Saudi Arabia Armed Forces

Saudi Arabia received the first American ship helicopter MH-60R



https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3344453.html

First Hawk Mk 165 aircraft assembled in Saudi Arabia

On April 1, 2019, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom, attended King Abdulaziz airbase in Dhahran in Eastern Province during the rollout ceremony for the first BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 training aircraft assembled in Saudi Arabia Ajt.







https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3593196.html

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Muhammad bin Salman: - We will soon raise our heads high and launch a satellite on behalf of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi industry.

In Saudi Arabia, a contract was signed for the production of the new Dahna armored car

$ 10b to upgrade the Saudi F-15  

Wasn't it upgraded already 5 years ago (the deal started 2010 )  

Boeing secures $9.8 billion contract for Saudi F-15 work

Saudi Arabia received all 84 newly built F-15SA fighters

https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4210020.html

BEIRUT, LEBANON 4:10 P.M.) – The annual rankings of military strength of the countries of the world, issued by the Global Fire Power website, were released recently, along with the regional rankings.

In the Middle East region, Turkey was considered the strongest military, followed by Egypt at number two and Iran at number three.

Saudi Arabia ranked fourth in the military power in the Middle East, followed by Israel in fifth place, the Emirates sixth, Iraq in seventh place, Syria in eighth, Kuwait ranked ninth, while Oman ranked tenth, and then Jordan ranked eleventh.

The bottom of the list consisted of Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, and Lebanon.

The Global Fire Power rankings included Egypt in the category of the Middle East, but left out the Arab states of Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, which are located in the same North Africa region.

Saudi Arabia topped the list with respect to the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the UAE ranked second, Kuwait third, Oman ranked fourth, then Qatar and Bahrain.

It is noteworthy to mention that the classification of the Global Fire Power Foundation is based on an index based on 50 factors, including the military, financial, logistical and geographical capabilities of 138 countries.

NOTE: so the Saudi's are ranked higher then the Israel's . So but what a joke, wonder if any of the flip-flop brigade get to see this. Could seriously affect their moral

Israel has nukes

That alone is enough to put them either on top or at number 2

PapaDragon wrote:
Israel has nukes

That alone is enough to put them either on top or at number 2

Not really. Israel threatening to use nuks will just push other countries to develop its own nuks (Iran) or buy the technology from Pakistan (Saudi Arabia).

And they also have nuclear power plant that can be targeted to create a wide area contamination or use of chemical/biological attacks (Egypt has a big stock to counter their nuks IIRC).

That's why you mostly hear Israel planing an attack with f-15 and refuel tankers. You never hear them talk about Jericho missiles.

Nuks are not really usefull against non nuclear countries. They also had them in previous wars against arabs but again they never threatened yo use them.

US President Biden team considering a halt to 'offensive' arms sales for Saudis


https://www.deccanherald.com/international/us-president-biden-team-considering-a-halt-to-offensive-arms-sales-for-saudis-955833.html

Saudi Arabia received the first corvette of the Spanish project Avante 2200

Saudi Arabia in Talks to Acquire Chinese J-10C Fighters, Drones and Air Defences - Reports

Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff
May-26th-2023

Saudi Arabia and China are reportedly in talks over the potential sale of Chengdu J-10C fighter jets to the Middle Eastern Kingdom, according to a report from the Tactical Report intelligence service. Riyadh is reportedly also interested in acquiring other Chinese equipment including the Sky Saker FX80 truck-launched unmanned drone, the CR500 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone, the Cruise Dragon 5 and 10 loitering munitions, and the HQ-17 short-range air defence system. These reports come as Riyadh has continued to comprehensively strengthen strategic ties with Beijing, including moves towards selling its oil in Yuan, extensive use of Huawei 5G infrastructure in its telecommunications networks, and initiation in 2022 of a project to jointly develop a drone factory to meet Saudi defence needs. Facing threats from the United States and its Western partners to impose arms embargoes, and high pressure to alter its oil production policies to facilitate cheaper oil sales to the Western world, Saudi officials have consistently warned any embargo could be quickly responded to with acquisitions of Chinese equipment. As the world’s largest arms importer, loss of this crucial market could be a major blow to Western defence industry interests, and a major landmark in China’s gradual emergence as a leading arms exporter.


