle_(missile)" title="Sea Eagle (missile)">Sea Eagle</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">anti-ship missiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb" title="Laser-guided bomb">laser-guided bombs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gravity_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravity bomb">gravity bombs</a>. Al-Salam, a successor to the Al Yamamah agreement will see 48 <a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Eurofighter Typhoons</a> delivered by BAE. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_(1935).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg/220px-%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg/330px-%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg/440px-%22Our_Eagles%22_The_first_Saudi_pilots_training_in_Italy_%281935%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="493" data-file-height="278" /></a><figcaption>"The Saudi pilots training in <a href="/wiki/Fascist_Italy_(1922%E2%80%931943)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fascist Italy (1922–1943)">Italy</a> 1935"—a scene from 'Our Eagles', one of four video wall shows made for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_Museum" title="Royal Saudi Air Force Museum">Royal Saudi Air Force Museum</a>.</figcaption></figure><p> The Royal Saudi Air Force was formed in the mid-1920s with British assistance from the remains of the <a href="/wiki/Hejaz_Air_Force" title="Hejaz Air Force">Hejaz Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was initially equipped with <a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">Westland Wapiti IIA</a> general purpose aircraft flown by pilots who had served <a href="/wiki/Ali_of_Hejaz" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali of Hejaz">Ali of Hejaz</a> but had been pardoned by the Saudi king.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a contract with the British government, which was concluded in 1937, a <a href="/wiki/Jiddah_International_Airport_(1981)" title="Jiddah International Airport (1981)">military airstrip at Jeddah</a> was established in 1939. The military airstrip was where the Air Force was stationed. In 1949, a group of aviation students were sent to study in England, after completing training at Al-Houba. By 1950, a second group of students were sent. The Air Force was re-organized in 1950 and began to receive American assistance from 1952 including the use of <a href="/wiki/Dhahran_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhahran Airfield">Dhahran Airfield</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. In 1951, the group of aviation students returned to form the Royal Saudi Air Force. On November 5, 1952, the Air Force’s flag was raised at a military hangar in Jeddah Airport, which was attended by His Royal Highness <a href="/wiki/Mishaal_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz</a>, Minister of Defense and Aviation at the time. Shortly afterwards, Air Force schools begun opening around the kingdom. Early aircraft used by the RSAF included the <a href="/wiki/Caproni_Ca.100" title="Caproni Ca.100">Caproni Ca.100</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albatros_D.III" title="Albatros D.III">Albatros D.III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.8" title="Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8">Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Farman_MF.11" title="Farman MF.11">Farman MF.11</a> <a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9" title="Airco DH.9">Airco DH.9</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">dH 82 Tiger Moth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">Westland Wapiti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-26_Invader" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas B-26 Invader">Douglas B-26 Invader</a>. In 1957, the Royal Saudi Air Force begun major developments, including the establishments of 5 Squadrons, all based at Jeddah Airport. The transportation squadron was equipped with Douglas C-54 Skymasters and Fokker S-13s. The No.2 Squadron was equipped with Douglas B-26 Invaders and the No.5 Squadron was equipped with 20 <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">De Havilland Vampires</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of the <i>Magic Carpet</i> arms deal between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, four single-seat <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunter</a> F.6s and two Hunter T.7s were ordered from Hawker in 1966. The aircraft were delivered to No. 6 Squadron at Khamis Mushayt Airbase in May 1966. Although the Hunters were operational, following attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Egyptian Air Force they were not a success as interceptors as they lacked any ground control but were used for ground attack. One single-seat aircraft was lost in 1967 and the remaining aircraft were presented to Jordan in 1968. </p><p>The Saudi forces are equipped with mainly western equipment. Main suppliers to the RSAF are companies based in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the United States. Both the UK and the US are involved in training programs conducted in Saudi Arabia. </p><p>During the 1980s and 1990s, the armed forces of Saudi Arabia were relatively small by Middle Eastern standards. Its strength however was derived from advanced technology. The backbone of the strike / ground attack force is formed by ca 70 <a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado" title="Panavia Tornado">Tornados</a> (a second batch of 48 Tornado IDS were ordered in 1993 under the <a href="/wiki/Al-Yamamah_arms_deal" title="Al-Yamamah arms deal">al-Yamamah II</a> program), and 72 F-15S aircraft delivered from the mid-1990s that operate beside the remnants of more than 120 F-15C/D aircraft delivered starting in 1981. Pilot training is executed on the <a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21" title="Pilatus PC-21">Pilatus PC-21</a> and <a href="/wiki/BAe_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="BAe Hawk">BAE Hawk</a>. The C-130 Hercules is the mainstay of the transport fleet and is assisted by <a href="/wiki/CASA/IPTN_CN-235" title="CASA/IPTN CN-235">CN-235s</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raytheon_King_Air_350" class="mw-redirect" title="Raytheon King Air 350">Raytheon King Air 350</a> light transports. Reconnaissance