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Military


Royal Saudi Land Force
Equipment

Modernization
Modernization - Armor

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2017 2020 2025 2030
Personnel (In Thousands) 40 70 70 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
Active 40 70 70 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
Reserve -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
System Source Inventory
Armor 540 1,005 1,005 860 860 860 915 900 900 900
Medium / Main Battle Tanks * 540 1,005 1,005 860 860 860 915 900 900 900
120mm Leopard 2A7 DE/ES - - - - - - - 350 550 550
120mm M1A2S USA - - - - - 200 370 353 353 353
120mm M1A2 * US - 315 315 315 315 170 - - - -
105mm M60A3 US 200 400 400 400 400 400 390 200 - -
105mm M60A1 US 50 - - - - - - - - -
105mm AMX-30S1 FR 290 290 290 145 145 145 140 - - -
Infantry Fighting Vehicles 570 970 970 970 980 790 775 750 750 750
25mm ACV-S TU - - - - 10 10 10 175 375 375
25mm M2 US - 400 400 400 400 400 385 375 375 375
20mm AMX-10P FR 570 570 570 570 570 380 380 250 - -
Armored Personnel Carriers 887 1,103 1,262 1,302 1,362 1,435 1,462 1,462 1,440 1,440
Tracked 737 953 1,112 1,112 1,112 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
12.7mm M113A1/2/32 US 737 953 1,112 1,112 1,112 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Wheeled 150 150 150 190 190 263 263 390 240 240
12.7mm? Al Fahd AF-40-8-13 KSA - - - 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
12.7mm? Aravis FR - - - - - 73 73 200 200 200
7.62mm M3 VTT FR 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 - -
Light AFVs 235 235 235 235 45 45 55 45 45 45
12.7mm? Al Mansoor MRAP RSA - - - - 40 40 40 40 40 40
12.7mm? Al Kaser MRAP RSA - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5
60/90mm AML-60 / AML-90 FR 235 235 235 235 - - - - - -
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2017 2020 2025 2030
Artillery, Self-Propelled 162 161 161 161 215 224 224 224 224 224
155mm GCT / AUF-1 FR 51 51 51 51 51 60 60 60 60 60
155mm PLZ-45 PRC - - - - 54 54 54 54 54 54
155mm M109A1B / A2 US 111 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110
Artillery, Towed 294 250 250 240 190 190 190 185 186 186
203mm M1154 US 8 8 8 8 - - - - - -
155mm M777A2 US - - - - - - - 36 36 36
155mm M1985 US 42 42 42 42 - - - - - -
155mm M114A14 US 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
155mm FH-704 UK 70 50 50 40 40 40 40 - - -
105mm M119A2 US - - - - - - - 54 100 100
105mm M101A14 US 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 - -
105mm Model 56 IT 24 - - - - - - - - -
Artillery, Rocket 76 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
127mm ASTROS II BRA 76 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
Artillery, Anti-Aircraft 31 - - - - - - - - -
90mm M117 US 15 - - - - - - - - -
40mm M42A1 US 16 - - - - - - - - -
Recoilless 600+ 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450 450
106mm M40A1 US 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
90mm M67 US 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
84mm Carl Gustav SWE 450 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
75mm M20 US + - - - - - - - - -
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2017 2020 2025 2030
Anti-Tank Missiles 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+ 490+
VCC-1 TUA ITA / US 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
BGM-71 US + + + + + + + + + +
AMX-10 HOT FR 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
M47 Dragon US 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Anti-Aircraft Missiles 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+ 400+
Crotale FR + + + + + + + + + +
FIM-92 Stinger US 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
FIM-43 Redeye US 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
SSM 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
DF-3 PRC 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Helicopter

 GTOW 27 47 47 47 47 47 71 119 119 119
Attack 15 27 27 27 27 39 75 48 48 48
AH-64E Guardian US - - - - - - - 12 12 12
AH-64D Longbow US - - - - - 12 36 36 36 36
AH-64A Apache US - 12 12 12 12 12 24 - - -
Bell 406CS Combat Scout US 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 - - -
Transport - Heavy 20-ton - - - - - - - 48 48 48
CH-47F Chinook USA - - - - - - - 48 48 48
Transport - Medium 5-ton 12 20 20 20 42 58 58 58 58 58
UH-60L Blackhawk US - - - - 12 24 24 24 24 24
UH-60A Blackhawk US - - - - 22 22 22 22 22 22
S-70A-1L Desert Hawk US - 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12
S-70A-1 Desert Hawk US 12 12 12 12 - - - - - -

Notes

    * - Includes vehicles reported in storage. Cordesman reported in 2006 that "Some experts feel that half of its AMX-30s are in storage, however, and only about 700-765 of Saudi Arabia’s main battle tanks are fully operational. Saudi Arabia was also experiencing major problems in converting to the M-1A1 tanks and would leave it with a core strength of around 380 well-manned M-60A3s, about 200-275 M-1A2s that were combat ready with good crew proficiency, and a residual force of around 160-170 AMX-30s."

    1 - These vehicles were reported in storage as of 2005.

    2 - This total includes some number of subvariants, including mortar carriers, command post vehicles, and others.

    3 - These vehicles were reported as being in storage as of 2010.

    4 - This equipment was reported as being in storage as of 1990.

    5 - This equipment was reported as being in storage as of 2005.




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