CR500 Drones

China is increasingly expected to fast expand its arms export portfolio as the country has over the past decade largely bridged performance gaps with the United States and Russia in the capabilities of its military equipment, which are also considered among the most price competitive in the world. China acquires fighters for its own air force at a much greater rate than any other country, while the country’s defence sector is the second largest only to that of the United States with the discrepancy largely accounted for by America’s much larger export profile. A key landmark in China’s emergence as a qualitatively top level arms supplier was its development of the J-20 fighter, which was first delivered to the Air Force in 2016 and which has advanced fifth generation stealth capabilities and avionics rivalled only by those of the American F-35. The J-10C is a ‘4+ generation’ fighter which entered service in 2018, and which has been produced on a very large scale both for Chinese needs and from 2021 for export to Pakistan as well. The fighter benefitted considerable from technologies developed for the J-10 including its composite materials, avionics and access to the same weapons types.


FC-31 Fifth Generation Fighter Prototype

The J-10C is considered a close contender with the F-35 for the title of the world’s most capable single engine fighter, and although lacking the F-35’s advanced stealth capabilities it benefits from far higher availability rates, lower maintenance needs, greater reliability, and access to superior classes of air to air missile for both visual and beyond visual range engagements. The fighter has been a very strong performer in exercises winning comfortable victories over aircraft twice its size such as the J-16 and Russian Su-35 in simulated engagements. J-10Cs could potentially replace the near obsolete European supplied Tornado aircraft which are scheduled for retirement before the end of the decade. Saudi Arabia has also been widely reported to have shown a strong interest in acquiring Chinese FC-31 fighters - a fifth generation aircraft lighter than the J-20 which is expected to enter service around the middle of the decade and potentially begin replace its fleet of U.S.-supplied F-15s acquired in the 1980s. Saudi interest in Chinese aircraft comes after the United Arab Emirates ordered Chinese L-15 fighter-trainers in 2021, which also marked what was seen as the beginning of a move away from reliance on Western countries for security as strategic ties to Beijing continued to be strengthened. Like the J-10Cs built for Pakistan, these could be delivered within a fraction of the time that Western producers take to supply equivalent hardware due to China’s more substantial industrial capacity.

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/saudi-china-j10c-drone-classes

The C-390 is a neat plane. Best in its class. The Russian counter would be the Il-276. Both even look kind of similar. But we know how much that progressed.

Fifth and final Avante 2200 corvette commissioned into RSNF

https://euro-sd.com/2024/03/major-news/37109/final-avante-2200-for-rsnf/

ahmedfire wrote:$ 10b to upgrade the Saudi F-15  

Wasn't it upgraded already 5 years ago (the deal started 2010 )  

Boeing secures $9.8 billion contract for Saudi F-15 work

lol, the US really knows how to milk the Saudis out of as much as they can get. $10 billion to upgrade a portion only of their F-15s. Some from already S models to SA and they already operate the SA version as a considerable part of their fleet. Crazy.

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Muhammad bin Salman: - We will soon raise our heads high and launch a satellite on behalf of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi industry.

Hahahahahahahaaa!

The camel needs to have a bone saw in its mouth also.

franco wrote:BEIRUT, LEBANON 4:10 P.M.) – The annual rankings of military strength of the countries of the world, issued by the Global Fire Power website, were released recently, along with the regional rankings.

In the Middle East region, Turkey was considered the strongest military, followed by Egypt at number two and Iran at number three.

Saudi Arabia ranked fourth in the military power in the Middle East, followed by Israel in fifth place, the Emirates sixth, Iraq in seventh place, Syria in eighth, Kuwait ranked ninth, while Oman ranked tenth, and then Jordan ranked eleventh.

The bottom of the list consisted of Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, and Lebanon.

The Global Fire Power rankings included Egypt in the category of the Middle East, but left out the Arab states of Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, which are located in the same North Africa region.

Saudi Arabia topped the list with respect to the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the UAE ranked second, Kuwait third, Oman ranked fourth, then Qatar and Bahrain.

It is noteworthy to mention that the classification of the Global Fire Power Foundation is based on an index based on 50 factors, including the military, financial, logistical and geographical capabilities of 138 countries.