is performed by Tornadoes and F-15s equipped with the DJRP electro-optical reconnaissance pod. The Boeing E-3A is the Airborne Early Warning platform operated by <a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 18 Squadron RSAF">No. 18 Squadron RSAF</a>. </p><p>The VIP support fleet consists of a wide variety of civil registered aircraft such as the <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330" title="Airbus A330">Airbus A330</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A320">Airbus A320</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">737</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">747</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar" title="Lockheed L-1011 TriStar">Lockheed Tri-Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-11" title="McDonnell Douglas MD-11">MD11s</a> 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 (<a href="/wiki/Hejaz" title="Hejaz">Hejaz</a>). </p><p>From 1989 to 1991 three <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130 Hercules</a> of the RSAF were <a href="/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Lockheed_C-130_Hercules#Saudi_Arabia" title="List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 Hercules">destroyed in accidents</a>. </p><p>The September 1991 issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Air_Forces_Monthly" title="Air Forces Monthly">Air Forces Monthly</a></i> lists Nos 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Tornado IDS), 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29 Squadron (Dhahran with Tornado ADVs); 34, 37, 42, and 66 Squadrons.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purchases_during_the_2000s">Purchases during the 2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Purchases during the 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Al Yamamah contract was controversial because of the alleged bribes associated with its award. Nonetheless, the RSAF announced its intention to purchase the <a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Typhoon</a> from <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems" title="BAE Systems">BAE Systems</a> in December 2005. On 18 August 2006, a <a href="/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding" title="Memorandum of understanding">memorandum of understanding</a> was signed for 72 aircraft in a <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">GB£</a>6–10 billion deal.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following this order, the investigation of the Al Yamamah contract was suppressed by the British prime minister <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> in December 2006, citing "strategic interests" of the UK. On 17 September 2007 Saudi Arabia announced it had signed a £4.4bn deal with BAE Systems for 72 Typhoons.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 December 2011, the United States signed a $29.4 billion deal to sell 84 F-15s in the SA (Saudi Advanced) configuration. The sale includes upgrades for the older F-15s up to the SA standard and related equipment and services.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 May 2012, the British defence firm BAE Systems agreed to sell 22 <a href="/wiki/BAE_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="BAE Hawk">BAE Hawk</a> advanced jet trainer aircraft to the Royal Saudi Air Force for a total of £1.9 billion ($3 billion). The deal also included simulators, ground and training equipment and spares.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2013, BAE Systems delivered the first two new Typhoons of 24 to Saudi Arabia. </p><p>In 2013, the USAF tendered an offer for security services to protect the Saudi air force from cyberwarfare attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, RSAF started a joint military exercise, that will last until April 10, with the US and Pakistani Air Forces that will help in exchanging experiences and expertise.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:English_Electric_Lightning_T55_(5761848221).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg/220px-English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg/330px-English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg/440px-English_Electric_Lightning_T55_%285761848221%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2144" data-file-height="1424" /></a><figcaption>SAF Roundel on the side of a Lightning Aircraft</figcaption></figure> <p>The RSAF is divided into nine Wings that are dispersed across seven Air Bases: </p> <ul><li>RSAF Wing 1 at <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_Air_Base" title="King Abdulaziz Air Base">King Abdulaziz Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhahran" title="Dhahran">Dhahran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia">Eastern Province</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RSAF">1 Squadron</a> (Royal Flight/BBJ&HS125) at King Salman Air Base</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 35 Squadron RSAF">35 Squadron</a> (Jetstream)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 75 Squadron RSAF">75 Squadron</a> (Tornado IDS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._83_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 83 Squadron RSAF">83 Squadron</a> (Tornado IDS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_Weapons_School_RSAF" title="Fighter Weapons School RSAF">Fighter Weapons School</a> (F-15SA & Tornado IDS)</li></ul></li> <li>RSAF Wing 2 at <a href="/wiki/King_Fahad_Air_Base" title="King Fahad Air Base">King Fahad Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taif" title="Taif">Taif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mecca_Province" title="Mecca Province">Mecca Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 3 at <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_Air_Base" title="King Abdulaziz Air Base">King Abdulaziz Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhahran" title="Dhahran">Dhahran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia">Eastern Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 4 at <a href="/wiki/King_Saud_Air_Base" title="King Saud Air Base">King Saud Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hafar_al-Batin" title="Hafar al-Batin">Hafar al-Batin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia">Eastern Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 5 at <a