List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army

This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.

Small arms

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Details
Pistols
SIG Sauer P226		Switzerland	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Standard issue sidearm[ citation needed ]
Glock		Austria	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Special forces mostly[ citation needed ]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5		West Germany   Saudi Arabia	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum
Assault rifles
AK-103		Russia   Saudi Arabia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [1] [2] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [3] [4]
PM md. 90		Romania	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	[5]
Heckler & Koch G36		Germany   Saudi Arabia	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [6]
FN SCAR-H		Belgium   United States	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [7] [8]
Heckler & Koch G3		West Germany   Saudi Arabia	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by MIC. [9]
M4A1 carbine		United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Used by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed ]
Steyr AUG		Austria	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Former standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army. [10] [11]
Machine guns
Heckler & Koch MG4		Germany	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed ]
Rheinmetall MG3		West Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army. [12]
FN Minimi		Belgium	Squad automatic weapon	5.56×45mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
FN MAG		Belgium	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
Vektor SS-77		South Africa	General-purpose machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
M2 Browning		United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO	Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed ]
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
Accuracy International AWM		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum	[ citation needed ]
M107/M107A1		United States	Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×99mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police)		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
Robar RC-50		United States	Anti-material sniper rifle	12.7 × 99 mm NATO	[ citation needed ]
Grenade-based weapons
M203		United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm SR	[ citation needed ]
AGS-30		Russia   Saudi Arabia	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries. [13]
Mk 19		United States	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm	[14]
Milkor MGL		South Africa	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	[15]
Norinco LG5		China	Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher	40×53mm	Manufactured by Norinco [16]
M67		United States	Hand grenade	64 mm	[17]
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7		Soviet Union	Rocket propelled grenade launcher	40 mm	[18]
C90-CR (M3)		Spain	Rocket-propelled grenade	90 mm	At least 5,000 sold To Saudi Arabian Army in the 1990s. [19]
Portable anti-tank weapons
9M133 Kornet		Russia   Saudi Arabia	Anti-tank guided missile	Tandem high-explosive anti-tank	Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[ citation needed ]
FGM-148 Javelin		United States	Medium-range anti-tank guided missile	127mm	Standard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles. [20]
NLAW		United Kingdom   Sweden	Short-range anti-tank missile system	150mm	In service with Saudi Arabian Army.[ citation needed ]
RBS 56B BILL 2		Sweden	Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile	127mm	[21]
AT-1K Raybolt		South Korea	Anti-tank missile		Used in Yemen. [22]
M47 Dragon		United States	Anti-tank missile	140 mm	[ citation needed ]
APILAS		France	Anti-tank missile	112 mm	[23]
Mounted anti-tank weapons
HOT		France	Anti-tank missile	Tandem charge high-explosive anti-tank	HOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10.[ citation needed ]
AGM-114 Hellfire		United States	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank	Used on AH-64D and AH-6s.
BGM-71 TOW BGM-71C ITOW BGM-71D TOW-2 BGM-71E TOW-2A		United States	Anti-tank missile	150mm	Standard issue to Saudi Arabian Army. [ citation needed ]

Artillery

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Details
Self-propelled Howitzers (332)
CAESAR		France	155 mm self-propelled howitzer	156
AMX-30 AU-F-1		France	155mm self-propelled howitzer	12
PLZ-45		China	155mm self-propelled howitzer	54
M109		United States	155mm self-propelled howitzer	110
Towed Howitzers (467)
M101		United States	105mm towed howitzer	132
GIAT LG1		France	105mm towed howitzer	91
M198		United States	155mm towed howitzer	118
FH70		United Kingdom	155mm towed howitzer	76
M114		United States	155mm towed howitzer	50
Multiple Rocket Launchers (321)
Astros II		Brazil	180mm multiple rocket launcher	77
TOS-1A		Russia	220mm multiple rocket launcher	30
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System		United States	227mm multiple rocket launcher	180
K239 Chunmoo		South Korea	227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher	34

Vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
Tanks (840)
M1 Abrams		United States	M1A2S	500	Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks, [24] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014. [25] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016. [24] 20 were lost in Yemen. [26]
M60 Patton		United States	M60A3	200	910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen). [27] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s. [28]
AMX-30		France	AMX-30SA	140	In reserve.
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
Panhard AML		France	AML-60 AML-90	300 [29]
Infantry fighting vehicles
M2 Bradley		United States	M2A2	380 [29]	Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army. [30]
AMX-10P		France		380 [29]	500 [31] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.
VAB		France	VAB Mk3	100 [29]
Armoured personnel carriers
M113		United States	M113A1 M113A3	1,190 [29]
Panhard M3		France	M3	150 [29]
Armoured utility vehicles/MRAPs
Otokar Cobra		Turkey	Cobra II	N/A [32]
Didgori Medevac		Georgia	Didgori-2	100 [29]	Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. [33] [34]
Al-Shibl		Saudi Arabia	Al-Shibl2	N/A [29]	[35] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.[ citation needed ]
Sherpa Light		France	Scout	100 [29]
Oshkosh M-ATV		United States		1800+ [29]	Saudi Arabia began negotiations for an order for an undisclosed number of M-ATVs. Several dozen have been destroyed in Yemen. With many being donated to Pro-Hadi forces and subsequently getting destroyed in fighting.[ citation needed ]
Terradyne Gurkha		Canada		N/A [29]
URO VAMTAC		Spain		30	[36]
CUCV II [37]		United States		200+	[ citation needed ]
Humvee		United States	M997 HMMWV M998 HMMWV M1026 HMMWV M1151 HMMWV	2500	Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program. [38]
TUWAIQ-2		Saudi Arabia		500+	[39]
Anti-tank vehicles
AMX-10P		France		90+ [29]
VCC-1 ITOW		United States		200 [29]
M-ATV		United States		N/A [29]	Equipped with Milan ATGM [29]
Armoured recovery vehicles
M88		United States	M88A1	122 [29]	Armoured recovery vehicle. [40] [41] [38] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [42]
ACV ARV		United States		8 [29]
AMX-10EHC		France		N/A [29]
AMX-30D		France		55 [29]
Leclerc ARV		France		N/A [29]
M578		United States		90 [29]
Armoured engineering vehicle
M728		United States		15 [29]
Demining vehicles
Aardvark JSFU		United Kingdom	?	?	[43]
DOK-ING		Croatia	MV-4 MV-10	?	[44]
Trucks
M548		United States	?	?	[ citation needed ]
M35		United States	?	?	[45]
M939		United States	?	?	[46]
FMTV		United States	?	100	[46]
HEMTT		United States	?	?	[ citation needed ]
Oshkosh HET		United States	M1070A0 M1070	50	Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993. [47]
Tatra 810		Czech Republic   Saudi Arabia	810	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [48]
Tatra 815		Czech Republic   Saudi Arabia	815	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [49]
Tatra 158 Phoenix		Czech Republic   Saudi Arabia	158 Phoenix	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [50]
Tatra 815-7		Czech Republic   Saudi Arabia	815-7	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [51]

Aviation

Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 Apache		United States	AH-64D	47	Delivered and on order. [52]
Bell OH-58 Kiowa		United States	OH-58D	+40	[53]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk		United States	UH-60L	67 [29]	A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[ citation needed ]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook		United States	CH-47F	48	Ordered in December 2016. [54]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saqr		Saudi Arabia	Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4	+230	[55] [56]
CAIG Wing Loong		China   Saudi Arabia	Pterodactyl Wing Loong II	300 [57]	[58] [59] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. [60]
Denel Dynamics Seeker		South Africa   Saudi Arabia [61]	Seeker 400	?	[62]
EMT Luna X-2000		Germany   Saudi Arabia [63]	?	?	[64] [65]
Selex ES Falco		Italy	?	?	On 13 July 2012 ainonline.com reported a new sale for the Falco, bringing the number of export customers to four, and that more than 50 air vehicles were operational at the time. [66]
Aeryon Scout		Canada	?	10	[67]
Samoom		Saudi Arabia	Samoom	?	Intra Defense technologies, a Saudi Arabian company specialised in UAVs, optronics and electronic warfare, unveiled at the World Defense Show a brand new MALE. [68]

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