NOTE: so the Saudi's are ranked higher then the Israel's . So but what a joke, wonder if any of the flip-flop brigade get to see this. Could seriously affect their moral

They got some great equipment bought for top dollar and tons of cash to get the best training available along with options for contracted mercenaries commanding some of the more complex equipment including retired Pakistani fighter pilots and a vast contingent of immigrants doing all the necessary grunt work that none of the Saudi populus wants to do. Hey, good for them if it works and works well for their needs, why not. They always have the option to call Uncle Sam in time of serious need, or the Royal Crown or the German Chancellery etc., etc., etc. and their economy is shifting from complete dependency on oil to many other forms of domestic products and doing quite well. I say all the power to them.

Guest wrote:
Saudi Arabia wants to buy 72 Rafale Multirole Fighter. The Dassault Rafale is French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.

Rafales are truly stunning fighters. The complete package, from form to function. Nothing like a beautiful beast.

Guest wrote:France is anticipating an additional pair of export orders for its Rafale fighter, with Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates reportedly the most likely candidates. Reuters also reported Thursday that negotiations between India and France are now also discussing the possible supply of additional Rafales on top of the 36 ordered in April. Malaysia is looking to replace its MiG-29 Fulcrums, with the UAE recently restarting negotiations for the Rafale as it looks to swap out its fleet of Mirage 2000-9 fighters. The Gulf state has previously articulated a potential buy of sixty Rafales."

Source: http://defence-blog.com/news/saudi-arabia-wants-to-buy-72-rafale-multirole-fighter.html

Actually, the UAE has already officially signed a contract with Dassault Aviation for 80 Rafales of the latest F4 model with the complete package including a large batch of Meteor missiles and full complement of weapons & support packages as well as 12 military helicopters. All that for the cool, low price of just $19 billion. They were also touting about building brand new bases complete with every single imaginable amenity. Something that hasn't been done before. We'll have to wait and see how that turns out. Hey, all the power to them and God bless.

Hopefully the UAE is on the frontline in getting the Su-75 Checkmate started sooner than later so we don't have to wait another 10 years for Sukhoi to come out with a prototype! lol

Not sure what the hellos are. I doubt they're the NH90s with all the problems those things have been going through. Not much info on them.



Some say this deal was payback at the US for dragging its feet on the UAE's original request for a similar number of F-35s where again, it had to please the zionist and lose out on another block buster deal because of that burden of a pest state. Macron was only too happy to oblige after having the rug pulled out from under France had the carpet pulled out from under its feet at the last minute by the US and the UK I beleive with the huge Australian aircraft carrier deal that Macron was all set to sign. So, he's happy as a pig in shite now. lol.

George1 wrote:The first F-15SA go to Saudi Arabia



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2318443.html

Those RSAF F-15 SAs are stunning and lethal. Another beastly beauty. Basically, a combination of devastating A2A C-models, huge batch of Strike-E models, a large batch of 5 year-old S models and about 60 or so brand spanking new SA platforms already which obviously won't be part of this upgrade. And all with complete A2G & A2A precision munitions, bells and whistles & logistical support. You know what they say, "money can't buy you happiness, but it'll buy you a boat big enough to dock right next to it."

George1 wrote:Saudi Arabia received the first light combat helicopters AH-6SA



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2649276.html

Unreal. Those are soooo sweeeet! The new Ferraris of the old-school Little Birds. These things are so fast and so small they can go down city dead-end streets and land in alleyways. They have the psychological impact built into them always painted in black of night for that extra bit of intimidation factor.

ahmedfire wrote:$ 10b to upgrade the Saudi F-15  

Wasn't it upgraded already 5 years ago (the deal started 2010 )  

Boeing secures $9.8 billion contract for Saudi F-15 work

lol, the US really knows how to milk the Saudis out of as much as they can get. $10 billion to upgrade part of the 228 F-15s most of which are already advanced models. The upgrade from many of their already S models to SA shouldn't be a huge deal, right? The way they describe the upgrades they make it sound like it's a major endeavor and of course they have to. Gotta justify that huge number.

“This contract provides for modernization and sustainment of the F-15 Saudi fleet to include such efforts as hardware, software, and interface design, development, integration, test, subsystem and structural component production and installation of future modifications and enhancements to the F-15 Saudi weapon system as well as product support.”