href="/wiki/King_Khalid_Air_Base" title="King Khalid Air Base">King Khalid Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khamis_Mushait" title="Khamis Mushait">Khamis Mushait</a>, <a href="/wiki/%27Asir_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="'Asir Province">'Asir Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 6 at <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Air_Base" title="Prince Sultan Air Base">Prince Sultan Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Kharj" title="Al-Kharj">Al-Kharj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riyadh_Province" title="Riyadh Province">Riyadh Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 7 at <a href="/wiki/Tabuk_Regional_Airport#Military_use" class="mw-redirect" title="Tabuk Regional Airport">King Faisal Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tabuk,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Tabuk, Saudi Arabia">Tabuk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tabuk_Province" title="Tabuk Province">Tabuk Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 8 at <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_International_Airport#Other_facilities" title="King Abdulaziz International Airport">Prince Abdullah Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeddah" title="Jeddah">Jeddah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mecca_Province" title="Mecca Province">Mecca Province</a></li> <li>RSAF Wing 11 at <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_Air_Base" title="King Abdulaziz Air Base">King Abdulaziz Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhahran" title="Dhahran">Dhahran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia">Eastern Province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_Weapons_School_RSAF" title="Fighter Weapons School RSAF">Fighter Weapons School RSAF</a> at King Abdullah Aziz Air Base</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Squadrons">Squadrons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Squadrons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg/220px-A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg/330px-A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg/440px-A_Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_F-15_flies_over_the_training_lanes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2651" data-file-height="1947" /></a><figcaption>Saudi F-15 flying over the training lanes</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RSAF">1 Squadron</a> (Royal Flight)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RSAF">2 Squadron</a> (F-15C/D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 3 Squadron RSAF">3 Squadron</a> (Eurofighter Typhoon F.2/T.3)<sup id="cite_ref-AFMFEB16_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMFEB16-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RSAF">4 Squadron</a> (C-130H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 5 Squadron RSAF">5 Squadron</a> (F-15C/D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RSAF">6 Squadron</a> (F-15S/SA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 7 Squadron RSAF">7 Squadron</a> (Tornado IDS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 8 Squadron RSAF">8 Squadron</a> (Cirrus SR22T)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 9 Squadron RSAF">9 Squadron</a> (PC-21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 10 Squadron RSAF">10 Squadron</a> (Eurofighter Typhoon F.2/T.3)<sup id="cite_ref-AFMFEB16_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMFEB16-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 12 Squadron RSAF">12 Squadron</a> (Bell 212)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._13_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 13 Squadron RSAF">13 Squadron</a> (F-15C/D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 14 Squadron RSAF">14 Squadron</a> (Bell 212/412EP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RSAF">16 Squadron</a> (C-130H/C-130H-30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._17_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 17 Squadron RSAF">17 Squadron</a> (Operational Conversion Unit)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 18 Squadron RSAF">18 Squadron</a> (E-3A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._19_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 19 Squadron RSAF">19 Squadron</a> (Beech 350ER-ISR & RE-3A/B)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._20_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 20 Squadron RSAF">20 Squadron</a> (C-130H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 21 Squadron RSAF">21 Squadron</a> (BAE Hawk 165)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._22_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 22 Squadron RSAF">22 Squadron</a> (PC-21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 23 Squadron RSAF">23 Squadron</a> (KE-3A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._24_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 24 Squadron RSAF">24 Squadron</a> (A330-203/243 MRTT)<sup id="cite_ref-AFMAPR16-9_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMAPR16-9-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 29 Squadron RSAF">29 Squadron</a> (F-15SA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 32 Squadron RSAF">32 Squadron</a> (KC-130H/J)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 33 Squadron RSAF">33 Squadron</a> (Royal Medical Flight)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RSAF">34 Squadron</a> (F-15C/D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 35 Squadron RSAF">35 Squadron</a> (Jetstream)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 37 Squadron RSAF">37 Squadron</a> (BAE Hawk 65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._44_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 44 Squadron RSAF">44 Squadron</a> (Bell 412)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._50_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 50 Squadron RSAF">50 Squadron</a> (Beech 350i)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._55_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 55 Squadron RSAF">55 Squadron</a> (F-15SA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._60_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 60 Squadron RSAF">60 Squadron</a> (Saab 2000AEW&C)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 