Royal Saudi Land Force
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Modernization
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | 1,462 | 1,462 | |||
| 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 | 390 | 390 | |||
| 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 | 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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