Talk about blowing smoke up someone's behind. The rest of the article is a beauty too. This part here: "The statement does not specify the variant of F-15 involved, although the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) basically operates three types of F-15." Not even close the entire fleet which is substantially less.

"Cirium fleets data shows that Riyadh has 228 examples in service. Of these, 80 are F-15C/Ds with an average age of 37.8 years. That total includes 59 C-model aircraft used in the air defense role, plus 21 F-15D trainers.

"The RSAF also has 66 F-15S aircraft, a variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle, which have an average age of 22.4 years. In 2012, Boeing was awarded a $1.84 billion FMS contract to develop kits to upgrade 68 examples to a new F-15SA standard."

So, they already paid $2 billion in 2012 for the SA upgrade on almost 70 platforms! I guess might as well go for the gusto if you can. Those F-15s are worth it.

"Finally, Saudi Arabia’s most modern F-15s are 88 new-build F-15SAs, with an average age of just 5.1 years." LOL! Just like you said, 5 years ago. So out of the 228 total aircraft, 88 of them are already the SA variant! So 140 aircraft are being upgraded of which 66 are S models. So their upgrade isn't as involved as say the C/D variants.

Those are the ones that will get major upgrading like new AESA radars and a complete jump to full FBW system.

"In addition to fly-by wire controls, the F-15SA has a digital electronic warfare suite, an infrared search and track system and a Raytheon APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radar. The aircraft’s forward and aft cockpits feature advanced displays and joint helmet-mounted cueing systems. The new F-15 variant also has two additional wing weapons stations to boost its payload."

Those are pretty good upgrades worth a bit on money but still, a far cry from the $10 billion and a much shorter number of aircraft that are getting the full upgrade package.

I also wonder what JHMCS system they're installing and if it's the zionist Trojan or whatever it's called. Even so, the Saudis couldn't care less what others think about that aspect the way things have been going. We'll have to keep an eye on that lol.

BTW, remember the supposed rumors on the conditions the US was allegedly imposing on the EAF with the phantom offer of F-15s for the Su-35's? They imposed flight restrictions to certain air zones and large swaths of no-fly zones including Sinai of courses and only A2A refueling over certain terrains and all sorts of terrible conditions that Abdel El-Gawad said forget it. It was just rumors at the time but made a lot of believable sense because that is they were very similar conditions the US has imposed on Saudiya operating their F-15s and their tanker fleets! I believe they are totally restricted to Saudi territory, portions of the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman, Yemen and small restrictions over the Persian Gulf. Mesh momken el ba7dalla de. Khazoo2 gamed awi lool.

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Muhammad bin Salman: - We will soon raise our heads high and launch a satellite on behalf of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi industry.

Hahahahahahahaaa!

The camel needs to have a bone saw in its mouth also.

franco wrote:BEIRUT, LEBANON 4:10 P.M.) – The annual rankings of military strength of the countries of the world, issued by the Global Fire Power website, were released recently, along with the regional rankings.

In the Middle East region, Turkey was considered the strongest military, followed by Egypt at number two and Iran at number three.

Saudi Arabia ranked fourth in the military power in the Middle East, followed by Israel in fifth place, the Emirates sixth, Iraq in seventh place, Syria in eighth, Kuwait ranked ninth, while Oman ranked tenth, and then Jordan ranked eleventh.

The bottom of the list consisted of Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, and Lebanon.

The Global Fire Power rankings included Egypt in the category of the Middle East, but left out the Arab states of Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, which are located in the same North Africa region.

Saudi Arabia topped the list with respect to the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the UAE ranked second, Kuwait third, Oman ranked fourth, then Qatar and Bahrain.

It is noteworthy to mention that the classification of the Global Fire Power Foundation is based on an index based on 50 factors, including the military, financial, logistical and geographical capabilities of 138 countries.

NOTE: so the Saudi's are ranked higher then the Israel's . So but what a joke, wonder if any of the flip-flop brigade get to see this. Could seriously affect their moral

They got some great equipment bought for top dollar and tons of cash to get the best training available along with options for contracted mercenaries commanding some of the more complex equipment including retired Pakistani fighter pilots and a vast contingent of immigrants doing all the necessary grunt work that none of the Saudi populus wants to do. Hey, good for them if it works and works well for their needs, why not. They always have the option to call Uncle Sam in time of serious need, or the Royal Crown or the German Chancellery etc., etc., etc.