75 Squadron RSAF">75 Squadron</a> (Tornado IDS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 77 Squadron RSAF">77 Squadron</a> (PC-21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._79_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 79 Squadron RSAF">79 Squadron</a> (BAE Hawk 165)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._80_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 80 Squadron RSAF">80 Squadron</a> (Eurofighter Typhoon F.2)<sup id="cite_ref-AFMAUG15_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMAUG15-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._83_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 83 Squadron RSAF">83 Squadron</a> (Tornado IDS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._88_Squadron_RSAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 88 Squadron RSAF">88 Squadron</a> (BAE Hawk 65/A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._92_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 92 Squadron RSAF">92 Squadron</a> (F-15S/SA)<sup id="cite_ref-AFMAPR16-9_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMAPR16-9-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._99_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 99 Squadron RSAF">99 Squadron</a> (AS532M Cougar)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 202 Squadron RSAF">202 Squadron</a> (CH-4B UAV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._203_Squadron_RSAF" title="No. 203 Squadron RSAF">203 Squadron</a> (CH-4B UAV)</li></ul></div> <p>Other Squadrons: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._11_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 11 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">11 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._15_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 15 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">15 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._25_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 25 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">25 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE) (Bell 412)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._30_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 30 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">30 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE) (Helicopters)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._41_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 41 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">41 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE) (King Air 350 Aerial Reconnaissance)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._42_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 42 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">42 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE) (F-15C and F-15D)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._66_Squadron_RSAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 66 Squadron RSAF (page does not exist)">66 Squadron</a> (OUT OF SERVICE) (Tornado IDS)</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_inventory">Current inventory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Current inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg/220px-RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg/330px-RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg/440px-RSAF_Typhoon_at_Malta_-_Gordon_Zammit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>A Eurofighter Typhoon near <a href="/wiki/Malta_International_Airport" title="Malta International Airport">Malta International</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_(altered).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg/220px-RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg/330px-RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg/440px-RSF484_departing_East_Midlands_Airport_%28altered%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2671" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>A Saudi Air Force C-130H departing <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands" title="East Midlands">East Midlands</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Saudi_Hawks_at_airpower_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2803" data-file-height="1747" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk" title="BAE Systems Hawk">BAE Hawk</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Hawks">Saudi Hawks</a> display team</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RSAF_KC-707_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-RSAF_KC-707_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="1477" /></a><figcaption>A Boeing K-3 of the Royal Saudi Air Force</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft#Combat_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">Combat aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Eurofighter Typhoon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> / <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">multirole</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>71<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado" title="Panavia Tornado">Panavia Tornado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> / <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">multirole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panavia_Tornado#Tornado_IDS" title="Panavia Tornado">IDS</a> </td> <td>81<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>employs <a href="/wiki/Variable-sweep_wing" title="Variable-sweep wing">variable-sweep wing</a> design </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E Strike Eagle</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strike_fighter" title="Strike fighter">strike fighter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle#F-15S_and_SA" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15C/S/SA</a> </td> <td>210<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15 Eagle</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft#Operational_conversion" title="Trainer aircraft">conversion trainer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle#Variants" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15D</a> </td> <td>21<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">AWACS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-3_Sentry" title="Boeing E-3 