This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Howitzers 1,123 | ||||
| CAESAR |  |  France | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 156 |
| PLZ-45 |  |  China | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 74 |
| M109 |  |  United States | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 913 |
| Towed Howitzers 2,000 | ||||
| M198 |  | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 205 |
| FH70 |  |  United Kingdom | 155mm towed howitzer | 172 |
| M114 |  | United States | 155mm towed howitzer | 650 |
| M102 |  | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | 810 |
| M101 |  | United States | 105mm towed howitzer | 163 |
| Multiple Rocket Launchers 778 | ||||
| M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System |  | United States | 227mm multiple rocket launcher | 278 |
| Astros II |  |  Brazil | 180mm multiple rocket launcher | 100 |
| TOS-1A |  |  Russia | 220mm multiple rocket launcher | 100 |
| K239 Chunmoo |  |  South Korea | 227/239 mm multiple rocket launcher | 300 |
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks 2,235 | ||||||
| M1 Abrams |  | United States | M1A2S | 575 | 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 | 660 | 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 | 1,000 | In reserve.[ citation needed ] | |
| Armoured vehicles | ||||||
| M2 Bradley |  | United States | M2A2 | 400 [29] | Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army. [30] | |
| AMX-10P |  | France | 293 [31] | 500 [32] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve. | ||
| M113 |  | United States | M113A1 M113A3 | 3,190 [33] | ||
| 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. [34] | |
| M88 |  | United States | M88A1 | 98 | Armoured recovery vehicle. [35] [36] [34] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [37] | |
| Al-Shibl |  Saudi Arabia | Al-Shibl1 Al-Shibl2 | ~250 | [38] 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 ] | ||
| URO VAMTAC |  |  Spain | 30 | [39] | ||
| Didgori Medevac |  |  Georgia | Didgori-2 | 100+ | Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016. [40] [41] | |
| CUCV II [42] |  | United States | 200+ | [ citation needed ] | ||
| MRAPs | ||||||
| Oshkosh M-ATV |  | United States | Many | 1859 [43] | 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 ] | |
| TUWAIQ-2 | Saudi Arabia | 500+ | [44] | |||
| Demining vehicles | ||||||
| Aardvark JSFU |  | United Kingdom | ? | ? | [45] | |
| DOK-ING |  |  Croatia | MV-4 MV-10 | ? | [46] | |
| Trucks | ||||||
| M548 |  | United States | ? | ? | [ citation needed ] | |
| M35 |  | United States | ? | ? | ||
| M939 |  | United States | ? | ? | [47] | |
| FMTV |  | United States | ? | 100 | [47] | |
| 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. [48] | |
| Tatra 810 |  |  Czech Republic Saudi Arabia | 810 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [49] | |
| Tatra 815 |  | Czech Republic Saudi Arabia | 815 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [50] | |
| Tatra 158 Phoenix |  | Czech Republic Saudi Arabia | 158 Phoenix | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [51] | |
| Tatra 815-7 |  | Czech Republic Saudi Arabia | 815-7 | ? | Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [52] | |
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Quantity | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Boeing AH-64 Apache |  | United States | AH-64D | 47 | delivered and on order. [53] | |
| Bell OH-58 Kiowa |  | United States | OH-58D | +40 | [54] | |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |  | United States | UH-60L | 187 | A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.[ citation needed ] | |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook |  | United States | CH-47F | 48 | Ordered in December 2016. [55] | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
| Saqr | Saudi Arabia | Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 | +230 | [56] [57] | ||
| CAIG Wing Loong |  | China Saudi Arabia | Pterodactyl Wing Loong II | 300 [58] | [59] [60] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporationto establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. [61] | |
| Denel Dynamics Seeker |  South Africa Saudi Arabia [62] | Seeker 400 | ? | [63] | ||
| EMT Luna X-2000 |  |  Germany Saudi Arabia [64] | ? | ? | [65] [66] | |
| 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. [67] | |
| Aeryon Scout |  |  Canada | ? | 10 | [68] | |
| 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. [69] | ||
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