Guest wrote:
Saudi Arabia wants to buy 72 Rafale Multirole Fighter. The Dassault Rafale is French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.

Rafales are truly stunning fighters. The total package between the looks and functionality. Nothing like a beautiful deadly beast.

Guest wrote:France is anticipating an additional pair of export orders for its Rafale fighter, with Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates reportedly the most likely candidates. Reuters also reported Thursday that negotiations between India and France are now also discussing the possible supply of additional Rafales on top of the 36 ordered in April. Malaysia is looking to replace its MiG-29 Fulcrums, with the UAE recently restarting negotiations for the Rafale as it looks to swap out its fleet of Mirage 2000-9 fighters. The Gulf state has previously articulated a potential buy of sixty Rafales."

Source: http://defence-blog.com/news/saudi-arabia-wants-to-buy-72-rafale-multirole-fighter.html

Actually, the UAE has officially signed a contract with Dassault Aviation for 80 Rafales of the latest F4 models including a large batch of Meteor missiles and complete weapons & support package as well as 12 military helicopters. All that for the great low price of a cool $19 billion. The were also touting about building brand new bases complete with every single imaginable amenity. Hey, all the power to them and God bless.

Not sure what the helos are. I doubt they're the NH90s with all the problems those things have been going through. Not much detail on them.



Some say this deal was payback at the US for dragging its feet on the UAE's original request for the F-35 where again it had to please the zionist and lose out on another block buster deal because of that burden of a state. Macron was only too happy to oblige after having the rug pulled out from under France's feet at the last minute by the US with the Australian aircraft carrier deal. So he's happy as a pig in shite lol.

George1 wrote:The first F-15SA go to Saudi Arabia



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2318443.html

Those RSAF F-15s are stunning and lethal. Basically a combination of devastating A2A C-models, huge batch of Strike-E models, a large batch of 5 year-old S models and about 60 or so brand spanking new SA platforms with all the A2G & A2A precision munitions, bells and whistles & logistical support. You know what they say, "money can never buy you happiness, but it'll buy you a boat big enough to pull up right next to it."

George1 wrote:Saudi Arabia received the first light combat helicopters AH-6SA



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2649276.html

Unreal. Those are soooo sweeeet! The new Ferraris of the old-school Little Birds. These things are so fast and so small they can go down city dead-end streets and land in alleyways. They have the psychological impact built into them always painted in black of night for that extra bit of intimidation factor.

George1 wrote:Saudi Arabia has completed the acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters

According to network sources, on June 6, 2017, BAE Systems Corporation completed the delivery of Saudi Arabia to all 72 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters ordered by this country, passing the last two aircraft (single-seat Tranche 3A fighters with Saudi onboard numbers "8023" and "8024", serial numbers CS053 And CS054, the former British military registration numbers ZK622 and ZK623 respectively). On the same day, both of these fighters flew from the aerodrome of the main aircraft building company BAE Systems in Warton (United Kingdom) to Saudi Arabia, where they arrived on June 8. Sam BAE Systems has not yet released any releases on this matter - it can be assumed that the official announcement of the completion of the supply of Eurofighter Typhoon of Saudi Arabia will be made at the opening of the air show in Le Bourget on June 19.




http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2666725.html

Look at those lethal beauties. Brand spanking new latest of the greatest. Those machines are so sweet the APU exhaust vent on portside fuselage isn't even soot-stained yet and completing the 72 total order plus they're ordering another 48? lol. Unbelievable.

So much for Germany and all the others who were bitching and griping about Bone Saw Bin Salman the murderer needs to be brought to international criminal court and tried and convict.... wait what? They want to pay for another 48 Typhoons? Ok forget about Khashoggi we won't mention him anymore as long as the 4 members of the conglomerate get their equal share of the trillion $ contract we're all set.

Had a real sense of dejavu reading that post... you might want to edit the repeats in it perhaps...

Saudi Arabia orders three more Avante 2200 corvettes from Spain

https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/646612/SAUDI-ARABIA/Saudi-Arabia-and-Spain-agree-for-construction-of-3-combat-corvette-ships