Sentry">Boeing E-3</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">AEW</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-3_Sentry#Variants" title="Boeing E-3 Sentry">E/RE -3A</a> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>one used for <a href="/wiki/Signals_intelligence" title="Signals intelligence">SIGINT</a> / <a href="/wiki/Signals_intelligence#Electronic_signals_intelligence" title="Signals intelligence">ELINT</a> missions </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saab_2000" title="Saab 2000">Saab 2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">AEW&C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saab_2000#Variants" title="Saab 2000">2000 AEW&C</a> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_refueling" title="Aerial refueling">Aerial refueling</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-707" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing KC-707">Boeing KC-707</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>aerial refueling </td> <td> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130 Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aerial_refueling" title="Aerial refueling">tanker</a> / transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130#Variants" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130H</a> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">Airbus A330 MRTT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td> <td>tanker / transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT#Variants" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">KC-30A</a> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130 Super Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>aerial refueling </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130#KC-130J" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130J</a> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_IV" title="Gulfstream IV">Gulfstream IV</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_transports_of_heads_of_state_and_government" title="Air transports of heads of state and government">VIP transport</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace_Jetstream" title="British Aerospace Jetstream">BAE Jetstream</a> </td> <td>United Kingdom </td> <td>VIP transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace_Jetstream#Variants" title="British Aerospace Jetstream">31</a> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II" title="Cessna Citation II">Cessna Citation II</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>VIP transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II#Variants" title="Cessna Citation II">Bravo</a> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Super King Air</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air#Variants" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">350</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>5 used for reconnaissance – 4 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airlift#Tactical_airlift" title="Airlift">tactical airlifter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules#Variants" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130H</a> </td> <td>33<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopters</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1N_Twin_Huey" title="Bell UH-1N Twin Huey">Bell 212</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>utility </td> <td> </td> <td>24<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_forces_2004_pg._83_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_forces_2004_pg._83-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_412" title="Bell 412">Bell 412</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>utility </td> <td> </td> <td>16<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_forces_2004_pg._83_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_forces_2004_pg._83-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">Sikorsky UH-60</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>utility </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk#Utility_variants" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60L</a> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_AS332_Super_Puma" title="Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma">Eurocopter AS332</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>utility / <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">SAR</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>3 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk" title="BAE Systems Hawk">BAE Hawk</a> </td> <td>United Kingdom </td> <td>advanced trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk#Hawk_60" title="BAE Systems Hawk">65/A</a> <p>/165s </p> </td> <td>81 </td> <td>10 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21" title="Pilatus PC-21">Pilatus PC-21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td> <td>advanced trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>55<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cirrus_SR22" title="Cirrus SR22">Cirrus SR22</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>light trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>25<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/PAC_MFI-17_Mushshak" title="PAC MFI-17 Mushshak">PAC MFI-17 Mushshak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </td> <td>primary trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_17-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired">Retired</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Retired"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG/220px-Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG/330px-Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG/440px-Saudi_Air_Force_Al_Shahrani.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2830" data-file-height="1877" /></a><figcaption>A Royal Saudi Air Force pilot adjusts his oxygen mask in an <a href="/wiki/F-5_Tiger_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-5 Tiger II">F-5 Tiger II</a> prior to flying a training mission in 1983.</figcaption></figure> <p>Previous aircraft operated included the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86F Sabre</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">dH 100 Vampire FB.52</a>, <a href="/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster" title="BAC Strikemaster">BAC Strikemaster Mk 80</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk">DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk 10</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">C-54A Skymaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-123B Provider</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">T-6A Texan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_T-33" title="Lockheed T-33">T-33A Shooting Star</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cessna_310" title="Cessna 310">Cessna 310</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cessna_O-1_Bird_Dog" title="Cessna O-1 Bird Dog">O-1 Bird Dog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temco_T-35_Buckaroo" title="Temco T-35 Buckaroo">T-35A Buckaroo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor" title="Beechcraft T-34 Mentor">T-34A Mentor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bell_OH-58_Kiowa" title="Bell OH-58 Kiowa">OH-58A Kiowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_American_T-28_Trojan" title="North American T-28 Trojan">T-28A Trojan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5 Tiger II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">Lockheed JetStar</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet" title="De Havilland Comet">dH Comet 4C</a> (VIP transport), <a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace_146" title="British Aerospace 146">BAe 146</a>, <a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">Alouette III</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning" title="English Electric Lightning">BAC Lightning</a><sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_forces_1995_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_forces_1995-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drones">Drones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Drones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Saudi Arabia is one of the largest countries that owns unmanned aerial vehicles, including attack, surveillance, and reconnaissance. In 2012, Saudi Arabia purchased 50 Italian <a href="/wiki/Selex_ES_Falco" title="Selex ES Falco">Selex Galileo Falco drones</a>. In 2014, Saudi Arabia signed a contract with China to purchase <a href="/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong" title="CAIG Wing Loong">Wing Loong</a> drones, and Saudi Arabia has more to receive so far. </p><p>In April 2013, Saudi Arabia announced its desire to buy 6 Turkish <a href="/wiki/TAI_Anka" title="TAI Anka">TAI Anka</a> drones, however these efforts fell through. </p><p>Saudi Arabia has pursued projects to manufacture national drones, the first of which was in 2012, when Saudi Arabia announced a program to manufacture drones in the <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_City_for_Science_and_Technology" title="King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology">King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology</a>. The project was called <a href="/wiki/Saqr_(drone)" title="Saqr (drone)">Saqr</a>, and 3 new models of the drone have been introduced. Saudi Arabia also announced a new drone called Samoom, the Saudi crown prince showcased the new drone to the Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah As-Sisi during which he showed significant interest in it. </p><p>Saudi Arabia also announced in 2021 that it will start producing a high capability drone called SkyGuard. It also established a laboratory for robotic vehicle research at the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Advanced_Technology_Research_Institute" title="Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute">Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute</a> at <a href="/wiki/King_Saud_University" title="King Saud University">King Saud University</a>. The laboratory aims to build and transfer technology in the field of smart vehicles of all kinds, such as unmanned aircraft, autonomous land vehicles, and others. The laboratory has manufactured many unmanned aircraft, and the aircraft are still undergoing research and development. </p><p>Saudi Arabia has started technology transfer projects and joint ventures with countries to manufacture drones. The General organization for Military Industries obtained a license to manufacture the German drone project <a href="/wiki/EMT_Luna_X-2000" title="EMT Luna X-2000">Luna</a>, manufacturing hundreds of them for the Saudi armed forces. Saudi Arabia also entered a joint venture with South Africa to manufacture the <a href="/wiki/Denel_Dynamics_Seeker" title="Denel Dynamics Seeker">Seeker 400</a> <a href="/wiki/UCAV" class="mw-redirect" title="UCAV">UCAV</a>. </p><p>In 2023, Saudi Arabia and Baykar has signed a contract for <a href="/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_Ak%C4%B1nc%C4%B1" title="Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı">AKINCI UCAV</a> export. The amount was not declared but hinted that it is the biggest export at once. SSB President Görgün, who made a statement about the contract in question, said, “The largest Turkish defence industry export, made at once, is over three billion dollars.”<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanders">Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following officers have been commanders of the RSAF: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Captain" title="Captain">Captain</a> Abdullah al-Mandili</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rashid_al-Saleh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rashid al-Saleh (page does not exist)">Rashid al-Saleh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major</a> <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Ibrahim al-Tassan (1950–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major</a> <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Hashim bin Said Hashim (1966–1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Asaad al-Zuhair (1972–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Mohammed Sabri Suleiman (1980–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Hamdan (1984–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Ahmed Ibrahim Behery (1987 – March 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad Al-Henadi (March 1996 – 4 April 2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. Prince Abdulrahman Al-Faisal (4 April 2004 – 16 June 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_Al-Ayesh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohammed Al-Ayesh (page does not exist)">Mohammed Al-Ayesh</a> (16 June 2010 – 10 May 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-aero_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aero-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fayyadh_Al_Ruwaili" title="Fayyadh Al Ruwaili">Fayyadh Al Ruwaili</a> (10 May 2013 – 14 May 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-aero_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aero-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tactic_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tactic-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Al_Shaalan" title="Muhammad Al Shaalan">Muhammad Al Shaalan</a> (14 May 2014 – 10 June 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major</a> <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_bin_Saleh_Al-Otaibi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Otaibi (page does not exist)">Mohammed al-Otaibi</a> (10 June 2015 – 26 February 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nw_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nw-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt</a>. <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a>. <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Bandar_Al_Saud" title="Turki bin Bandar Al Saud">Turki bin Bandar</a> (26 February 2018 – present)<sup id="cite_ref-nw_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nw-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force_Museum" title="Royal Saudi Air Force Museum">Royal Saudi Air Force Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Saudi_Ranks.PNG" title="File:Saudi Ranks.PNG">Saudi ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Advanced_Technology_Research_Institute" title="Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute"> Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute (معهد الأمير سلطان لأبحاث التقنيات المتقدمة)</a>, a Defense research and development center established by Royal Saudi Air Force and <a href="/wiki/King_Saud_University" title="King Saud University">King Saud University</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Saudi_Air_Force&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/List_of_wadis_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of wadis of Saudi Arabia">Wadis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Wildlife of Saudi Arabia">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Politics of Saudi Arabia">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegiance_Council" title="Allegiance Council">Allegiance Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consultative_Assembly_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia">Consultative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custodian_of_the_Two_Holy_Mosques" title="Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques">Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="King of Saudi Arabia">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia">Crown Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabahith" title="Mabahith">Mabahith (secret police)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="National Security Council (Saudi Arabia)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia">Nuclear program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia">Prime Minister</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2.95em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Legal_system_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Legal system of Saudi Arabia">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basic_Law_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Basic Law of Saudi Arabia">Basic Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Elections in Saudi Arabia">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia">Freedom of religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Human rights in Saudi Arabia">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rape_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Rape in Saudi Arabia">Rape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Women's rights in Saudi Arabia">Women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Judiciary of Saudi Arabia">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_for_the_Promotion_of_Virtue_and_the_Prevention_of_Vice_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)">Mutaween (religious police)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_passport" title="Saudi passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Visa policy of Saudi Arabia">Visa policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Saudi Arabia">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Army" title="Saudi Arabian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Navy" title="Royal Saudi Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Saudi Air Defense">Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Strategic_Missile_Force" title="Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force">Strategic Missile Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_National_Guard" title="Saudi Arabian National Guard">National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Chairman of the General Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Presidency" title="General Staff Presidency">General Staff Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Intelligence_Presidency" title="General Intelligence Presidency">General Intelligence Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian military ranks">Military ranks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Economy of Saudi Arabia">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Agriculture in Saudi Arabia">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of companies of Saudi Arabia">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Market_Authority_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia)">Capital Market Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Economic_and_Development_Affairs_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Council of Economic and Development Affairs (Saudi Arabia)">Council of Economic and Development Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Energy in Saudi Arabia">Energy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia">Oil reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia">History of the oil industry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_workers_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia">Foreign workers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irrigation_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Irrigation in Saudi Arabia">Irrigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OPEC" title="OPEC">OPEC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_riyal" title="Saudi riyal">Riyal (currency)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Central_Bank" title="Saudi Central Bank">Saudi Central Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Economic_Council_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Supreme Economic Council of Saudi Arabia">Supreme Economic Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tadawul" class="mw-redirect" title="Tadawul">Tadawul (stock exchange)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Telecommunications in Saudi Arabia">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Tourism in Saudi Arabia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Transport in Saudi Arabia">Transport</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Rail transport in Saudi Arabia">rail</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Category:Society of Saudi Arabia">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Abortion in Saudi Arabia">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Censorship in Saudi Arabia">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Crime in Saudi Arabia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Demographics of Saudi Arabia">Demographics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Youth_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Youth in Saudi Arabia">youth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_and_racial_discrimination_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Social and racial discrimination in Saudi Arabia">Discrimination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Education in Saudi Arabia">Education</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Libraries_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Libraries in Saudi Arabia">libraries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_and_colleges_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia">universities</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_care_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Health care in Saudi Arabia">Health care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Human trafficking in Saudi Arabia">Human trafficking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obesity_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Obesity in Saudi Arabia">Obesity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Polygamy in Saudi Arabia">Polygamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prostitution in Saudi Arabia">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Terrorism in Saudi Arabia">Terrorism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Response_of_Saudi_Arabia_to_ISIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Response of Saudi Arabia to ISIL">response to ISIL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia">Water supply and sanitation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Culture of Saudi Arabia">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_art" title="Saudi Arabian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_arts_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Visual arts in Saudi Arabia">Visual arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Cinema of Saudi Arabia">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_cuisine" title="Saudi Arabian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Saudi Arabia">Media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Television in Saudi Arabia">television</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Music of Saudi Arabia">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Public holidays in Saudi Arabia">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Religion in Saudi Arabia">Religion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Islam in Saudi Arabia">Islam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Sport in Saudi Arabia">Sport</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Football in Saudi Arabia">football</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theatre_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre in Saudi Arabia">Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Heritage in Saudi Arabia">Heritage</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="National symbols of Saudi Arabia">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="National Anthem of Saudi Arabia">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardah" title="Ardah">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Emblem of Saudi Arabia">Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Flag 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Wing">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin_Air_Force" title="Benin Air Force">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Air_Force" title="Bolivian Air Force">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_and_Anti-Aircraft_Defence_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Botswana Defence Force Air Wing">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Air_Force" title="Royal Brunei Air Force">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Air_Force" title="Royal Cambodian Air Force">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_Air_Force" title="Cameroon Air Force">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Air_Force" title="Central African Republic Air Force">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_Air_Force" title="Chadian Air Force">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Aerospace_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian Aerospace Force">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_Air_Force" title="Congolese Air Force">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force" title="Croatian Air Force">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Air_and_Air_Defense_Force" title="Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force">Cuba</a></li> <li><a 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